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 The Best June 4, 2006
This was the best of the three. What a ride. Action and humor is a hard combination to do and Paul Kidd is the best at it. This is the end of the best fantasy trilogy that I have ever read.
Wizards, DO MORE!!!! August 17, 2005
Paul Kidd has written 3 really enjoyable books. I looked forward to each one, and was really disappointed when I learned that there was not going to be a fourth. Write to Wizards and demand more!
 No one messes with the Fairy! May 1, 2005
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
A little stereotypical with a stoic Ranger, a soldered old guy (usually a dwarf in most books) but in this case a wolverine, the kid (read apprentice / pupil), the unlikely good beast-a sphinx and the comic relief. What makes it work so well in the Queen of the Demonweb Pits is when these characters are grouped together they are a hoot and the silly banter is first rate. They stumble from one misadventure to another all the while saving the world.
The Justicar, a ruthless ranger with a haunted past.... aren't they all, carries a sentient sword that preaches chivalry. To top it off, he wears an animated, fire breathing, hellhound pelt named -of all things Cinders- that can spell and doesn't like to get wet. ...something about smelling like a wet dog
Comic relief comes in the abbreviated but pert form of Escalla, a Fairy whose self proclamation of having the cutest bottom in all the land and penchant for slinky attire strikes a contradictory visual to her rough and tumble, kleptomaniac actions. I won't even go into the fact that she keeps several bottles of giantism around for those "special moments" between her and her man.
Add to the mix Enid the sphinx, Henry the sidekick, Polk the former human now a wolverine and a stir in decent nemesis like Lolth, the Demon Queem of Spider and this is a fun filled adventure!
If you like the genera this is a must.
 Enjoyable, action+humor--but predictable January 16, 2002
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
Justicar, Henry, Enid (a sphinx), Escalla (a fairy), and Polk (a warrior turned badger) have defeated Lolth, Drow queen of the spiders, but they cannot kill her in any but her own plane. And now she is out for revenge, spending millions of spiders, drow wizards, trolls, and undead to destroy their planet. With only the talent and magic that they have learned, they must face a dark elf-turned god, her minions, and two enemies Lolth has pulled from their nightmares. QUEEN OF THE DEMONWEB PITS combines continual adventure and action with humorous dialogue and characters. All of the four main heros, and especially Escalla, have their humorous sides as well as their warrior/mage powers. Polk, the ultra-serious chronicler/badger puts the entire adventure genre in perspective with his frequent advice that they take on unbeatable god-class enemies head-on with no strategy except glorious battle (needless to say, the other characters know better and at least attempt a bit of maneuver). Readers of the genre will find QUEEN OF THE DEMON PITS to be somewhat predictable, but will certainly find it an enjoyable read.
Wildly exciting January 13, 2002
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
The spider goddess Lolth burns for revenge, and she yearns for conquest. The Justicar and his fairie companion Escalla humiliated her, and destroyed her body on Oerth. Now is the time for revenge: to bring all of Oerth to heel, and destroy Escalla and the Justicar. So now, the Justicar and his companions must avoid the deadly opponents that Lolth has placed on their trail, and thwart her plans to destroy their entire world.I must admit that I had trouble taking this book seriously at first: a ruthless ranger in love with a thong-wearing fairie? However, Paul Kidd succeeds in weaving a story that is wildly exciting and mildly funny. When I picked it up, I did not realize that this book was part of a series, the cover does not tell you that it is. Fortunately, though, this book functions quite well as a stand-alone story. So, the bottom line is that I loved this book, and highly recommend it to you.
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