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| MasksChosenOne |
Posted - 10 Jul 2008 : 23:50:22
Greetings ,
Ok , in HoS there's the maid , Larijin . Is she in other books as well , besides the Sembia series? As in , her own book series or perhaps a side character once more?
Thanks for answering all of my rediculous questions ,
~Ashley |
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| The Silver Bard |
Posted - 17 Jul 2008 : 17:19:32
Seeing as you're fond of Salvatore, do tell, have you picked up The Orc King? It was released in trade-paperback format this month.
I'm enjoying it!
In the previews in the back, there's a little tidbit about a series he's co-writing with his son aimed at younger readers too, which I think is an interesting move. Mayhap with this upcoming "Stone of Tymora" series, our younger kin might find a suitable introduction to the Realms.
~T. S. B. |
| MasksChosenOne |
Posted - 17 Jul 2008 : 16:42:36
Greetings ,
Wow , I did not think my topic would continue being posted upon 
Anyway I would like to say thank you for so many good ideas . And to the Silver Bard. I found The King Pinch on amazon for 2 dollars  And , of course I will buy it . Of all the authors in the FR I like Kemp or R.A the best but of course I've only read very little .
Thanks again everybody ,
~Ashley |
| The Silver Bard |
Posted - 17 Jul 2008 : 12:36:03
Of all the Realms books I might recommend, I'll second our good Sage in de'Bie's "Depths of Madness". Of the many realms novels I own (Currently sitting on 178, mind you!) Depths is most definately my favourite. Another series I might recommend would be Thomas M. Reid's Scions of Arabar series, particularly the first book.
Of all the novel villains, the 'bad guys' in The Sapphire Crescent are the only ones I've truly, utterly, completely and wholely despised...
If you're still new to the realms, try to get a sampling of which authors you like, pick up one or more of the anthologies from your bookstore. They are usually titled "Realms of (Something!)". Author specific anthologies will be "Best of the Realms", but thus far, there are only two, Ed Greenwood's and Elaine Cunningham's. There's rumor that Salvatore will be putting one out towards the end of the year, if not sometime next.
Now, if you're after something Realms-shaking, I'll point you towards Richard Lee Byers' "Year of Rogue Dragons" trilogy (It has two anthologies, so technically a quintilogy, but meh!), which is admittedly difficult to aquire down here in Australia.
And as one last long-shot suggestion - If you see "King Pinch" by David Cook in a second hand bookstore, grab it! It's definately out of print, so you'll be hard pressed to track it down, but should you stumble upon it...
~T. S. B. |
| Hawkins |
Posted - 16 Jul 2008 : 16:24:11
quote:
Originally posted by The Red Walker
Yeah, I had such a blast reading Spellfire the first time!
I actually wouldn't suggest starting with Spellfire. I would suggest Elminster: The Making of the Mage. But I did not enjoy the Shandril Saga nearly as much as others. Actually, I would probably suggest reading only Spellfire from the Shandril Saga and only Elminster: The Making of the Mage from the Elminster Series before reading any of the other novels from either series. Also, Cormyr (with Jeff Grubb) is one of the best books ever of the Realms as it gives a very detailed history of one of the most important nations of the Realms. |
| The Red Walker |
Posted - 16 Jul 2008 : 03:01:17
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Originally posted by The Sage
quote:
Originally posted by MasksChosenOne
Greetings ,
Thanks for the info . Do you have any other favorites?
~Ashley
Blackstaff by Steven Schend. And [borrowing a well-established Marvel Comics editors reference] the "soon-to-be-classic" Blackstaff Tower [coming in September] also be Steven Schend. 
I'll second Wooly's call for Cunningham and Grubb. And Rinonalyrna's definitely on the mark with books by Ed Greenwood. I'd also like to offer Depths of Madness by Erik Scott de Bie.
The Sage has given my memory a jump start , how could I have forgot my favorite, Ghostwalker by Erik Scott de Bie. Dark and gritty, great fight "scenes" and reads. Like a movie! |
| The Sage |
Posted - 16 Jul 2008 : 01:21:15
quote:
Originally posted by MasksChosenOne
Greetings ,
Thanks for the info . Do you have any other favorites?
~Ashley
Blackstaff by Steven Schend. And [borrowing a well-established Marvel Comics editors reference] the "soon-to-be-classic" Blackstaff Tower [coming in September] also be Steven Schend.
I'll second Wooly's call for Cunningham and Grubb. And Rinonalyrna's definitely on the mark with books by Ed Greenwood. I'd also like to offer Depths of Madness by Erik Scott de Bie. |
| The Red Walker |
Posted - 16 Jul 2008 : 00:10:41
quote:
Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
quote:
Originally posted by MasksChosenOne
Greetings ,
Thanks for the info . Do you have any other favorites?
~Ashley
Books by Greenwood.
Yeah, I had such a blast reading Spellfire the first time! |
| Rinonalyrna Fathomlin |
Posted - 16 Jul 2008 : 00:07:04
quote:
Originally posted by MasksChosenOne
Greetings ,
Thanks for the info . Do you have any other favorites?
~Ashley
Books by Greenwood. |
| Hawkins |
Posted - 15 Jul 2008 : 23:01:10
quote:
Originally posted by The Red Walker
I really like the harpers sereies. It was 16 "stand alone" books (a few tied together though) that do not necessarily need to be read in order. You should pick up any you spot at your local used book store!
Just make sure you read the ones that are tied together in order. You can usually tell because the ones tied together are usually by the same author (i.e. Elf Shadow, Elf Song, et cetera all by Elaine Cunningham; The Parched Sea and The Veiled Dragon both by Troy Denning; and so on and so forth). |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 15 Jul 2008 : 22:58:50
quote:
Originally posted by MasksChosenOne
Greetings ,
Thanks for the info . Do you have any other favorites?
~Ashley
For my Realms favorites, I have to recommend anything by Elaine Cunningham or the duo of Jeff Grubb and Kate Novak. Sadly, most of those books are long out of print. |
| The Red Walker |
Posted - 15 Jul 2008 : 21:34:15
quote:
Originally posted by MasksChosenOne
Greetings ,
Thanks for the info . Do you have any other favorites?
~Ashley
I really like the harpers sereies. It was 16 "stand alone" books (a few tied together though) that do not necessarily need to be read in order. You should pick up any you spot at your local used book store! |
| MasksChosenOne |
Posted - 15 Jul 2008 : 21:29:27
Greetings ,
Thanks for the info . Do you have any other favorites?
~Ashley |
| Rinonalyrna Fathomlin |
Posted - 15 Jul 2008 : 19:00:22
It was a good set of books. |
| Hawkins |
Posted - 15 Jul 2008 : 18:49:42
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
quote:
Originally posted by MasksChosenOne
Greetings ,
I , of course , loved The Butler but my favorite was Shamur's Story . Are there any books to read before the Vipers Trilogy? Just wondering of course and thank you for the recommendations.
~Ashley
The House of Serpents series is a stand-alone trilogy.
One I need to read at some point! |
| Rinonalyrna Fathomlin |
Posted - 15 Jul 2008 : 18:34:48
quote:
Originally posted by MasksChosenOne
Greetings ,
I , of course , loved The Butler but my favorite was Shamur's Story . Are there any books to read before the Vipers Trilogy? Just wondering of course and thank you for the recommendations.
~Ashley
The House of Serpents series is a stand-alone trilogy. |
| MasksChosenOne |
Posted - 14 Jul 2008 : 00:05:21
Greetings ,
I , of course , loved The Butler but my favorite was Shamur's Story . Are there any books to read before the Vipers Trilogy? Just wondering of course and thank you for the recommendations.
~Ashley |
| MerrikCale |
Posted - 13 Jul 2008 : 03:32:39
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Originally posted by danbuter
I will say that the Maid story was my second favorite in that book (following The Butler).
I liked Black Wolf
and for MasksChosenOne, the House of Vipers Trilogy is excellent. Try 'em out |
| danbuter |
Posted - 13 Jul 2008 : 01:51:57
I will say that the Maid story was my second favorite in that book (following The Butler). |
| The Red Walker |
Posted - 11 Jul 2008 : 00:59:13
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Originally posted by MasksChosenOne
Thank you Ash ,
I kind of realized that ! What others has she written? I'm still not done with HoS.....
~Ashley
She has written 8 realms novels:
Viper's Kiss
Venom's Taste
Vanity's Brood all form the House of Vipers Trilogy (loved them all)
Extintion which is 1 of 6 War of the Spider Queen books(liked it)
Sacrifice of the Widow
Storm of the Dead
assendancy of the Last these 3 are the Lady Penitent trilogy (so so)
and Heirs of Prophecy 1 of 6 of the Sembia series (excellent)
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| MasksChosenOne |
Posted - 11 Jul 2008 : 00:52:15
Thank you Ash ,
I kind of realized that ! What others has she written? I'm still not done with HoS.....
~Ashley |
| The Red Walker |
Posted - 11 Jul 2008 : 00:37:37
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Originally posted by MasksChosenOne
Ah ,
Ok thank you . Who wrote Heirs of Prophecy? And off topic , What exactly does well met mean?
~Ashley
Well met is a common greeting in the realms, like good day or nice to meet you.
Lisa Smedman wrote Heirs of Prophecy. She is one of my favorite realms authors. |
| MasksChosenOne |
Posted - 11 Jul 2008 : 00:05:04
Ah ,
Ok thank you . Who wrote Heirs of Prophecy? And off topic , What exactly does well met mean?
~Ashley |
| Alaundo |
Posted - 10 Jul 2008 : 23:58:29
Well met
Aye, she appears in her own tale in Heirs of Prophecy (Sembia series), and also features in some of the other Sembia books as a minor character. She doesn't have her own series, however. |
