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Archimedes of Syracuse
Acolyte
USA
28 Posts |
Posted - 01 Sep 2010 : 22:27:58
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Simple question. out of the many amazing and up and coming authors in the realms who would you like to see get their own series?
For me its Eric Scott for sure with jess elbow a close second
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 01 Sep 2010 : 23:05:06
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Elaine Cunningham!!
Erik Scott de Bie
Jaliegh Johnson...at least she is getting to do a follow up to The Unbroken Chain
Steven Schend
Rosemary Jones
and Brian Cortijo
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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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Elfinblade
Senior Scribe
Norway
377 Posts |
Posted - 01 Sep 2010 : 23:08:13
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Steven Schend. |
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Archimedes of Syracuse
Acolyte
USA
28 Posts |
Posted - 01 Sep 2010 : 23:26:29
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quote: Originally posted by The Red Walker
Elaine Cunningham!!
Erik Scott de Bie
Jaliegh Johnson...at least she is getting to do a follow up to The Unbroken Chain
Steven Schend
Rosemary Jones
Not sure is consider Elaine up and coming lol but she's getting a new series which is going to be amazin, I woulda put mark shednest(however you spell his last name lol but he got his.series and its a solid read
and Brian Cortijo
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 02 Sep 2010 : 00:01:14
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Next novel = Shadowbane, September 2011.
Also working on another FR novel for afterward, though no details at the moment.
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Elfinblade
Senior Scribe
Norway
377 Posts |
Posted - 02 Sep 2010 : 17:55:27
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quote: Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Next novel = Shadowbane, September 2011.
Also working on another FR novel for afterward, though no details at the moment.
Cheers
Be sure to come here first with info on your next novel Erik. It will be much anticipated methinks |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 02 Sep 2010 : 18:05:12
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Jessica Alba.
Ohhh... my bad... this thread was about authors...
okay, how about Jessica Alba with me as her ghost writer? |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Garen Thal
Master of Realmslore
USA
1105 Posts |
Posted - 02 Sep 2010 : 19:22:28
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quote: Originally posted by The Red Walker Brian Cortijo
Umm |
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skychrome
Senior Scribe
713 Posts |
Posted - 02 Sep 2010 : 19:29:16
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Yes, please give Eric his own series so he finally does not have to leave that many issues open as he usually does...
Paul already got his series... only Elaine missing then! |
"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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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 02 Sep 2010 : 19:52:08
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quote: Originally posted by skychrome
Yes, please give Eric his own series so he finally does not have to leave that many issues open as he usually does...
What can I say--I'm a big meanie.
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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skychrome
Senior Scribe
713 Posts |
Posted - 02 Sep 2010 : 19:54:36
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quote: Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
quote: Originally posted by skychrome
Yes, please give Eric his own series so he finally does not have to leave that many issues open as he usually does...
What can I say--I'm a big meanie.
...and that's why you should get a 9-book series or something alike...
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"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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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 02 Sep 2010 : 20:19:31
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quote: Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
quote: Originally posted by skychrome
Yes, please give Eric his own series so he finally does not have to leave that many issues open as he usually does...
What can I say--I'm a big meanie.
Cheers
NO....
You are following Ed's MOST EXCELLENT advice to the original FR author/designers - "for every plot-hook you use up, create three more". In other words, the solution to any problem should only lead to more questions, else the setting stagnates.
Bravo, Mr. de Bie, BRAVO. {insert much-needed hand-clapping smiley here} |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31727 Posts |
Posted - 03 Sep 2010 : 01:26:27
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I'd have to say "ALL of them." I'm content enough with the Realmslore coming from the new generation of Realms authors, that I'd like to see each of them have the opportunity to pen their own series. |
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Elfinblade
Senior Scribe
Norway
377 Posts |
Posted - 03 Sep 2010 : 15:38:55
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quote: Originally posted by The Sage
I'd have to say "ALL of them." I'm content enough with the Realmslore coming from the new generation of Realms authors, that I'd like to see each of them have the opportunity to pen their own series.
Well said. And seconded. |
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
1757 Posts |
Posted - 03 Sep 2010 : 22:34:05
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Schend series involving the Moonstars (or Dukars), Elaine's series about the fey or Elaith, Erik, something heretical.
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2010 : 17:32:32
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Mark Sehestedt
Not because he is the best writer, but because of his area of interst - both of his novels have shown the Taan a lot of love - something many designers/authors tend to overlook (and an area in much need of lore).
Enough about the Heartlands - lets see more characters and locations from further afield.
Drizzt and company can no longer bring anything to the table without screwing-up an already well-established historical region. I applaud RAS's breaking away from his normal cast with the Cleric Quintet, and would love to see more of those kinds of glimpses of obscure corners of the Realms. |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2010 : 19:02:12
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quote: Originally posted by Markustay
You are following Ed's MOST EXCELLENT advice to the original FR author/designers - "for every plot-hook you use up, create three more". In other words, the solution to any problem should only lead to more questions, else the setting stagnates. Bravo, Mr. de Bie, BRAVO. {insert much-needed hand-clapping smiley here}
Heh. Actually, that's *exactly* what I'm doing.
And believe me--heresy is totally in.
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 06 Sep 2010 : 00:42:22
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quote: Originally posted by Garen Thal
quote: Originally posted by The Red Walker Brian Cortijo
Umm
Your knowledge and feel for the realms is a poorly kept secret While I do not know you well enough to know if this is even something you want, I'm sure you'd be a fine choice to tackle one of the many uncovered areas of Cormyr or beyond. I can't imagine, what with your obvious passion , that there isn't a story you'd like to tell.
P.S. When it happens send me an autographed copy won't you? |
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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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 07 Sep 2010 : 20:50:13
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Steven Schend. Though it'd be better if his series won't be set in Waterdeep. I've had enough of Waterdeep novels. Perhaps in Rashemen, Aglarond, Cormyr or Thay.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31727 Posts |
Posted - 08 Sep 2010 : 01:26:33
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quote: Originally posted by dennis
Steven Schend. Though it'd be better if his series won't be set in Waterdeep. I've had enough of Waterdeep novels. Perhaps in Rashemen, Aglarond, Cormyr or Thay.
I'd imagine Sage Schend would probably welcome any opportunity to explore, through fiction, locations throughout the Empires of the Shining Sea as well. |
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idilippy
Senior Scribe
USA
417 Posts |
Posted - 08 Sep 2010 : 02:02:03
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I'd like to see another Cormyr novel, especially one written in the style of Ed Greenwood and Jeff Grubb's novel where lore from the past is mixed in with the current storyline. Even though I'm not very happy with the post-Spellplague Realms I would still enjoy seeing a good writer's take on the specifics of Cormyr's history following the Year of Blue Flame. On a related note, if any books or articles came out in the past year or two on the subject of Cormyr's fate in the years following 1385 I probably missed them and would appreciate anyone who could point me in the right direction. Other than finishing Paul S. Kemp's trilogy and recently starting and stopping Swordmage I haven't read any of the current-timeline realms novels so its possible information on Cormyr slipped into one of those and I missed it.
Edited to say that I also am looking forward to reading the Godborn novels by Paul S. Kemp who I think is a very good writer and one who will have an interesting story to tell regardless of the background it is set in. |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 08 Sep 2010 : 05:18:42
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[pops up] I vote Cormyr trilogy by Brian Cortijo. [pops back down]
Who was that masked man?
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 08 Sep 2010 : 11:48:48
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quote: Originally posted by The Sage
quote: Originally posted by dennis
Steven Schend. Though it'd be better if his series won't be set in Waterdeep. I've had enough of Waterdeep novels. Perhaps in Rashemen, Aglarond, Cormyr or Thay.
I'd imagine Sage Schend would probably welcome any opportunity to explore, through fiction, locations throughout the Empires of the Shining Sea as well.
That’d be nice. I’d settle for anything but Waterdeep, being over-used lately, and Chessenta and Innarlith, being on top of my List of Should-be Literally Forgotten Realms.
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Every beginning has an end. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 08 Sep 2010 : 11:56:37
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quote: Originally posted by idilippy
I'd like to see another Cormyr novel, especially one written in the style of Ed Greenwood and Jeff Grubb's novel where lore from the past is mixed in with the current storyline.
It really is nice when authors make an effort of digging the past and connecting it to the present. ‘Tis one of the reasons I enjoy reading most of Ed’s novels.
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Every beginning has an end. |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 11 Sep 2010 : 22:20:51
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quote: Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
[pops up] I vote Cormyr trilogy by Brian Cortijo. [pops back down]
Who was that masked man?
Cheers
That kinda backs up my thoughts! |
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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