I, Strahd: The War Against Azalin

Ravenloft: Strahd, Book 2

By: P. N. Elrod

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Some of the parchment pages were the color of cream, thick and substantial, made to last many, many lifetimes. Other pages were thin and desiccated, positively yellow from age, and crackled alarmingly as Van Richten turned them over. There were no ornate illuminations, no fussy borders, only lines of plain text in hard black ink. The flowing handwriting was a bit difficult to follow at first; the writer's style of calligraphy had not been in common use for three hundred years. No table of contents, but from the dates it looked to be some kind of history.

He turned to the first page and read: “I, Strahd, Lord of Barovia, well aware certain events of my reign have been desperately misunderstood by those who are better at garbling history than recording it, hereby set down an exact record of those events, that the truth may at last be known....” He caught his breath. By all the good gods, a personal journal?

©1998 TSR, Inc. (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

A perfect sequel to an excellent book!

What made the experience of listening to I, Strahd: The War Against Azalin the most enjoyable?

You get to follow Strahd, who seems to be this immortal, amazingly intelligent creature operate as an underdog. It's a gripping story of intrigue where he tries to work both with and against his guest Azalin.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Lord Strahd. His intellect is truly fascinating and his thoughts are interesting and insightful during the extent of the book.

Which character – as performed by Paul Boehmer – was your favorite?

Lord Strahd, he's perfect for this role!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

A story of Intrigue

Any additional comments?

Just buy it!

if you liked the first book you'll like this one

I really enjoyed it and especially the narrators voice, though a very minor complaint at times it could be a bit slow and redundant with it's descriptions of things

Strahd was never so alive

As a fan of D&D, I've long held a love for Strahd, even as I have some reservations towards his more Dracula esque portrayals. I, Strahd and this sequel share a more nuanced, darker, and fiendish take on the character.

Strahd is presented as a strong protagonist, and no part of that makes him any less a monster. a thoroughly enjoyable story.

A fantastic sequel

Building off the story from part 1, this book did a great job of building yet another compelling story. I was surprised how fast I went through this book. I expected it to take me much longer, but before I knew it I was nearly done with it!

we always needed.more

The author does an amazing job of drawing you into this world of Racenloft for a second go around, I do really wish there was more with Straud from this author