Filbi reviewed The Horde by David Cook
Review of 'The Horde' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Fills in the vast empty space between the main Forgotten Realms and the Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms box set, and is a vast improvement over the latter. Unlike Kara-Tur's mishmash of tired Asian stereotypes, the Hordelands are a properly fleshed out fantasy setting with an organic-feeling history, ethnography, and ecology.
The only thing stopping me from giving this five stars is the lack of organization in the gazetteer section, which makes searching for information difficult. They really should have given the major areas or nations each their own section instead of spreading the information on each of them around the chapter. Still, this is a fantastic resource.