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  • The Herald

  • Forgotten Realms: The Sundering, Book VI
  • By: Ed Greenwood
  • Narrated by: John Pruden
  • Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (396 ratings)

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The Herald

By: Ed Greenwood
Narrated by: John Pruden
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In the sixth and final book of the multi-author Sundering series, launched by New York Times best-selling author R.A. Salvatore, Ed Greenwood, the creator of the Forgotten Realms, further chronicles the exploits of Elminster as he fights for the future of Faern.

Chaos grips Faern as vainglory, prophecy, and ancient forces comingle in the shadows cast by war. Agents of the Shadovar lurk in the corners of Candlekeep in search of the arcane secrets that will power their war machine toward Myth Drannor. Gods and their Chosen run amok, all in a gambit to seize power. And a threat foretold by an ancient seer stirs. At the heart of it all, Mystra, the great Goddess of Magic, has withdrawn from the world. Without her protection, Elminster, her greatest champion, fears for the nascent Weave, the fabric of magic Mystra wields to bind Faern. Will the Nightseer Shar, mistress of the great and fearsome Shadovar, seize the opportunity to blanket the world with her Shadow Weave?

With the help of Storm Silverhand and his protégé Amarune, Elminster works frantically to strengthen the Weave's tethers and forestall what seems an inevitable reckoning. But other interests machinate for their own sinister ends.

As the Sundering draws nigh, Elminster and his heroic cohort must see the signs for what they are. The choice of worlds lies in the balance.

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Ed Greenwood is AO!!

Another fantastic epic story from the master himself. Wonderful voice talent and editing too. A true must for any fan of Dungeons and Dragons and the Forgotten Realms. Thank you all involved in bringing this wonderful tale to life!

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overall good story but rushed at sections

Great story, but the ending seemed so rushed. Especially with the build up for a battle between two powerful characters being cut short.

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one of the best elminster books ever.

this book incorporates ppl and features from other books elminster books so well; I truly wish to read the next great^10 daughter of elminster book. the sundering is such an important piece of DND this should be read by all DND fans. it really brings a heaviness to my heart to understand the weight of the transition of 3;4;5. but this book is gold. I had to re listen to many parts to capture each moment correctly. non stop action. non stop awesome.

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Ed's still good.

I finished this book faster than any other.
The Forgotten Realms definitely are a different place now a days.
Elminster's doesn't disappoint.

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Flawless victory....

Oh my God's....not only could I not stop listening (though I did sleep and work), I found myself wanting to know more about each character. Each of them needs their own series. That said, I hope they make this series into a graphic novel. Well done!!!

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Ed's still the Sage.

Hey if your a fan of Forgotten Realms you certainly can't miss this exciting conclusion to the Sundering.

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another great Sundering book

The series ends strong with Elminster and a great narrator. My only complaint is that the powers in this book are so great that sometimes it seems like important details get rushed over. I really got the feeling sometimes that only El and the gods understood what was going on. hah!

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Really wanted to enjoy.

The end of the Sundering story arc, must be read so you know the ending.

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A bit of a letdown

The book felt .. rushed.
Minor spoilers follow.
The title had nothing to do with the book. Yes they mention a Herald at times, but really it seems just thrown on there.
The ending was incredibly short. He spends 20 chapters saying how El is less than he was 100 years ago then BAM, world shattering magic .. the end.
The 4-5 chapters happening in Cormyr are nothing but fluff. They add zero to the story and just increase the word count.
For a book that is supposedly an ending to a world changing series it barely interacts at ALL with the ongoing events. Again, it's mentioned but not really a topic in the novel.
It's like calling a book "The Home Run, part 6 of the baseball story" and then finding out it's a murder mystery that only has baseball when the guy sees it on tv for 3 paragraphs.

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Oh my god i hated this book

The worst book I’ve tried to listen to. I’ve had it for over a year and it actually pushed me off the whole genre for several months. I finally had to move on. I left 1.5 hours unlistened.

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