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Brimstone
Great Reader
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 Posted - 03 Aug 2008 : 21:35:37
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-I like it the way it is. 
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"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
Alaundo of Candlekeep |
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
947 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2008 : 02:57:17
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Originally posted by JamesLowder
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Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
I think the basic idea of jumping ahead a century is that a fresh start will encourage new customers to give the setting a try.
The experience of Dragonlance Fifth Age suggests another possibility--failing to bring in a large new audience while giving the old audience a good excuse to stop buying/collecting the books.
Perhaps it will work better with the Realms this time, but this is most certainly a perilous path they've headed down.
Cheers,
Jim Lowder
to say the least. I think its likely a very bad idea. The real question then will be will WoTC retcon back to the 1380s or just drop FR altogether |
When hinges creak in doorless chambers and strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls, whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still, that is the time when ghosts are present, practicing their terror with ghoulish delight. |
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
947 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2008 : 03:01:54
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Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
It's been my experience (admittedly limited, but I have been through this once, with the novel line based on Marvel Comics) that when the license for a particular franchise moves from one publisher to another, many of the writers who have been working in the shared world aren't invited along for the ride. The new editor tends to offer the assignments to writers he's already worked with.
Now obviously, wherever the FR went, Ed and Bob would be more than welcome to go with them. But if you enjoy the work that others are currently doing in the setting, you might want to think twice before praying to Waukeen that this particular business transaction comes to pass. (Or, conversely, if you think we all suck, then maybe it's time to sacrifice a chicken or two.)
Not to sound too fanboyish I would expect they would bring you and Mr. Kemp along as well.
What Marvel book did you write?
And one thing to remember is a. I'm not sure of Hasbro would be as uptight about keeping tabs on everything as much as George Lucas is and B. I'm not sure other companies would be as interested in producing Realms novels as much as Star Wars novels to put up with that lack of control |
When hinges creak in doorless chambers and strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls, whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still, that is the time when ghosts are present, practicing their terror with ghoulish delight. |
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
947 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2008 : 03:13:37
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Originally posted by Purple Dragon Knight
Part of me is saddened as this will prevent some young authors to write and flourish, using Eberron as training grounds for greater future endeavours;
However...
I'd be lying if I'd say that I'm entirely saddened at seeing Eberron tank... I've stayed 100% true to the Realms and I haven't even looked once at Eberron, disagreeing with the production of this setting from the get go...
One has to wonder though: why didn't they send that Spellplague in Eberron instead, since Eberron is obviously more expendable than the Realms? (i.e. they cancelled Eberron's books, not the Realms line...)
Finally, methinks the Realms are next to go on the chopping block. Don't ask me why: it's just a bad feeling I have right now... 
(I just wish Paizo would buy the Realms off WotC...  )
I never played Eberron but there was some good stuff there. Some novels are OK |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2008 : 04:46:48
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| Merrik: I wrote an X-Men novel called Soul Killer. Also short stories in the anthologies The Ultimate Spider-Man, Untold Tales of Spider-Man, and The Ultimate Super-villain. As I mentioned, this was back when a different packager and publisher were doing the Marvel prose books, so all of those are long out of print. You could probably get them from a used book dealer, though. |
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
947 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2008 : 15:00:33
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Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
Merrik: I wrote an X-Men novel called Soul Killer. Also short stories in the anthologies The Ultimate Spider-Man, Untold Tales of Spider-Man, and The Ultimate Super-villain. As I mentioned, this was back when a different packager and publisher were doing the Marvel prose books, so all of those are long out of print. You could probably get them from a used book dealer, though.
I will look for certain. Ebay is a wonderful thing |
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 14 Aug 2008 : 22:31:47
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Originally posted by Nkoda
I actually haven't read any official word that the entire eberron series is going to be cancelled. Which would be a shame. Their books are very fast paced and entertaining. Good filler for when I'm waiting for new DL and FR books. I did notice the next drizzt novel is not on the list of upcoming products... however.
That is probably because it has NOT been cancelled. Various Eberron authors have discussed it with their editors and have been assure it will continue although it will be refocused and probably fewer novels will be coming out each year. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 15 Aug 2008 : 01:41:33
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Originally posted by DragonReader
That is probably because it has NOT been cancelled. Various Eberron authors have discussed it with their editors and have been assure it will continue although it will be refocused and probably fewer novels will be coming out each year.
I think that's a good idea, personally. When novels are coming out each month, after a while they become difficult to keep up with (for me anyway). |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
--Richard Greene (letter to Time) |
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Nkoda
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 16 Aug 2008 : 01:32:18
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Originally posted by DragonReader
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Originally posted by Nkoda
I actually haven't read any official word that the entire eberron series is going to be cancelled. Which would be a shame. Their books are very fast paced and entertaining. Good filler for when I'm waiting for new DL and FR books. I did notice the next drizzt novel is not on the list of upcoming products... however.
That is probably because it has NOT been cancelled. Various Eberron authors have discussed it with their editors and have been assure it will continue although it will be refocused and probably fewer novels will be coming out each year.
I distrust the establishment. Chris Metzen said that they weren't going to kill Illidan... |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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monknwildcat
Learned Scribe
USA
285 Posts |
Posted - 17 Aug 2008 : 02:06:51
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Congrats, Sage (and all other DL fans)!  |
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 18 Aug 2008 : 18:57:24
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Originally posted by Nkoda
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Originally posted by DragonReader
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Originally posted by Nkoda
I actually haven't read any official word that the entire eberron series is going to be cancelled. Which would be a shame. Their books are very fast paced and entertaining. Good filler for when I'm waiting for new DL and FR books. I did notice the next drizzt novel is not on the list of upcoming products... however.
That is probably because it has NOT been cancelled. Various Eberron authors have discussed it with their editors and have been assure it will continue although it will be refocused and probably fewer novels will be coming out each year.
I distrust the establishment. Chris Metzen said that they weren't going to kill Illidan...
There seems to be alot of that, but given that they just released book 1 of a series that won't be finished until 2010. Why would they do that if they were ending the line? Given that the authors have been told the line is continuing, why would we doubt it? |
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Cancellation of Eberron and Discovery novel line
