FREE ELMINSTER MUST DIE: THE SAGE OF SHADOWDALE PDF Ed Greenwood | 400 pages | 06 Jul 2011 | Wizards of the Coast | 9780786957996 | English | United States Elminster Must Die – Forgotten Realms Wiki Many of his characters were created all those aeons ago in the far flung 20th century. OK, so it's not all that far off, but this is his world and these are his characters. Elminster Aumar being one of the most memorable of them all. Elminster, a grey old Gandalf character, was the chosen of Mystra the goddess of magic. With the advent of the Spellplague, for those of us in the real world, more or less, that would be the. The rules of magic have changed. Mystra was murdered by her long time rival, Cyric. As a result magic went wild and devoured some and chewed and spit out others. The ravages of the Spellplague have left Elminster Must Die: The Sage of Shadowdale unable to use magic without losing his mind, and his lover Elminster Must Die: The Sage of Shadowdale Simbul is mad unless she consumes enchanted items, and her periods of lucidity are getting shorter. Weak and Elminster Must Die: The Sage of Shadowdale and less able to cast magic than ever before Elminster hunts magical items to keep his lover sane, until coming to the realization that enough sufficiently powerful items could cure the magical malady that afflicts the former Witch Queen of Aglarond. Of course an old enemy seeks to destroy 'El' and take over the world, as is the way of all evil overlords. So there's a lot of confused running around and a lot of gloating over steepled fingers, but there's also dandified nobles both plotting and assisting, and a "stripper with a heart of gold. OK, so the problem is that the confused running around is super confusing, because, the heroes are a stealing magical items, and trying to stop someone from stealing magical items. The side story between the noble and the "mask dancer" as our Elminster Must Die: The Sage of Shadowdale supporting starlet is referred to, drags on and on and on. And of course, Greenwood makes a point of telling everyone how evil and self-serving and evil and bigoted and evil and narcissistic and Question 1, why are we not exposing these worthless nobles and trying to bring them out of the positions of power and, oh, I don't know, put someone in who's actually going to be effectual? Yes, I can guess that his diatribe is the product of our times, but don't just complain about it; suggest a solution. Not to mention that all nobles can't be bad, one of our intrepid supporting cast is a noble. No wait, they are all bad, he even admits to being a bad person. But he's helping someone, without potential gain. He's also doing the right thing. All nobles are bad, but he's not bad, but he is bad, but he's not bad. Aside from my meager attempts to be witty, my point is stop complaining about all nobles everywhere being evil incarnate. After a while it becomes tiresome. Especially when you're reading a fantasy novel looking for a little excitement and derring-do. Furthermore, the story's just not that exciting. Elminster runs up this corridor and misses the bad guy 'cause he tripped over his robe. The foppish noble goes to a strip club with his buddies. Elminster wanders into a contingent of guards and get's away by yelling "Oh no! What's that?! Elminster Must Die: The Sage of Shadowdale our heroes meet and decide to stand together to fight evil. Oh no! The evil mastermind seems to have triumphed, but wait, there's a twinkling speck of hope, no, not There I just saved you eight bucks. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling Elminster Must Die: The Sage of Shadowdale about the problem. Return to Book Page. Elminster Returns! An instant classic, Elminster Must Die: The Sage of Shadowdale a must-read for every Realms fan. Once the most powerful wizard in th Elminster Returns! Once the most powerful wizard in the world, immortal, beloved of the goddess of magic, and the bane of villainy, he is now a tired old man. He is powerful but mortal, and with all the enemies a man who makes a habit of saving the world tends to accumulate. Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. Published August 3rd by Wizards of the Coast first published January 1st More Details Original Title. Elminster Aumar. Other Editions 6. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Elminster Must Dieplease sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. As a Realms completionist, this is just one of those books that you have to struggle to get through. Thank Ao for skim-reading. Feb 20, Adam Duclos rated it did not like it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. His patron goddess died, he lost most of his powers, and his main girlfriend went insane. He and his cohorts still have spellfire though, so he periodically sneaks into the royal palace of Cormyr, of all places, to steal magic items for his girlfriend to drain of their enchantments, so that she can have a few hours of sanity and they can bone. This book was terribly boring, and I'm afraid I don't buy that Elminster has to hit up this one palace for magic items when his former job included hiding magic items all over the world for people to find! He should already know where easier to find items are, is what I'm saying. Jun 03, Pete Ames rated it it was ok. Bit of short and sweet one this review. However, go Bit of short and sweet one this review. However, go buy Elminster in Myth Drannor if you want exposure as its more interesting, enertaining and a good introduction to the literary world of the games. Then come back to this if you enjoy, otherwise leave it be. Mar 03, Anne L. In this story, Elminster is long past his prime, a mere shadow of his former self, still fighting for the future of the world. But Elminster Must Die: The Sage of Shadowdale has a difficult choice: save the world, or save the woman he loves? Greenwoods previous books have been a welcome escape from reality and an enjoyable waste of time but here he absolutely loses it in my opinion. Much of this feels like bad soap opera with predictable characters and ridiculous plot holes. One thing that felt particularly bad to me is an especially stupid reliance on switching out swear words for nonsensical garble darn or damn for instance becomes "stlarn" for some strange reason and farruking replaces another all too familiar f word. All in all I felt very dissappointed by this book. May 12, Brenda Cothern rated it did not like it Shelves: forgotten-realms-fantasyfantasy. I love Ed Greenwood and have Elminster Must Die: The Sage of Shadowdale all of his work but sadly Elminster Must Die: The Sage of Shadowdale book was a disappointmentto me. I felt like I could have Elminster Must Die: The Sage of Shadowdale the first 2 chapters and the last 2 chapters and I still would have know the story. Maybe after a re-read I will Elminster Must Die: The Sage of Shadowdale differently. Sorry, but the story here was both slow and repetitive. Neither Elminster nor Storm came across well as near helpless characters and there were some serious issues with the plot:- As others have mentioned, why is Elminster raiding the Palace for Magic Items, when he probably knows where others can be found that are less trouble to get hold of; How did Mirt end up in the magic axe and what was "truth about this Talane". Who was set-up as a Key Character in the beginning, then just disappeared int Sorry, but the story here was both slow and repetitive. Who was set-up as a Key Character in the beginning, then just disappeared into obscurity after Gaskur. The story dragged on and then everything suddenly happened in the last few pages. I have been a Fan of Forgotten Realms for many years and have loved Ed Greenwoods earlier stories, but this one just let the side down. Apr 08, Brayden rated it really liked it Shelves: fantasy. Elminster Aumar – Forgotten Realms Wiki The Sage of Shadowdale trilogy is a part of the larger Forgotten Realms Saga in which you get to read about a very famous character among the Saga and a strong one as well, he is a powerful wizard known by the name of Elminster. This trilogy is written by author Ed Greenwood and in it, you get to read a few exciting adventures that involve Elminster, the Old Mage. If you wish to learn more about the contents inside these books, then be sure to check out this Sage of Shadowdale book series review. For more info about the author, take a look at our article about the best Ed Greenwood books ever written.