Pawns Prevail

Quest Triad #1

by Douglas Niles

Holt, a poor farm-boy, and Danis of Vanderthan, a warrior-princess, join together to prevent the forces of evil from recovering a magical artifact that, unbeknownst to them, could destroy the kingdom. Original.

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

314 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1995

About the author

Douglas Niles is a fantasy author and game designer. Niles was one of the creators of the Dragonlance world and the author of the first three Forgotten Realms novels, and the Top Secret S/I espionage role-playing game. He currently resides in Delavan, Wisconsin with his wife, Christine, and two Bouviets, Reggie and Stella. He enjoys playing his guitar, cooking, and visiting with family.

Reviews

[Summer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A solid little fantasy romp. Nothing too deep here. Just good ol' fashioned sword and sorcery adventure. Definitely feels like someone novelized their 1st edition D&D game though.

[Sebastian Fox · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not sure what series another reviewer here read but all three of these novels are by Douglas Niles (Pawns Prevail, Suitors Duel, and Immortal Game) and definitively have to do with each other. That said, this is a fun read. While meant for a younger audience, the dialogue amd imagery is well written and a bit scary. Don't let the cover fool you, its a good deal different than it looks. An unusual tale in which many of the events are caused entirely by outside forces playing a game. Almost like a Dragonlance for teens novel. Looking forward to the other novels.

[Charlotte · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun little book. It's a pretty basic fantasy story, yet still entertaining.

[LaRita · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good book for small kids to preteen reading age trying to get into sci fi fantasy. These books are pretty old though. I got mine from the library. It is a series of books under the name First Quest but written by different authors and all the books are unrelated to each other. easy reading language. The story was fast paced.

[Betsy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mystery find. Full review to come.