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| maransreth |
Posted - 29 Dec 2006 : 23:23:31
I don't know how I came by this thought, but has anyone else noticed that the recent character class novels (thieves, fighters, priests, wizards) only ever have four novels in the series?
For example Wizards just released the fourth book - Frostfell. Fighters only has Master of Chains, Ghostwalker, Son of Thunder amd Bladesinger.
Priests has Mistress of the Night, Queen of the Depths, Maiden of Pain and Lady of Poison.
I think this could be applied to some of the other series as well - Cities, and even the normal trilogies when you include the Realms of novel as well.
I was going to ask what the next series of four will be, but I found out by accident looking at a webstore. I think the next series of four will be the Dungeons, starting with Depths of Madness. |
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| SirUrza |
Posted - 31 Dec 2006 : 18:46:08
quote:
Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
I think it's a way of grouping stand-alone novels by theme, without having so many books in any one series that it becomes intimidating for new readers (IIRC, that's why the Harper series was split up a bit).
I thought they broke up the Harper series because you had Elaine's novels in there without being in order, you had a sequal to one of Ed's novels in there, a "4th" book in there for Finderstone, etc. It was a mess of subsets, not a specific set of novels.
Not to mention half of them will never see reprint!
I personally haven't enjoyed most of the class books, but that's just me. I understand why they're doing it, but they need to pay more attention to what all these new authors are writing/contradicting. |
| Uzzy |
Posted - 31 Dec 2006 : 17:47:38
I am loving the anthologies that come with most trilogies. Nice way of getting the less well known writers published, and providing a nice introduction to the trilogy, despite being released at the end! If only they would make a Realms of the Harpers for Elaine's 6th Songs and Swords book, and a Bard set of books. I would be pretty happy with that lot!!  |
| Tyr |
Posted - 31 Dec 2006 : 17:21:29
Yeah, maybe as a short story somewhere like the site or Dragon. |
| Reefy |
Posted - 30 Dec 2006 : 19:26:27
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Originally posted by KnightErrantJR
Yeah, every major trilogy gets an anthology, which I like. Personally though, I wish that they would throw in a "fourth" book to the actual trilogy (channeling Douglas Adams here) set perhaps a year or two later that deals with the characters and how their lives and circumstances have changed in the aftermath of the "big story," but I doubt that will happen.
It would be nice, but unless it's a new story featuring the characters, it's hard to see how you can make a novel out of that. I agree it would be nice for some follow up to the series', but I think a novel is an unsuitabel format. It's something that could (and perhaps should) be slipped into sourcebooks, or would make a decent web enhancement. |
| Kajehase |
Posted - 30 Dec 2006 : 17:10:50
Yup, but originally they only planned for four. |
| MerrikCale |
Posted - 30 Dec 2006 : 14:14:18
of course, the year of rogues dragons had 5 |
| Archwizard |
Posted - 30 Dec 2006 : 08:14:02
I like them so much that I wished WotC commissioned a second set of the Rogues, Priests, Fighters and Wizards series. |
| Erik Scott de Bie |
Posted - 30 Dec 2006 : 06:25:13
I'm glad people are liking the 4-standalones sets. I know I enjoy them.
Cheers |
| Renzokuken |
Posted - 30 Dec 2006 : 05:02:49
"The Citadels" series will probably be a four book set too. |
| KnightErrantJR |
Posted - 30 Dec 2006 : 04:47:04
Yeah, every major trilogy gets an anthology, which I like. Personally though, I wish that they would throw in a "fourth" book to the actual trilogy (channeling Douglas Adams here) set perhaps a year or two later that deals with the characters and how their lives and circumstances have changed in the aftermath of the "big story," but I doubt that will happen. |
| scererar |
Posted - 30 Dec 2006 : 01:37:43
I like it actually. I think Wotc has been doing this for a while anyways. Look at the anthologies that have been published after each series |
| Rinonalyrna Fathomlin |
Posted - 29 Dec 2006 : 23:34:10
I think it's a way of grouping stand-alone novels by theme, without having so many books in any one series that it becomes intimidating for new readers (IIRC, that's why the Harper series was split up a bit). |
