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Title: Corsair Series: Blades of the Moonsea, Forgotten Realms Author: Richard Baker Rating: 3.5 of 5 Stars Genre: SFF Pages: 384 Synopsis: Geran, now acting like a responsible adult, comes across pirates, who seem to be preying on only ships headed for his hometown. Due to politics, which hide more revenge motives than you can shake a stick at, Geran is sent off with a boat and some Shieldsworn to hunt the pirates down. On the phracking MOON! My Thoughts: This was so much more enjoyable than the previous book, Swordmage. Geran isn't acting like a spoiled brat and his enemies are acting like enemies instead of petty idiots. I thought the whole pirate/ship thing was pretty cool actually. And when they magically fly to the moon on a sailing ship, all I could think of was Captain Harlock and his Pirate Space/Sailing ship. And it was cool, in case you didn't get that. The other thing I liked was that Geran wasn't so aggressively introspective and angsty. I'm an introspective kind of guy, but even I get tired of reading about other people being like me. Overall, there was more action, less "characterization" and more "fun" factor in this book. " ( )

This is the second in a trilogy concerning Geran Hulmaster, his family, and the city of Hulburg. The book is set in the Forgotten Realms campaign world. In this book Geran and his family have survived one challenge, only to become entangled in another. This builds directly on the events of the first book with almost no pause in between. I enjoyed this book quite a bit, perhaps a bit more than the first. The plot is a bit more interesting and original, and the characters are a little bit developed. Like many fantasy books, the secondary characters are a bit unformed, being just a name and a role, but on the whole this was a fun read. Anyone who enjoys the Forgotten Realms and doesn't mind what Wizards of the Coast did to it with the recent changes will enjoy this book. ( )