The Masked Witches

Brotherhood of the Griffon #4

by Richard Lee Byers

Aoth Fezim and his mercenary company have restored their tarnished reputation and attracted new recruits for their depleted ranks. But they still have one big problem. Too many griffon mounts were killed in the battles in Thay Chessenta. If “the Brotherhood of the Griffon” is to be more than a name, new mounts must be found.
 
As it happens, the masked witches in Rashemen have griffons available to a worthy few who can slay the undead that are committing atrocities throughout the land. Aoth volunteers his band, as do other groups who are in the market for the fighting beasts. But things are not as they seem. Epic battles between rival sellswords, berserkers, and aerial skyships punctuate this whirlwind tale set in a barbaric land of oracles, nature spirits, and talking animals.

Genres: Forgotten Realms, Fantasy, Dungeons and Dragons, Fiction, Audiobook, Adventure, Magic

340 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 7, 2012

About the author

A resident of the Tampa Bay area, Richard spends much of his leisure time fencing, playing poker, shooting pool and is a frequent guest at Florida science-fiction conventions. His current projects include new novels set in the Forgotten Realms universe and the eBook post-apocalyptic superhero series The Impostor.

Reviews

[Christine Keatley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this series..want more.

[JJacy1 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Witches and wretches

This being the fourth book in the series I am glad it’s still going strong. Established main characters to care about, new allies, and new villains all help keep this brisk tale moving. Cool fights and intrigue on the intents of the multiple parties involved with the schemes at hand make it a page turner.

My one point of author advice is find a new way of saying “word/s of power”. As a DnD player I get that casting spells usually involves a verbal aspect but given how many magic users there are in these books and their multitude of spells, it gotten painfully repetitive to read that phrase. Find some other ways of describing casting a spell, please.

[South Away]

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[E J · Rating 4 out of 5]

“... prophecy provides uncertain guidance to practical men. In my experience, it’s better to act on the basis of common sense, and then trust that afterward, no matter how things work out, the seer will provide a tortured interpretation of the original prediction to demonstrate that it all came true after all.”

What a great piece of monologue!

At Chap 8. Thoroughly enjoying this book so far. Dai Shan's backdoor deals makes him such a sneaky neutral evil bastard. Love it! And Cera, plump and pretty, is always a welcome sight; love her to bits!

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Finished. Enjoyed the first half or so of the book more than the second half, which was mostly all battles. I tend to read through those quickly since I don't find them as engaging as dialogue.

[Jeffery Mace · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just finished Richard Lee Byers' The Masked Witches. Its a continuation of the Brotherhood of the Griffon series. Very fun read that keep me engrossed to the end. Good start to a new series more intriguing undead. It was lacking in appearances of the majority of the Brotherhood, hope to see them return next book!

[Mphecker · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a decent read, but it's one of those books that relies on the next in the series. While there was some decent action, I found myself missing some of the extra members of the Brotherhood. I'm hoping that the final book in the series will bring everyone back together and give a solid fantasy series like this the ending that it deserves.

[Wes · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book. very intense. good story line. I did not care that so many open questions were left unanswered at the end. I don't mind having these 3,4,5 part books feeding into each other, but the individual books themselves need to have some kind of closure.

[Matt Cantrell · Rating 3 out of 5]

As with any story that takes characters to new places, this novel tended to drag a bit, while the setting and additional characters were introduced. However, on the other hand: UNDEAD!!! Lets start casting some divine magic at these minions of evil and get this party started!

[Shawn Holloeay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the books leading up to this one, but this book did't keep me in my seat.still a worth reading book but not as good as the books that came before.

[Kurt Vosper · Rating 4 out of 5]

see book 1

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reads just like a module but a good one. Not quite as fast paced as the ones before it but still a good read.

[Dennis Stevenson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun read. I'm impressed by how well developed the world and peoples/cultures are.

[Sean Watson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Intense!!!!!! This series can do no wrong!!! A must read!!!!!