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jornan
Learned Scribe
Canada
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 Posted - 04 May 2010 : 04:35:56
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Does anyone have any news when this book will take place? Current 1470's DR timeline? or sometime between the spellplague and the current time?
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 04 May 2010 : 04:49:39
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| I would assume in the 'current' time. 1480 DR. Maybe a flashback here and there. |
"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."
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skychrome
Senior Scribe
713 Posts |
Posted - 04 May 2010 : 16:40:03
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| Wow, any synopsis available? Who are the characters? |
"You make an intriguing offer, one that is very tempting. It would seem that I have little alternative than to answer thusly: DISINTEGRATE!" Vaarsuvius, Order of the Stick 625 |
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Elfinblade
Senior Scribe
Norway
377 Posts |
Posted - 04 May 2010 : 17:43:17
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| Not too involved with the whole Drizzt saga myself, but as far as i know, no information regarding that novel has been released yet. |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3287 Posts |
Posted - 04 May 2010 : 19:52:40
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One could assume Drizzt will be in the novel. |
"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."
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Elfinblade
Senior Scribe
Norway
377 Posts |
Posted - 04 May 2010 : 20:02:20
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Originally posted by Brimstone
One could assume Drizzt will be in the novel.
Haha indeed sir.  |
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skychrome
Senior Scribe
713 Posts |
Posted - 04 May 2010 : 21:40:27
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It is the most likely guess (unfortunately  ), but I still had hopes it might be something different... |
"You make an intriguing offer, one that is very tempting. It would seem that I have little alternative than to answer thusly: DISINTEGRATE!" Vaarsuvius, Order of the Stick 625 |
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jornan
Learned Scribe
Canada
256 Posts |
Posted - 05 May 2010 : 01:00:15
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| I hope Drizzt is in it. But I also hope that the change in timeline/setting and cast of characters will reinvigorate the series and bring us something new, different, and exciting. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 05 May 2010 : 01:02:07
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Originally posted by skychrome
It is the most likely guess (unfortunately ), but I still had hopes it might be something different...
I'm inclined to agree. Now, if it were to be an actual exploration-tale of Gauntlgrym as a human city built for them by the dwarves of Delzoun, I'd be entirely more ineterested. |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3287 Posts |
Posted - 05 May 2010 : 04:10:15
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by skychrome
It is the most likely guess (unfortunately ), but I still had hopes it might be something different...
I'm inclined to agree. Now, if it were to be an actual exploration-tale of Gauntlgrym as a human city built for them by the dwarves of Delzoun, I'd be entirely more ineterested.
I will probably check this novel out.
I stopped reading after the Orc King. |
"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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skychrome
Senior Scribe
713 Posts |
Posted - 05 May 2010 : 19:56:48
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by skychrome
It is the most likely guess (unfortunately ), but I still had hopes it might be something different...
I'm inclined to agree. Now, if it were to be an actual exploration-tale of Gauntlgrym as a human city built for them by the dwarves of Delzoun, I'd be entirely more ineterested.
Totally agree there with you sage! The setting has an enormous potential.
However a classical Drizzt "God-Mode" story would most likely not provide maximum results. My main criticism about RAS's writing style generally is, that he is good at describing fighting scenes and bad at decribing settings and creating setting atmosphere. The latter however is exactly what I would wish for when reading a novel set in Gauntlgrym... |
"You make an intriguing offer, one that is very tempting. It would seem that I have little alternative than to answer thusly: DISINTEGRATE!" Vaarsuvius, Order of the Stick 625 |
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BEAST
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 06 May 2010 : 19:40:10
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From a chat session:
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7:04 [Comment From Morgan AllgoodMorgan Allgood: ]
I was wondering if there will be Drizzt books set in the current era of Forgotten Realms to look forward to?
7:05 RASalvatore: Current era? Meaning where they left off or in the current Realms era, which is 100 years in the future?
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7:06 [Comment From Morgan AllgoodMorgan Allgood: ]
That is the era to which I'm referring. Will he be in 4E era in any books.
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7:06 RASalvatore: If you mean current, as in right after Ghost King, not for a while.
The book I'm writing right now[, Gauntlgrym,] advances the timeline greatly, catching up to the Realms. (bold added; <Live Chat: R.A. Salvatore>, 16-OCT-2009, Suvudu.com)
Whether that means that he will start where The Ghost King left off, in 1385 DR, and then quickly skip ahead to 1485 DR; or if he will just start off in 1485 DR and give us a few flashbacks to key events that have transpired in the meantime; I cannot say. It does sound like he will be breezing over the next century rather quickly, either way, though, and may never come back to fill in the details. And that concerns me, a bit.
4E FRCG spoiler:
Since the dwarves (including Mithral Hall) leave the League of Silver Marches over concerns about the orcs, and Bruenor eventually dies, these would seem to be very significant events that need to be described in detail. I would seriously hope that RAS doesn't just skim over them in passing. I've actually begged him in an e-mail to make darn sure and give us a super-heroic send-off for the red-beared one!
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"'You don't know my history,' he said dryly."
--Drizzt Do'Urden (The Pirate King, Part 1: Chapter 2)
<"Comprehensive Chronology of R.A. Salvatore Forgotten Realms Works"> |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3287 Posts |
Posted - 06 May 2010 : 23:09:22
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So RA gets to write his 4E Novels a good 5 Years ahead of everbody else?
The Current year is 1480 according to the Living Realms.
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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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BEAST
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Gauntlgrym: Timeframe
