Spellfire (novel)
Spellfire is a fantasy novel written by Ed Greenwood and published in 1987. It is the first novel in Ed Greenwood's book series, Shandril's Saga, and takes place in the Forgotten Realms setting based on the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.
 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Ed Greenwood |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Clyde Caldwell |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Shandril's Saga |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | TSR |
Publication date | July 1987 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-88038-587-1 |
| OCLC | 49701608 |
| 813/.54 22 | |
| LC Class | PR9199.3.G759 S64 2002 |
| Followed by | Crown of Fire |
Plot summary
The book follows the journey of an orphaned girl named Shandril who later leaves her home and embarks on a journey, thus discovering love, and of course Spellfire.
Reception
In the Io9 series revisiting older Dungeons & Dragons novels, Rob Bricken commented that "This book is terrible. It's the sort of top-to-bottom awfulness I expected to encounter when I started looking back at these D&D novels but then forgot about after I was lulled into a false sense of security by nominal competency of the first few books."[1]
References
- Bricken, Rob (September 30, 2020). "Dungeon & Dragons & Novels: Revisiting Spellfire". io9. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- "Kliatt Young Adult Paperback Book Guide 1989-01: Vol 23 Iss 1". Kliatt Paperback Book Guide. January 1989.
External links
- http://www.goodreads.com/work/editions/2789369-spellfire-shandril-s-saga-1 - several editions of this book exist. Later editions added several chapters.