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  • Forgotten Realms: The Return of the Archwizards, Book 1
  • By: Troy Denning
  • Narrated by: Kevin Kraft
  • Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
  • 3.0 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)
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The Summoning

By: Troy Denning
Narrated by: Kevin Kraft
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Summary

From the depths of the demiplane of shadow comes a new magic so mysterious it confounds even the Chosen of Mystra.

From beneath the dune seas of Anauroch escapes one of Toril's most powerful and ancient evils - the phaerimm. From Evereska, the last elven refuge on comes word of invasion. From nowhere appears a group of enigmatic sorcerers determined to destroy the phaerimm and save Evereska... for purposes known only to themselves.

From the author of Crucible: The Trial of Cyric the Mad, Beyond the High Road, and Death of the Dragon (with Ed Greenwood) comes the most Realms-shaking event since The Threat from the Sea.
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After you get past the narrator it's not bad.

Kevin Kraft is.... Not good. I don't know what it is about his voice but it reminds me of someone overacting Shakespeare to show how great a thespian he is.

As for the writing it's not Troy Denning's best work but giving it some time I fell into the story and was eventually dragged along with it. It covers the Spellplague quite well and has a wide range of well known characters though it's mostly conserned with the core group.

If you want to know the story it's worth a punt but maybe wait for it to be on sale. Would love to hear this read by Victor Bevine instead.

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Awful

The story is weak but the delivery was truly terrible, making it even worse than it is on its own. I'm going to listen to the second one, if it's as bad as this one I'll return all three books.

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