| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Aaron Highcolor |
Posted - 04 Aug 2007 : 17:52:17
I have been wanting to read this trilogy, but have been hesitant (don't know why). I am currently reading Depths of Madness, and then will be devouring Paul Kemp's latest Erevis Cale novel.
Can anybody tell me if YotRD is a trilogy worth reading? I'm looking for positives and negatives of the books, not the authors. I can read just about any author's style.
Thanks! |
| 10 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Ayunken-vanzan |
Posted - 19 Aug 2007 : 14:43:46
I have just started with book 1 “The Rage”, and I am enjoying it. It’s about dragons, after all, so it must be good in my opinion.  Since I have read Elaine Cunningham’s “Counsellors and Kings” and “Evermeet” just before YotRD, I’ve had to adjust to the different style of R. Byers first, but I really like it. There are indeed quite a few not so common creatures right in the beginning, but that makes me only the more excited.
My first thougth when I read about Dorn Graybrook: He would be an ideal candidate for a dragonborn. The Lord of the Northwind should really contact him.  |
| SirUrza |
Posted - 10 Aug 2007 : 02:46:45
quote:
Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Not a fan at all of RSEs, myself...but I can understand feeling disappointment when a story that is sold as a "big deal" turns out not to be.
That's an understatement...
Spoiler alert.. hightlight to read..
When the dragons across Faerun go crazy.. you expect some major stuff to go down.. a couple worthless villages in the Moonsea gets destroyed.. big deal. |
| Rinonalyrna Fathomlin |
Posted - 10 Aug 2007 : 00:26:26
Not a fan at all of RSEs, myself...but I can understand feeling disappointment when a story that is sold as a "big deal" turns out not to be. |
| SirUrza |
Posted - 09 Aug 2007 : 20:04:13
I enjoyed it up until I realized that the events weren't as Realms shaking as they made it out to be. |
| Rinonalyrna Fathomlin |
Posted - 09 Aug 2007 : 01:06:18
I loved the YoRD series because it's full of fun dialogue...and RLB is very, very good at writing entertaining dialogue. |
| Aaron Highcolor |
Posted - 08 Aug 2007 : 01:01:13
Picked up book one, but not sure if I want to start it yet, or wait for the next Everis Cale novel...I devour those! Love me some Paul Kemp novels! |
| Skeptic |
Posted - 05 Aug 2007 : 07:46:25
Overall it was a disappointment for me...
First, you have to know that RLB like to use many new monsters in his novels* (maybe because WoTC ask for it). In this case, it was Draconomicon, from which I hated the new "land wyrms", that are of course present in the novels.
Second, the very weird party was a bit too much for me.
Third, I disliked many of the fights with dragons.
*I have to say that even if Unclean is full of new undead monsters, I really liked it. |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 05 Aug 2007 : 07:34:03
I quite enjoyed the books, myself. I did have a couple minor quibbles, but overall, I found the books to be a good read.
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| Xysma |
Posted - 05 Aug 2007 : 05:28:36
With dragons, interesting characters, a fun romp through much of the Realms, and nice tie-ins to bits of Realmslore, I thoroughly enjoyed this series. And the Realms of the Dragons I&II are among my favorites in the anthology series. |
| Snotlord |
Posted - 04 Aug 2007 : 20:05:11
I thought they were great fun, and I highly recommend them. To me, they are very much if the spirit of FR. |
