Forgotten Realms: Condemnation (War of the Spider Queen #3) Book

I really enjoyed this book in the series. The previous edition "Insurrection" was pretty good but for me, it left something to be desired. While Reid did a good job with drow nature, the book somehow didn't keep me excited aside from the occasional part or two. Condemnation seems to have filled that void much better. Aside from the many good things about this book, this entry introduces what has become my favorite character of the series, Nimor Imphraezl. Read on, and don't worry: no spoilers :-)

Richard Baker does a good job continuing the negative banter between Quenthel and Pharaun, although it does seem as if Quenthel loses a lot of her "authority" here. It seems by now, the master of sorcere would have been beaten down! As for the end of this book, it is highly climactic and had me turning pages to see what was going to happen next! Although the result of a big event near the end of the book was somewhat abrupt, you can't expect much different given the circumstances. Without creating a spoiler, I can tell you that the ending is intense and explodes with confrontation and realization.

Bakers writing approach is solid, straight forward and made what I thought to be a pretty easy read with good flow. I can honestly say this book is a must in the series that cannot be skipped by impatients wanting to jump ahead! There are many events in this book that act as a bridge in the series one would be completely lost without.

Recommended; better than Insurrection imo and on par with Dissolution, just strong in different ways. I really enjoyed Richard Bakers writing style and will most likely read more of his work in the near future.