The Temple of Elemental Evil (novel)

The Temple of Elemental Evil

Cover of the first edition
Language	English
Genre	Fantasy novel
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Paperback)

The Temple of Elemental Evil is a 2001 fantasy novel by Thomas M. Reid. It is set in the world of Greyhawk and based on the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, specifically the adventure T1-4 The Temple of Elemental Evil . ^[1]

Plot summary

The heroes entering the Temple seek to find a way to save the world from a demon struggling to escape captivity and an evil demigod working to gain control over the demon. ^[2]

Development

The Temple of Elemental Evil was published in May 2001. ^[3]

This book is a novelization of The Temple of Elemental Evil adventure and features characters based on the characters that Reid developed with his friends while they played the module during college in a Greyhawk campaign.^{[ citation needed ]}

Reception

Reviewing the novel for Science Fiction Chronicle , Don D'Ammassa wrote that although it is "not earthshaking", the story is "well paced and logically developed, and there's even some reasonably good characterization." ^[4]

References

1. "The Seven Greyhawk Classics of the Ancient World". Black Gate. September 25, 2011.
2. Slavicsek, Bill; Baker, Rich; Mohan, Kim (2005). Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies. For Dummies. p. 375. ISBN   978-0-7645-8459-6 . Retrieved February 12, 2009.
3. "WotC Product Library: The Temple of Elemental Evil". wizards.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2001.
4. D'Ammassa, Don (September 2001). "Greyhawk: The Temple of Elemental Evil", Science Fiction Chronicle 22 (9): 42–44.