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greatswisscheese
Acolyte
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 Posted - 03 Dec 2008 : 07:33:06
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So I'm a big fan of Salvatore and I finished reading "The Two Swords" After that I went onto read "The Orc King" and was extremely confused. It seems there was a 100 year gap between the two where something catastrophic happened in the world. What book/books should I read to catch up?
Thanks for all the help!!
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 03 Dec 2008 : 13:38:22
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I think only the prologue and epilogue of Orc King are 100 years ahead.
There are tons of scrolls here that address the timejump, but no novels that detail it.
Just search spellplague and check those threads and you will get caught up. |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Lord Karsus
Great Reader
USA
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 03 Dec 2008 : 16:23:46
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quote:
Originally posted by The Red Walker
I think only the prologue and epilogue of Orc King are 100 years ahead.
That's correct. The rest of the novel is set in the "present" (1372 or so). |
"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."
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Posted - 03 Dec 2008 : 18:18:30
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My novel Undead won't answer all your questions about the Spellplague, but it shows what the disaster was like for some of the people trying to live through it.
Undead's the sequel to Unclean, so you might conceivably want to read that one first. |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 03 Dec 2008 : 19:12:08
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Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
My novel Undead won't answer all your questions about the Spellplague, but it shows what the disaster was like for some of the people trying to live through it.
Undead's the sequel to Unclean, so you might conceivably want to read that one first.
Since you said you were a big Salvatore fan, I am going to second what Richard said and say read his books, you will love them too!
I will always be a big fan of RA, but I tend to like grittier stuff and Richard's Trilogy based on Thay (Unclean, Undead and the still to be released Unholy) is great stuff! |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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