Andrew Jackson 394 wrote:
I don't want to be put off the entire series but a bad first impression has left me a little wary of picking this one up. I've never read any of Elaine's other work, can someone point me to where I would find some of the short stories so I can see if her writing style works for me.
You can find a list of her works here, which include her short stories. Elaine is a very solid writer who has the gift of breathing life into her characters instead of giving us cardboard cutouts. I think one of Elaine's best Forgotten Realms novels was Evermeet. I really loved that one.