Forgotten Realms: Corsair (Blades of the Moonsea Series #2) Book

This is a pretty good follow-up to the first installment, especially because it draws on D&D's history while also writing a new story for the 4th edition Forgotten Realms. This time, instead of intrigue at home and tons of orcs, Geran, Hamil, and friends are up against a bit of intrigue and a ton of pirates. Specifically, the Black Moon pirate band, who plot to bring five ships to bear against Hulburg. Apparently this is a lot. Of course, piracy is a bit weird in the Forgotten Realms because while there's some magic, it's not a PotC type of thing - there's no guns, and most of the pirate ships have no ranged weapons at all. Still, the high seas action manages to be pretty entertaining, as it covers both the Moonsea and, as the Realms calls it, the Sea of Night, courtesy of a spelljamming helm. Or, for those not versed in D&D lore, the story goes from sea pirates to space pirates - who are still using wooden sailing ships. It's pretty entertaining and awesome all around, especially since it means a visit to Selune's tears in addition to a jaunt around the Moonsea. Geran continues to be a fun hero, showcasing the coolness of the swordmage class and also being a pretty good guy. I liked the twist that the leader of the pirates is Sergen's dad, and somebody that Geran liked back in the day. I'm not sure I care as much for Rhovann, the elf who's sworn revenge on Geran for a duel they fought years ago. I liked having him show up at the end of the previous book, because it makes it clear that things are about to get a lot worse, but on the other hand, he just has the same goals as Sergen and isn't all that interesting. I will say that the epilogue reveal of the real villain behind things was interesting, and I have been enjoying this series enough that I'll definitely be reading the third book. Plus, I'm also likely to haul out my copy of the 4th edition Forgotten Realms guide one of these days so I can read up on the Moonsea some more because this trilogy is making it sound like a fun place for adventuring.