• Tantras

  • Forgotten Realms: The Avatar, Book 2
  • By: Scott Ciencin
  • Narrated by: Nicole Greevy
  • Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (282 ratings)

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Tantras

By: Scott Ciencin
Narrated by: Nicole Greevy
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Publisher's summary

This title is the second in a series of recovers of the popular Avatar series. At the time of its original release, this series presented key events that impacted the entire Forgotten Realms world, and the effects of those events are still felt in current novels. This title was originally released under the author's pseudonym, Richard Awlinson.

Heroes stand trial!

When Elminster, the Old Sage of Shadowdale, is apparently slain, Midnight and Adon stand trial for his murder. When Bane, god of murder, and his allies seek the lost Tablets of Fate, a slender dark-haired woman is all that stands between Faern and disaster.

When a friend betrays them, Midnight and her companions can trust no one.

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Another excellent performance by Nicole Greevy. The narrator really brings the book to life! Can't wait to listen to the remaining books in the series.

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For the fellow Nerd

This book is mainly for us fellow nerds that know some about Forgotten Realms already. With that said, it is truly an excellent story that educates us about the canon and give great insights. Not the least for us Dungeon Masters.
Sadly, as often is the case with these stories, the female starts out as a very strong independent person, just to become more of an female in need of a man as soon as a love story is introduced. That really breaks a lot of the experience of the book. Nevertheless i will continue reading and hope this will correct itself.

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Narrator Says Hu-Whip Like Family Guy Joke

The story is nostalgia, but the narrator is hard to get through. She really doesn't seem like this is her day job.

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terrible narrator, meh story

once again an abysmal narrator reading a mediocre story, nostalgia definately drove me to the finish line

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Great book, but ...

As is the case for the entire series, the books are great - but the narrator leaves a bit to be desired - just not engaging IMHO.

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3rd time I've listened

my second favorite narrator the voice of Mistra in my head. haters are gonna hate. thank you

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Great Story! Horrible Narration!!!

Classic story with everything you want from a forgotten realms book! And the worst narrator in the history of audible books, my dog has more emotion and inflection than this woman!!!!

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Good

I like the idea of the fallen gods.
Voice actor was ok but not well suited for this story.

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not fond of this narrator at all, but good story

book one is not so good. this one picks up, but it's worth wading thru to book 3

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Drowning in the Sins of the Past

Sigh.... This book almost works.
"Shadowdale" was a complete catastrophe as I spent quite a lot of time on explaining.
Sadly, "Tantras" stands in an even worse situation; where "Shadowdale" was simply just a failure from start to finish, "Tantras" stands in a position where the entire first half of the book is completely tainted because of how terrible its predecessor was, now forcing this book to try and clean up the mess it made, but having little to no way of doing so without making an absolute mess out of it.

Let me say it outright; every second spend away from the city of Tantras in this book is terrible, every character is an idiot with no ability to think what-so-ever and plot-points drag on at a snail's pace while simultaneously being so predictable that one knows the outcome of the next four chapters ahead of time, ruining the pace even further.

Things get A LOT more fun once the characters arrive in Tantras, but by then the damage is already done.
Luckily, if one was to get through this book, let me assure everyone that brighter experiences are to come within the next book, "Waterdeep."

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