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| briar37 |
Posted - 26 Nov 2002 : 04:33:37
hey everyone,
I am new to the Forgotten Realm series. And i was wondering if u guys could give me alittle help. i am currently reading "The Dark Elf trilogy" and am only 100 pages into "Homeland". Is there an actual order to the books? Also if there is do they follow Drizzt? And if they dont how do i incorporate Drizzt into the series?
thx in advance for your help! |
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| Mumadar Ibn Huzal |
Posted - 26 Nov 2002 : 18:11:04
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Originally posted by ArcticKnight
So whereever is good. Other then Drizzt i could suggest The Avatar Trilogy being the ONLY series that is even kind of required reading, the rest are just whenever u feel like it.
Hmmm... don't know about the requirement for that series... unless one is specifically looking for what the Times of Troubles (ToT) was about. Something which is of less importance in current day Realms, set well after the event. The ToT explanation was the reason I finally choose to read the books, but wasn't very much impressed.
If one wants to compare the Avatar series to DragonLance novels, these are in style very close. Dealing obviously with an adventuring party as in the format as we all know from the Table Top games. The current novels in the Sembia series are of a completely different style and IMO fit the Realms much better (as do the books of Salvatore).
The anthology series provide a better look at the Realms and give a brief feeling of what tranpires... touching and hinting only at tips of proverbial ice-bergs. They can entice the reader to delve further into the world and get thoroughly lost as many of us scribes are.
Hehehe... the Realms are like Ravenloft, once you're in, you can't get out. |
| briar37 |
Posted - 26 Nov 2002 : 17:17:38
ohhhhh i get it lol! So i could pick up any books i in the series i wanted and still be ok.ill look into picking up the avatar series. Omg this series is looking a lot better than i thought it was going to be! thx for your guys help. |
| ArcticKnight |
Posted - 26 Nov 2002 : 17:13:02
AH HA you have touched on the exact reason y the Forgotten Reamls is so much better then DragonLance...DragonLance revolves around the same hand full of characters so it is important for there to be a book reading order...but the reason that u are not understanding peoples responses is becase there IS NO ORDER!!!!!!!!! in readings
Every series or Trilogy is about someone new and differant and RARELY do they interact with characters from other series.
IMO the best way is the way TSR/WOTC intended...the order they were published...but u can start anywhere, there are Trilogys and series in the realms but they are clearly marked on the covers as to what series and what order....EVERYONE started somewhere different
in my experiance being a long time reader i read all of them as published. MOST Other people pick and choose what they want to read based on interest.
So whereever is good. Other then Drizzt i could suggest The Avatar Trilogy being the ONLY series that is even kind of required reading, the rest are just whenever u feel like it. |
| briar37 |
Posted - 26 Nov 2002 : 16:28:59
no what i mean is like in all series there is a beginning series u read to get a introduction like to the books. Like the whole Dragonlance Chronicales and the Test of Twins series comes next.
They werent the 1st books published or anything but they are the books u read when u want to get into the books.What books are the books u read to get into the Forgotten realm? |
| Lord Rad |
Posted - 26 Nov 2002 : 16:22:12
Yeah that link should do it! Ive just checked the direct link (http://www.wizards.com/forgottenrealms/FR_Timeline.asp#KnownChronological) which shows the historical chronological order of Forgotten Realms books. Is this what you mean?
As for publishing order, i think first was Darkwalker on Moonshae, but im not sure what followed, i dont think that Black Wizards was published straight afterwards but i may be wrong. |
| briar37 |
Posted - 26 Nov 2002 : 16:20:43
Oh i went to the link and it gave me the Choronological order of the books. Thats not what im really looking for. |
| briar37 |
Posted - 26 Nov 2002 : 16:19:39
i want the order for the beginning books. Like for example, in Dragonlance your supposed to read the Dragons of Autumn Twilight,Dragons of Winter Night, and than Dragons of Spring Dawning. Is there a forgotten realm 3 books that i should read just to give me an insight into the books? |
| Lord Rad |
Posted - 26 Nov 2002 : 16:06:14
I think theres a link to a novel reading order in Tethtorils Bookshelf on the novels page at the top. |
| briar37 |
Posted - 26 Nov 2002 : 16:01:31
well i dont play DnD or anything like that. Dont get me wrong i would like to but i dont have any clue on where i would go to play it or how i would start. Buts thats off the point
Is there a certain series or something that i should follow? |
| Arion Elenim |
Posted - 26 Nov 2002 : 05:16:56
Indeed there is...but it's tricky....
If you game at all (as in play Dungeons and Dragons), you should know about core rule books and stuff.....there is a Faerun book that gives you all the details of the Forgotten Realms world...it is wonderful...there is a timeline in the back...... |
| briar37 |
Posted - 26 Nov 2002 : 05:13:19
no i mean is there a general order in the forgotten realm series.
but thx for the info on drizzt. He is really a good character to read about. |
| ArcticKnight |
Posted - 26 Nov 2002 : 05:08:37
Arion is correct, u are currently reading the finest realms book in exsistance.
There is also the Paths of Darkness series that follows Drizzt and others u will meet in books to come... it looks like this
The Dark Elf Trilogy
Homeland
Exile
Sojourn
The Icewind Dale Trilogy
The Crystal Shard
Streams of Silver
The Halfings Gem
The Legacy of the Drow Series
The Legacy
Starless Night
Siege of Darkness
Passage to Dawn
Paths of Darkness Series
The Silent Blade
The Spine of the World
The Servent of the Shard
The Sea of Swords
The Hunters Blades Trilogy
The Thousand Orcs
The Lone Drow (2003)
The Two Swords (2004)
also a few short stories in Various Realms Anthologies
other then that there are tons of other FR books and anywhere is a good place to start after Drizzt |
| Arion Elenim |
Posted - 26 Nov 2002 : 04:58:19
Ah yes, the good old days....
Congrats, you are actually reading one of the finest novels in Forgotten Realms lore....
Yes, the Dark Elf Trilogy continues with Exile and then wraps up with Sojourn....Drizzt's saga continues with the Icewind Dale Trilogy, the Legacy of the Drow 4-book series (or is it 5?)...and the Hunters Blade Trilogy just released book 1....
Enjoy my good man....there is MUCH more on Drizzt Do'Urden to come.... |
