Final Thoughts on A Name to Conjure With by Donald Aamodt
We’ve reached the end. Every chapter covered. Every character accounted for. Sandy MacGregor’s journey from Baltimore to Zarathandra and everything that happened in between.
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The Goddess and Her Reluctant Champion: A Name to Conjure With Chapters 31-32
Book: A Name to Conjure With by Donald Aamodt (1989)
After everything Sandy has been through, you’d think meeting the Goddess face to face would be the reward. The big moment where the deity shows up, says “well done,” and sends him home to Baltimore.
The Name That Shook Worlds: A Name to Conjure With Chapters 29-30
Book: A Name to Conjure With by Donald Aamodt (1989)
This is it. The whole book has been building to this moment. Every chapter, every setback, every small victory, every death. It all comes down to Sandy MacGregor standing in front of a dark god and opening his mouth.
After the Mountain Falls: A Name to Conjure With Chapters 27-28
Book: A Name to Conjure With by Donald Aamodt (1989)
The mountain is gone. Like, completely gone. Sandy wakes up and the entire fortress that they just raided has been wiped off the map. Where Tham Og Zalkri stood, there’s nothing. Rubble, dust, and open sky where a mountain used to be.
Inside the Mountain of Evil: A Name to Conjure With Chapters 25-26
Book: A Name to Conjure With by Donald Aamodt (1989)
They’re going in. After all the traveling, the desert crossings, the bar fights, and the sorcerer’s enchantments, the group is finally entering Tham Og Zalkri. The Black Mountain. Home of a death cult that worships a dark god.
Diary of a Very Bad Year - Epilogue and Final Thoughts on the 2008 Crisis Retelling
This is the final post in my series retelling Diary of a Very Bad Year. Here’s the epilogue and my closing thoughts.
The Sorcerer's Greatest Spells: A Name to Conjure With Chapters 23-24
Book: A Name to Conjure With by Donald Aamodt (1989)
The group is about to raid a mountain full of murderous cultists. And Zhadnoboth, the sorcerer who got them into this whole mess, picks this exact moment to do the best work of his entire career. Then he bails.
Diary of a Very Bad Year Chapter 9 Part 2 - The Final Interview
This is part of my series retelling Diary of a Very Bad Year. Today we’re covering Chapter IX, Part 2 - the final interview.
The House of the Dark God: A Name to Conjure With Chapters 21-22
Book: A Name to Conjure With by Donald Aamodt (1989)
The Mountain
Just before daybreak, they see Tham Og Zalkri. The house of Zalkri.
Why the Simbul's Gift Still Holds Up
So we’re done. Twelve posts covering one Forgotten Realms novel from 1997 that most people have never heard of. And I want to wrap up with why I think this book deserves more attention than it gets.