Book: The Nether Scroll by Lynn Abbey | Series: Lost Empires, Book 4 | ISBN: 0-7869-1566-8
The book opens with two young wizards sitting on horses, watching other people fix a broken cartwheel, and gossiping. That’s it. That’s how we meet Druhallen and Galimer. And honestly? It’s a perfect introduction because it tells you exactly who these two are before anything dramatic happens.
Before you plant your first seed or build your first chicken coop, it helps to know how we got here. Homesteading in America did not start as a trendy lifestyle. It was survival. And the story of how farming shaped this country is honestly pretty wild.
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Chapter 1 drops us right into Urza’s headspace, and honestly, it’s a rough place to be.
So I just finished reading a book that, honestly, feels like it could have been written yesterday. It wasn’t. It was published in 2010. But the patterns it describes? They keep showing up. And that’s exactly why I’m doing this series.
So here’s the thing. The Forgotten Realms has this massive shelf of tie-in novels, and most people know the big names. Drizzt. Elminster. The characters who show up on every “best D&D books” list. But there are entire series buried in that catalog that tell genuinely interesting stories, and the Lost Empires series is one of them.
Book: The Rise and Fall of a Dragon King Author: Lynn Abbey Series: Chronicles of Athas, Book 5 Setting: Dark Sun (Dungeons & Dragons)
So you want to grow your own food. Maybe you are tired of reading ingredient labels that look like a chemistry exam. Maybe you want to save money on groceries. Or maybe you just want to know exactly where your tomatoes came from. Whatever your reason, you are not alone.
So you want to know what happens in Planeswalker by Lynn Abbey? Good. Because this book is one of those stories that sticks with you long after you close the cover.