About this title: Undead armies march to the beat of an evil necromancer's drum. The living citizens of the magic-rich realm of Thay must unite and mount a defense before they die and join their enemy's ranks, in this second book in The Haunted Lands series. Original.
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Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
ISBN-13:9780786947836ISBN:0786947837
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Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
ISBN-13:9780786947836ISBN:0786947837
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780786947836ISBN:0786947837
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780786947836ISBN:0786947837
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780786947836ISBN:0786947837
Description: New. Join heroes fighting the undead hordes! Undead armies have massed and march to the beat of an evil necromancer's drum. The living citizens of the magic-rich realm of Thay must unite and mount a defense before they die and join their enemy's ranks. read more
"Richard Lee Byers, Undead (Wizards of the Coast, 2008)
(warning: this review contains spoilers for Unclean. If you haven't read that one yet, don't read this review.)
Byers continues with his Haunted Lands trilogy, and the second book is a worthy successor to the first. Undead picks up ten years after Unclean left off, with that book's main characters scattered around doing the things they normally do. Szass Tam, however, has spent the last decade quietly researching a few tricks that could, if everything goes right, give him unimaginable power and allow him to win the war for control of Thay at last. All that stands in his way are a number of squabbling ex-heroes, a turncoat vampire, and a dream.
Since we already know the characters, Byers dispenses with most of the setup and throws us right into the action. If it's been a while since you read Unclean, this may prove a minor drawback, as there is such a thing as too little reminder of what came before. You'll be back up to speed quickly enough, however, and Byers never lets the pace flag here. Like a number of other reviewers, I think this one is a bit better than Unclean, in part because of the hike in average pace, but also because we get to know some of these characters a lot better than we did in the previous book. Byers manages to fit in small bits of character development that really do add up to something, and in genre writing, that can be pretty impressive. I like this series a great deal, and can't wait for book three. ****"
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