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Oriac
Acolyte
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 Posted - 30 Jan 2009 : 16:13:42
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Who can't wait to run in and grab a copy of Unholy the first week of February? I know I can't. Just finished reading Undead for the second time to refresh my memory and man am I pumped. So pumped that when I went to my very unorganized collection of FR books to pick something to read until it comes out I must have unconsciously grabbed another Richard Lee Byers book(The Rage). Anyways, I'm so excited for this book to come out that I couldn't resist trying to create an early book club. Can't wait to see Aoth and all the others back in action.
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Corrupteddragon
Acolyte
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jan 2009 : 16:55:42
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| Just picked up my copy last night at my local Borders ( They always seem to put out the Wizards books about a week before release). The last few pages had the rest of the Wilds and Waterdeep series books listed on it, going through 2010. |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3248 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jan 2009 : 20:34:54
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Honestly, I read Unclean and then really had no interest in the rest of the trilogy. It's not that I don't like Mr. Byer's writing (far from it), but rather I couldn't get into the Thayan politics and the very strange undead that came out of the woodwork.  |
I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.
Ashe's Character Sheet
Alphabetized Index of Realms NPCs |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3290 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jan 2009 : 22:14:23
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-I want to read it. Then that series will be complete. 
-So what were the titles for Ed Greenwood presents and the Wilds Corrupteddragon? 
BRIMSTONE |
"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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scererar
Master of Realmslore
USA
1618 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jan 2009 : 01:27:05
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| an excellent trilogy so far. Can't wait to pick up book 3 |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jan 2009 : 04:16:55
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Not at my store yet .... Can't wait to read it! |
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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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
5402 Posts |
Posted - 01 Feb 2009 : 06:28:04
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| I'm going to give a weird non endorsement endorsement here. I really liked the first two books of the series. I really thought I'd be finishing this one, but I just have no energy to follow anything Realmsian at this point, even though RLB came the closest to making me care about 4E era Realms events. |
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Corrupteddragon
Acolyte
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - 01 Feb 2009 : 17:17:16
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-So what were the titles for Ed Greenwood presents and the Wilds Corrupteddragon?
The titles were
The Wilds -
Restless Shore, James P David May 09
Edge of Chaos, Jak Koke Aug 09
Wrath of the Blue Lady Dec 09
Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep
Downshadow, Erik Scott De Bie April 09
City of the Dead, Rosemary Jones June 09
The God Catcher, Erin Evans Feb 2010
Circle of Skulls, James P Davis June 2010 |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3290 Posts |
Posted - 01 Feb 2009 : 21:27:54
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-Thanks.
BRIMSTONE |
"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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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 02 Feb 2009 : 17:36:55
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
Honestly, I read Unclean and then really had no interest in the rest of the trilogy. It's not that I don't like Mr. Byer's writing (far from it), but rather I couldn't get into the Thayan politics and the very strange undead that came out of the woodwork.
I too read Unclean and thought it was well-written (as books by Mr. Byers tend to be), but I'm reluctant to read the rest of the series as it is essentially "transitioning" Thay into the 4E version of it (which I don't like). I have the exact same feelings about Thomas M. Reid's current trilogy as well, by the way. |
"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) |
Edited by - Rinonalyrna Fathomlin on 02 Feb 2009 17:37:46 |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 02 Feb 2009 : 17:38:54
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Originally posted by Corrupteddragon
The God Catcher, Erin Evans Feb 2010
Circle of Skulls, James P Davis June 2010
Where'd you learn about these? |
"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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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 02 Feb 2009 : 20:13:22
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
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Originally posted by Corrupteddragon
The God Catcher, Erin Evans Feb 2010
Circle of Skulls, James P Davis June 2010
Where'd you learn about these?
Those series Novels were listed inside his copy of Unholy |
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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Orn
Acolyte
Canada
12 Posts |
Posted - 02 Feb 2009 : 21:19:26
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I very much enjoyed the first 2 novels the this series. It was tense and gripping story, with a constant amount of new and exciting plot developments throughout.
The spell plague hit like a natural disaster, and was well integrated into the plot.
There has certainly been natural disasters in the history of mankind on earth, such as the destruction of the Minoan civilization from the eruption of the volcano Thera. The Greeks had subsequently taken advantage of the destruction and conquered the Minoans... and then conquered themselves by another group of Greeks.
I think it was about time that the realms had to deal a natural disaster of magic, unique to the realms of fantasy. Very exciting. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 03 Feb 2009 : 00:30:40
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
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Originally posted by Corrupteddragon
The God Catcher, Erin Evans Feb 2010
Circle of Skulls, James P Davis June 2010
Where'd you learn about these?
Those series Novels were listed inside his copy of Unholy
Thanks for the clarification. |
"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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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 03 Feb 2009 : 16:14:57
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
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Originally posted by Corrupteddragon
The God Catcher, Erin Evans Feb 2010
Circle of Skulls, James P Davis June 2010
Where'd you learn about these?
Those series Novels were listed inside his copy of Unholy
Thanks for the clarification.
I live to serve |
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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hawkytom
Seeker
USA
82 Posts |
Posted - 04 Feb 2009 : 07:48:01
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| really wanted to pick this up today, but my local B&N didn't have it in stock...even though they were suppose to. BLAH, hopefully tomorrow! |
Any Lone Wolf fans? Old school gamebooks from the 80's? They are being re-released/updated, and new books 29-32 being written: http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/novels/lonewolfsolo.html
Forgotten Realms BOOKS owned: ALL of them! (ebooks?...NONE! ever) |
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Corrupteddragon
Acolyte
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - 04 Feb 2009 : 18:31:07
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| Just finished it last night, no spoilers, but it was a good book, and I really liked how it turned out. I know alot of people dont want to read post spellplague stuff, but this was a pretty good series and I really enjoyed it. |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 06 Feb 2009 : 13:47:57
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| I'm glad you liked it. |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 06 Feb 2009 : 16:21:40
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Is this going to make the bookclub Sage?
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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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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 06 Feb 2009 : 23:36:25
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 08 Feb 2009 : 00:14:15
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Originally posted by The Sage
The Bookclub scrolls for Unholy are now open for discussion.
Yeah!.....now if my local bn would stock their shelves!! |
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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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3290 Posts |
Posted - 10 Feb 2009 : 23:42:41
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-Got it today. Will read in the near future. 
BRIMSTONE |
"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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Orn
Acolyte
Canada
12 Posts |
Posted - 12 Feb 2009 : 17:51:54
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I very much enjoyed the conclusion to this series. I was absolutely glued to each novel, including Unholy. It had very interesting characters series of realm shaking events events (which I love).
The 100 year time lapse was well integrated into the plot, and in fact essential to a really great story. |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 12 Feb 2009 : 18:00:39
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| I'm glad you liked it, Orn. |
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