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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34424 in Books
• Published on: 2005-11-01
• Released on: 2005-10-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 320 pages

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Another Home Run for Kemp
A satisfying conclusion to the Erevis Cale Trilogy, while still leaving you thirsting for further adventures.
Fast paced and exciting, Midnight's Mask wonderfully closes out the trilogy. It exposes the reader to incredible magical feats but remains a character driven story. The two champions of Mask are further developed and solidified as two of the most interesting characters in the Realms. Characters from the previous books are further explored while new interesting characters are revealed as their parts in the story play out.
The two main points that I enjoyed from the previous books are still present in the third. The dark nature of the story makes it all the more real, while the depth of the characters makes you feel you know them. This book, like Twilight Falling and Dawn of Mask, is well worth the read. Give me more!

Very good conclusion to the trilogy
Midnight's Mask written by Paul S. Kemp is the conclusion of the Everis Cale trilogy. This first two books in this trilogy Twilight Falling and Dawn of Night set the stage very well for this third book.

In this book the main character Cale is again faced with tough decisions and we see him grow as a character. The growth of Cale not only in this book, but the entire series is a roller coaster ride few authors can compete with. There are several instances within Midnight's Mask that help define the character in large scale terms. Several other characters develop substantially as well in this book, most notably Riven and Mags.

While all the characters are certainly worth the read alone, the plot is also very good along with the multiple sub plots that are interwoven within the story. These subplots keep the novel moving along at a frantic pace daring the reader to put the book down. One subplot, and my only minor complaint with the book, is the relationship between Cale and Mask. While this relationship is touched on in the novel, I just didn't get the feel of any closure that I would have liked. The rest of the plot (and subplots) are very well done - no spoilers here though. :-) One thing I liked about this book is it is darker than most Forgotten Realms books available today, that change of pace makes this book stand out even more.

Even with the well written plot lines, this book is character driven. The characters, as mentioned above, are believable and either make you root for them or hate them (sometimes at the same time)! Great characters are hard to come by in novels, and this book has several great characters.

Overall, this book is well worth the read (the entire series is for that matter). If you are a fan of the Forgotten Realms, or looking to start in the Realms this series would be a very good place to start.

Solid conclusion to a good series
This is the third and final book of the Erevis Cale trilogy. I enjoyed it and thought it met the relatively high standards Paul Kemp set in his previous two books. The conclusion satisfyingly ties up most of the open threads of the series while leaving open the possibility of a sequel series.

Midnight's Mask has a relatively grim flavor which I liked, but may disappoint readers looking for witty dialog. It also focuses on high-level characters (level 12+ equivalent) which again can be good and bad. Regardless, it contains a number of innovative elements which put it above the average D&D book. For instance: magic which based on mathematics as much as willpower; the protagonist teaming with an evil assassin; what a raise dead spell can and can't do; the motivations of the godlike (but occasionally childlike) Vhostym; a tap drawing off both the weave and the shadow weave; a pair evil but well-characterized slaad.

I would have given this five stars but one of the central conflicts of the book is between Erevis and his patron god Mask, and I felt this thread was not very well developed. Erevis grows in power but seemingly not in his relationship to Mask. Apparently Mask gives powers to Erevis even though he hates Mask personally, and doesn't seem to share any of Mask's ideals like trickery or evil. Erevis gains his powers without any work or understanding, like a man who walks down the street and his arch-enemy hurls a wad of bills at him.