Lady of Poison cover art

Lady of Poison

Forgotten Realms: The Priests, Book 1

 Preview

Audible Standard 30-day free trial

Try Standard free
Select 1 audiobook a month from our entire collection.
Listen to your selected audiobooks as long as you're a member.
Get unlimited access to bingeable podcasts.
Standard auto renews for £5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Lady of Poison

By: Bruce R. Cordell
Narrated by: Jean Brassard
Try Standard free

£5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for £15.71

Buy Now for £15.71

About this listen

"I shall burn thee with blistering heat and with bitter destruction. I will send the teeth of beasts upon thee, with the poison of serpents of the dust..."

Award-winning game designer Bruce R. Cordell brings us a tale of faith, prophecy, and destiny that can only be seen through the eyes of...The Priests.

©2004 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. (P)2013 Audible, Inc. Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy
All stars
Most relevant
It's a comfy story that harkens the classic DnD party archetype. A lot of moments that those familiar with the tabletop game will recognize, it's very digestible and the plot isn't particularly complex. Which is not necessarily a criticism, sometimes you just want to be along for an adventure. It does tick a lot of boxes of character traits that were popular in early DnD literature protagonists -- for better or worse depending on how exposed one is to them. The central character, in other words, is one that a listener just might feel like they've met before.

That said, while the story itself is perfectly fine, this is an Audiobook which by the nature of the medium relies to a fair extent on its narrator. The narrator in question comes across as, perhaps, a touch inexperienced. A lot of random pauses that would typically signify suspense that then have no payoff. Character accents feel forced and inconsistent, sometimes a character speaking sounds entirely different by the end of a paragraph when compared to the beginning of it. Leaving the accents out would have, in my opinion, been an improvement. A fair few mispronounced words here and there as well. Which is not to say that it was an altogether negative listening experience as the narrator to his credit has an otherwise very pleasant storytelling voice.

All in all, I do not regret my purchase of the story as someone with an appreciation for the narratives that laid the foundation for the Forgotten Realms setting, but will add that enjoyment of the tale likely hinges to an extent on a listener sharing in that particular brand of nostalgia.

Worth the listen, but with mixed feelings.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.