Los dioses, expulsados de los cielos, recorren los Reinos en un intento por recuperar su potestad. El malévolo Bane, la ambiciosa Mystra y Helm, el guardián de los cielos, saben que la clave está en las tablas del destino. En la posesión de un amuleto misterioso, cuatro héroes se ven arrastrados a esa titánica lucha por el poder. Pero el tiempo se acaba: de la tierra surgen unas criaturas espantosas y la magia se vuelve imprevisible. Si los héroes quieren salir airosos, tienen que encontrar al sabio Elminster, el único capaz de conocer el secreto de las Tablas.

Excellent fantasy novel set in the the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Forgotten Realms universe. Lord Bane, God of Strife, has stolen the Two Tablets, ancient runes with the names and duties of each of the planet Faerun's gods. As a result, the head of the gods, Ao, has stripped the gods of their godhood; and magic has become unstable, until those tablets are returned. The 1989 first book of a trilogy. ( )

The writing is not exactly stellar, with very utilitarian prose (without the refined nature of Sanderson's) and minimal description and decorative writing. But if you're interested in DnD/Forgotten Realms lore it's pretty decent. Will carry on the series. ( )

shadowdale is about four friends called Adone midnight Cyric and Kelemvor who go on a journey to shadowdale. To stop bane and his army and got the tablets of faith back so that all the gods who walk the realms can go back to where they came from. when bain was destroys the most powerful wizard elminster fell in the rift and midnight and adon are pined for murder of elminstert. I liked all the carecter devellepment. what i dent like was the dumb decisions they made ( )

An okay read. It's primary defect is its lack of back story. Although Midnight's past is hinted at, Kelemvor, Cyric, and Adon's relationship is completely established at the opening of the book. It would have been great if Awlinson--a pseudonym for a group of writers--would have described the genesis of the three adventurer's relationship better. He does, however, utilize the mythology of Faerun well. The story is great, despite the fact that the reader has difficulty emotionally investing in the characters. The final battle of Shadowdale is awesome. The villain, Bane, is really cool, and his tactic for attempting to win the battle was extremely interesting. The ending is truly and undeniably contrived, however. It's definitely worth reading, because the sequel is awesome, and enjoying the sequel requires reading the first book. ( )