Series: Shandril Saga #1
The introduction of Elminster into the Forgotten Realms novels (he had already appeared in earlier short stories in magazines) and written by Ed Greenwood, the actual creator of The Forgotten Realms setting, based on his own campaign setting, this isn't a great novel, but it's ok.
The story follows Shandril Shessair, a young orphan barmaid who becomes imbued with Spellfire as part of her genetic heritage as she plows through some dracoliches, adventures around, gets married on a whim and is pursued by evil forces who want to get her power.
There is little to no character development here, except for Elminster who feels fully fleshed, everyone else is kind of a cardboard stereotype of who they are supposed to be. Just the suddenness of how Shandril and Narm's relationship goes from perfect strangers to married is an indication of that. Pretty much a paint by numbers Forgotten Realms novel, it entertains but doesn't enthuse.
TL;DR: 6/10 Ok, but not great.
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