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The DemonWars Saga
The Education of Brother Thaddius and Other Tales of DemonWars
These tales of DemonWars surround the seven-book DemonWars Saga by R.A. Salvatore.
Book 1: The Demon Awakens
Book 2: The Demon Spirit
Book 3: The Demon Apostle
Book 4: Mortalis
Book 5: Ascendance
Book 6: Transcendence
Book 7: Immortalis
“Mather’s Blood” takes place before the start of the DemonWars Saga and tells of the ranger Mather Wyndon, uncle of Elbryan, a central figure in DemonWars.
“A Song For Sadye” offers new insights into the life of the bard, Sadye, who plays an important role in the second DemonWars half of the DemonWars Saga.
“The Education of Brother Thaddius” picks up the DemonWars story immediately following Immortalis, the last book of DemonWars, and opens to door for the next saga in the world of Corona. First printed in the DemonWars: Reformation Core Rule Book, “The Education of Brother Thaddius” highlights the troubles in the in Abellican Church, battered by the De’Unneran Heresy and struggling to survive in a world ravaged by wars and demons.
Book 1: The Demon Awakens
Book 2: The Demon Spirit
Book 3: The Demon Apostle
Book 4: Mortalis
Book 5: Ascendance
Book 6: Transcendence
Book 7: Immortalis
“Mather’s Blood” takes place before the start of the DemonWars Saga and tells of the ranger Mather Wyndon, uncle of Elbryan, a central figure in DemonWars.
“A Song For Sadye” offers new insights into the life of the bard, Sadye, who plays an important role in the second DemonWars half of the DemonWars Saga.
“The Education of Brother Thaddius” picks up the DemonWars story immediately following Immortalis, the last book of DemonWars, and opens to door for the next saga in the world of Corona. First printed in the DemonWars: Reformation Core Rule Book, “The Education of Brother Thaddius” highlights the troubles in the in Abellican Church, battered by the De’Unneran Heresy and struggling to survive in a world ravaged by wars and demons.
128 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 23, 2014
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About the author
R.A. Salvatore
607 books11.3k followersAs one of the fantasy genre’s most successful authors, R.A. Salvatore enjoys an ever-expanding and tremendously loyal following. His books regularly appear on The New York Times best-seller lists and have sold more than 10,000,000 copies. Salvatore’s original hardcover, The Two Swords, Book III of The Hunter’s Blade Trilogy (October 2004) debuted at # 1 on The Wall Street Journal best-seller list and at # 4 on The New York Times best-seller list. His books have been translated into numerous foreign languages including German, Italian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Turkish, Croatian, Bulgarian, Yiddish, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Portuguese, Czech, and French.
Salvatore’s first published novel, The Crystal Shard from TSR in 1988, became the first volume of the acclaimed Icewind Dale Trilogy and introduced an enormously popular character, the dark elf Drizzt Do’Urden. Since that time, Salvatore has published numerous novels for each of his signature multi-volume series including The Dark Elf Trilogy, Paths of Darkness, The Hunter’s Blades Trilogy, and The Cleric Quintet.
His love affair with fantasy, and with literature in general, began during his sophomore year of college when he was given a copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings as a Christmas gift. He promptly changed his major from computerscience to journalism. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications from Fitchburg State College in 1981, then returned for the degree he always cherished, the Bachelor of Arts in English. He began writing seriously in 1982, penning the manuscript that would become Echoes of the Fourth Magic. Salvatore held many jobs during those first years as a writer, finally settling in (much to our delight) to write full time in 1990.
The R.A. Salvatore Collection has been established at his alma mater, Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, containing the writer’s letters, manuscripts, and other professional papers. He is in good company, as The Salvatore Collection is situated alongside The Robert Cormier Library, which celebrates the writing career of the co-alum and esteemed author of young adult books.
Salvatore is an active member of his community and is on the board of trustees at the local library in Leominster, Massachusetts. He has participated in several American Library Association regional conferences, giving talks on themes including “Adventure fantasy” and “Why young adults read fantasy.” Salvatore himself enjoys a broad range of literary writers including James Joyce, Mark Twain, Geoffrey Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dante, and Sartre. He counts among his favorite genre literary influences Ian Fleming, Arthur Conan Doyle, Fritz Leiber, and of course, J.R.R. Tolkien.
Born in 1959, Salvatore is a native of Massachusetts and resides there with his wife Diane, and their three children, Bryan, Geno, and Caitlin. The family pets include three Japanese Chins, Oliver, Artemis and Ivan, and four cats including Guenhwyvar.
When he isn't writing, Salvatore chases after his three Japanese Chins, takes long walks, hits the gym, and coaches/plays on a fun-league softball team that includes most of his family. His gaming group still meets on Sundays to play.
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Salvatore’s first published novel, The Crystal Shard from TSR in 1988, became the first volume of the acclaimed Icewind Dale Trilogy and introduced an enormously popular character, the dark elf Drizzt Do’Urden. Since that time, Salvatore has published numerous novels for each of his signature multi-volume series including The Dark Elf Trilogy, Paths of Darkness, The Hunter’s Blades Trilogy, and The Cleric Quintet.
His love affair with fantasy, and with literature in general, began during his sophomore year of college when he was given a copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings as a Christmas gift. He promptly changed his major from computerscience to journalism. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications from Fitchburg State College in 1981, then returned for the degree he always cherished, the Bachelor of Arts in English. He began writing seriously in 1982, penning the manuscript that would become Echoes of the Fourth Magic. Salvatore held many jobs during those first years as a writer, finally settling in (much to our delight) to write full time in 1990.
The R.A. Salvatore Collection has been established at his alma mater, Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, containing the writer’s letters, manuscripts, and other professional papers. He is in good company, as The Salvatore Collection is situated alongside The Robert Cormier Library, which celebrates the writing career of the co-alum and esteemed author of young adult books.
Salvatore is an active member of his community and is on the board of trustees at the local library in Leominster, Massachusetts. He has participated in several American Library Association regional conferences, giving talks on themes including “Adventure fantasy” and “Why young adults read fantasy.” Salvatore himself enjoys a broad range of literary writers including James Joyce, Mark Twain, Geoffrey Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dante, and Sartre. He counts among his favorite genre literary influences Ian Fleming, Arthur Conan Doyle, Fritz Leiber, and of course, J.R.R. Tolkien.
Born in 1959, Salvatore is a native of Massachusetts and resides there with his wife Diane, and their three children, Bryan, Geno, and Caitlin. The family pets include three Japanese Chins, Oliver, Artemis and Ivan, and four cats including Guenhwyvar.
When he isn't writing, Salvatore chases after his three Japanese Chins, takes long walks, hits the gym, and coaches/plays on a fun-league softball team that includes most of his family. His gaming group still meets on Sundays to play.
http://us.macmillan.com/author/rasalv...
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March 7, 2020
For those reading Salvatore's The Coven series, you'll notice a copy of Brother Thaddius at the end of the Kindle version for book 2 (Reckoning of Fallen Gods) - I was going to skip it until I started book 3 (Song of the Rising God) and saw Brother Thaddius mentioned in the first sentence of the prologue. So to be thorough and not miss out on anything, I decided to read Brother Thaddius before going into The Coven's book 3. If you find yourself in a similar situation you might want to do the same.
I enjoyed the story of Brother Thaddeus a lot more than I expected. I loved it - very memorable. At one point in the story, I felt like I was in the middle of a Charlie's Angels episode, but with magic and a million times better (if you read the story you'll get the reference).
If you've already read The DemonWars Saga then you must read this story about Brother Thaddeus - I insist. In fact, I won't take no for an answer. If you haven't read The DemonWars Saga, then you can still enjoy Brother Thaddeus first - maybe you should read The Coven series, and then read Brother Thaddeus after book 2 and before book 3, just like me.
I enjoyed the story of Brother Thaddeus a lot more than I expected. I loved it - very memorable. At one point in the story, I felt like I was in the middle of a Charlie's Angels episode, but with magic and a million times better (if you read the story you'll get the reference).
If you've already read The DemonWars Saga then you must read this story about Brother Thaddeus - I insist. In fact, I won't take no for an answer. If you haven't read The DemonWars Saga, then you can still enjoy Brother Thaddeus first - maybe you should read The Coven series, and then read Brother Thaddeus after book 2 and before book 3, just like me.
March 19, 2017
It's a shame that the main story was kinda boring to be honest, the first two stories we're more interesting and I would have liked to hear more of those, I guess I haven't read enough of R.A Salvatores books and enough of his world to appreciate this fully maybe.
February 2, 2017
Having only read a single DemonWars novel and a graphic novel, I expected this might put me a bit out of my depth. The first story was familiar, and subsequent ones referenced several characters I knew, though reading this ahead of time might have spoiled some of that story for me. Of course, I'm sure plenty of it flew right over my head, and I'm sure much of the pleasure comes in the telling of the story rather than simply the events, so I am not concerned. I did enjoy listening to these stories, which were interspersed throughout the events of the books, and varied a bit in writing style, but were as engaging as other Salvatore books I have read. I liked that they bridged the gap between the one book I have read and the setting for a roleplaying game based on the setting that I have heard about in a way that makes sense.
June 5, 2020
these are three short stories in the demonwars world. I must say that I don't know these books, haven't read any of them. I was a big fan of drizzt do'urden and have read all books up until the companions, which was an absolutely ridiculous turn in the story and had me feeling so angry and disappointed. I never picked up another book from salvatore after that. now during the lockdown phase salvatore gave this book away for free, so i decided to get it and read it. I'm unfamiliar with this world and that definitely is preventing me from enjoying it more. there are just too many names and events i don't know. still all of the three stories are unmistakably salvatore's awesome style and it was enjoyable. makes me even more sad that i don't follow drizzt anymore..
October 1, 2023
Interesting story yet it lacked depth
August 27, 2015
This was interesting. I particularly liked the story near the beginning that told the tale of an earlier Ranger than Nightbird. If it was just that story.. this would have gotten a 5/5 stars.
The other story that oddly captured by attention was the one with the instrument. I think getting more of that would have been pretty cool.
The other stories weren't bad, but neither were they great.
It was nice to hope back into this world. Not just in the world, but in the time period we started in with the first book.
By the end of the main tale I can see a pretty clear opening for more to come. Many changes that the order has gone through.. that likely would just get a byline in a new tale.
I would not recommend this reading to someone that is not familiar with the world already. If you want to read it I would be sure that you have read all of the initial Demon Wars books. If you have just read the Highway man series I would steer clear for now. There are several things that could spoil your reading of some of the best works Salvatore has penned.
The other story that oddly captured by attention was the one with the instrument. I think getting more of that would have been pretty cool.
The other stories weren't bad, but neither were they great.
It was nice to hope back into this world. Not just in the world, but in the time period we started in with the first book.
By the end of the main tale I can see a pretty clear opening for more to come. Many changes that the order has gone through.. that likely would just get a byline in a new tale.
I would not recommend this reading to someone that is not familiar with the world already. If you want to read it I would be sure that you have read all of the initial Demon Wars books. If you have just read the Highway man series I would steer clear for now. There are several things that could spoil your reading of some of the best works Salvatore has penned.
July 27, 2015
I couldn't get into the story. Which is probably my own fault because its set in the middle of a saga I haven't read. I picked it up at a sale.
The first two stories started out pretty good, but the rest, oeff. I couldn't follow. It seems like a solid fantasy, just don't start with this one.
The first two stories started out pretty good, but the rest, oeff. I couldn't follow. It seems like a solid fantasy, just don't start with this one.
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