Pool of Radiance: Heroes of Phlan

by James M. Ward and Jane Cooper Hong

Book Overview

The book of the Official Advanced Dungeons and Dragons computer game. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880387351
• ISBN13: 9780880387354
• Release Date: December 1989
• Publisher: TSR
• Length: 31 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Amazing

That book is one of the best in the fantasy world. I think it's so good I have 2 copies and read each at least once a month. this book deserves the top ranking 100 stars!! This book is perfect for ANYONE! NO MATTER WHAT THE AGE!!!!

Thank you James Ward!!

Wonderful!!I loved this book!! Shal,Tarl,Ren, charactors I'll love to read about over and over again!! This story is GREAT!I can't count how many times I've read this book, I love it more each time I read it!The next book, READ IT!!! Gamaliel,Miltiades,They Rule!!BEST BOOK I'VE EVER READ!!!!!James Ward, thanks for writing this!! I'm a fan of James Ward for alltime!!!!!!Read the next ones for Gamaliel,Miltiades,great storyline!!LONG LIVE GAMALIEL!!!!

One of the greats

This truly was one of the greats. Being a hard core D & D fan, I've read a lot of Forgotten Realms books, but this one really stands out in my mind. The setting was great, and the characters were wonderful. Ren O' the Blade was a very intresting character, a man of great heroism and strong passions. I liked his episode with his thoughts of Tempest. Shal was great. I liked how she wasn't portrayed as the common image for female mages. Tarl was cool. He was a true champion of his church. I mean, so much crap happened to him early on, but he stayed strong. The villan aspect of the book was wonderful, having one villan clearly defined, and one sliding around in the shadows, manipulating others to meet his own ends. The book had a great balance of action, drama, and character development. All and all, it's a must-read for and D & D fan.

Awsome!!!!!!!!!

Though I am not a big fan of Forgotten Realms, The Pools trilogy has long captivated me since I was 8. The entire trilogy is just smashing, but Pools of Radiance is far and away the best of the best! I recommend for ages 12 to 17. and if you like this,I recommend trying the DragonLance series.

A dynamic epic of extraordinary detail.

"Pool of Radiance" by James M. Ward and Jane Cooper Hong is the first fantasy adventure book I've ever read. We've all seen the fantasy movies like "The Neverending Story" and "The Dark Crystal," but I've never actually read books like this. I was very surprised at the way Ward's and Hong's words painted vivid pictures in my mind. This is what I liked most about the book. It wasn't drawn out and boring like many other descriptive books, but full of action. Their words were fast paced so the action "scenes" were fluid in my mind. Most of the action takes place in battles in which a band of three warriors, Shal, Ren, and Tarl, fight their way to Tyranthraxus. The book takes place in another world; a world that you and me does not exist. But Ward and Hong bring this other world to life through the median of thier own use of the descriptive style of writing. Whether it's a forest, a town, a tavern brawl, or a castle dungeon, the journey comes alive and one will experience it with all five senses.