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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
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 Posted - 13 Oct 2011 : 18:41:01
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Originally posted by Dennis
Given that Paul had problems with WotC that nearly led to the cancellation of his future books, I guess we should be thankful that he's able to continue writing FR novels. But you're right. What a long wait indeed.
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Dennis
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Posted - 13 Oct 2011 : 18:52:08
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I think it was more than that. I couldn't recall the details, but Paul discussed it in his thread. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 13 Oct 2011 : 19:16:17
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| JUST finished Shadowrealm, fan-frickin-tastic! Next i am going to dive into some quickies and tackle the Double Diamond Triangle Saga :) |
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Dennis
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Posted - 13 Oct 2011 : 19:27:09
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Originally posted by entreri3478
JUST finished Shadowrealm, fan-frickin-tastic! Next i am going to dive into some quickies and tackle the Double Diamond Triangle Saga :)
I recommend you also read Realms of War. Continuum by Paul S. Kemp, a short story in that anthology, deals with Rivalen's matricide. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 13 Oct 2011 : 19:47:21
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by entreri3478
JUST finished Shadowrealm, fan-frickin-tastic! Next i am going to dive into some quickies and tackle the Double Diamond Triangle Saga :)
I recommend you also read Realms of War. Continuum by Paul S. Kemp, a short story in that anthology, deals with Rivalen's matricide.
Yup i need to pick up that Anthology. I have the Realms of the Dead one, but haven't read it yet. |
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Seabus Mythforger
Seeker
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Posted - 14 Oct 2011 : 07:29:35
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| Sixty pages left of Final Gate (book 3 of The Last Mythal). I must say that I'm really enjoying this series. I always thought the surface elves to be petty and racist and very much like the politicians of today, but this series has definitely given me reason to continue with elf-lore in the Realms. Fantastic uses of magic and epic battle scenes and as much as the daemonfey are the evil villains, something about Sarya Dlardrageth just seems hot. lol :) |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
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Posted - 14 Oct 2011 : 15:13:58
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| Finished book 1 of the Double Diamond Triangle Saga, Abduction. It was cute, but i think i need to read something else before pressing on with book 2 :) |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 14 Oct 2011 : 16:25:27
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Originally posted by entreri3478
Finished book 1 of the Double Diamond Triangle Saga, Abduction. It was cute, but i think i need to read something else before pressing on with book 2 :)
Been meaning to read those books, but I've got low expectations for them and a large backlog of other stuff to read, so I've not gotten to them. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
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Posted - 14 Oct 2011 : 17:16:45
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by entreri3478
Finished book 1 of the Double Diamond Triangle Saga, Abduction. It was cute, but i think i need to read something else before pressing on with book 2 :)
Been meaning to read those books, but I've got low expectations for them and a large backlog of other stuff to read, so I've not gotten to them.
The first was entertaining in a way that i would imagine one of the series romance books are. Very short, quick moving, story. The attempt at humor for the first book was barely tolerable though |
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Seabus Mythforger
Seeker
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Posted - 14 Oct 2011 : 22:49:58
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| i've always been warned away from DDTS...not sure what it's about or anything but like some others my backlog is waaaaayyyy too big to even think about add DDTS to it right now... |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 15 Oct 2011 : 00:25:36
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Originally posted by Seabus Mythforger
i've always been warned away from DDTS...not sure what it's about or anything but like some others my backlog is waaaaayyyy too big to even think about add DDTS to it right now...
I was just excited to find a beautiful complete set of 1st printings for my glorious Realms collection |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 15 Oct 2011 : 01:19:02
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Originally posted by Seabus Mythforger
i've always been warned away from DDTS...not sure what it's about or anything but like some others my backlog is waaaaayyyy too big to even think about add DDTS to it right now...
It probably has to do with the fact that some of the events from the "Double Diamond" books are hard to reconcile with the canon Realmslore.
However, it would appear WotC assume some parts are canon [or at least *could* be], given the reference in the 'Doppelganger' entry of Monsters of Faerûn. I'd expect, therefore, that with the transition to the post-Spellplague Realms, the events of 1377 DR, have become canon, unless otherwise noted in official Realmslore elsewhere.
And, of course, we learn that Khelben is still alive in 1377 DR, from the events in these books. Which were, of course, written before Khelben's death in Steven Schend's Blackstaff. As a possible *fix* for that, though, I've often suggested that the "Khelben" featured in the 1377 DR storyline of the DDTS books, was in fact Tsarra-in-the-guise-of-the-Blackstaff instead. |
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HardKano
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 15 Oct 2011 : 13:30:13
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In 2011 i read Greenwood novels :
I started with Elminsters books(5 frist), went on Cormyr, a Novel after. I read Netheril Trilogy and Shandril's Saga. I'm on the end of Hand of Fire now. Will finish the year with Silverfall and Knights of Myth Drannor books. If i'm able i'Ll read Beyond the High road & Death of the Dragon in 2011 too .. or earlier 2012 ;D |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 16 Oct 2011 : 15:27:09
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I just finished re-reading Undead by Richard Lee Byers and, just like the first time I read it, thoroughly enjoyed every page. I will write a review soon. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 17 Oct 2011 : 15:19:04
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| About 100 pages into The Gossamer Plain. Decent so far, but i find myself not really caring about what happens in Sundabar. |
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Seabus Mythforger
Seeker
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Posted - 17 Oct 2011 : 18:17:27
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I'm a little over 100 pages into Tom Holt's Falling Sideways and I'm somewhere in between "WTF?!?" and "HOLY SHITE!"...I didn't really quite know what to expect with this book and after 100 pages or so...i'm still not really sure what to expect. I was thinking it may be alot like Douglas Adams, and while i can see some resemblance, I can also see where I was WRONG!!
@entreri- you'll have to let me know how that goes. after reading WotSQ i wanted to check out Empyrean Odyssey just haven't gotten around to it yet. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 17 Oct 2011 : 18:33:32
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Originally posted by Seabus Mythforger
I'm a little over 100 pages into Tom Holt's Falling Sideways and I'm somewhere in between "WTF?!?" and "HOLY SHITE!"...I didn't really quite know what to expect with this book and after 100 pages or so...i'm still not really sure what to expect. I was thinking it may be alot like Douglas Adams, and while i can see some resemblance, I can also see where I was WRONG!!
@entreri- you'll have to let me know how that goes. after reading WotSQ i wanted to check out Empyrean Odyssey just haven't gotten around to it yet.
Will do, i will post on this thread when i've finished it, |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 20 Oct 2011 : 15:07:33
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| Finished the Gossamer Plain. The book was decent but seemed like there were way too many pointless fights. The entire middle of the book felt like a gaming session where the DM didn't really know what they were doing: We are going to travel from point A to point B and have 5 monster encounters in between. The ending was sort of cool but not a total shocker; it did make me curious about what book two will have in store though. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 20 Oct 2011 : 16:26:37
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| Currently reading book two of the Double Diamond Triangle Saga (The Paladins) AND Ian C. Esselmont's Night of Knives for the Malazan Series. |
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Seabus Mythforger
Seeker
76 Posts |
Posted - 20 Oct 2011 : 18:27:07
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| Starting chapter 23 of Drew Karpyshyn's Darth Bane: Path of Destruction. Aside from Shadows of the Empire i've never read a Star Wars book before but I gotta say...Darth Bane is a bad mamma jamma!! Can't wait to finish up this trilogy. Then I think I'm gonna work on Return of the Archwizards. |
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Steven Schend
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
USA
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Posted - 20 Oct 2011 : 18:34:06
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Have recently stumbled across a book that I'm raving about even though I'm only a few chapters in. Anyone with an interest in writing or reading or gaming in pseudo-medieval settings ought to look for THE TIME TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO MEDIEVAL ENGLAND by Ian Mortimer; I'm amazed at the depth and intriguing detail often left out of similar references. Without any doubt, I'll be looking for more of Mortimer's works soon.
And for those interested, here's an info link to goodreads.com for the book.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6555228-the-time-traveler-s-guide-to-medieval-england |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 20 Oct 2011 : 20:36:14
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| I love Medieval History! |
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Therise
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 20 Oct 2011 : 21:16:57
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Originally posted by Steven Schend
Have recently stumbled across a book that I'm raving about even though I'm only a few chapters in. Anyone with an interest in writing or reading or gaming in pseudo-medieval settings ought to look for THE TIME TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO MEDIEVAL ENGLAND by Ian Mortimer; I'm amazed at the depth and intriguing detail often left out of similar references. Without any doubt, I'll be looking for more of Mortimer's works soon.
And for those interested, here's an info link to goodreads.com for the book.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6555228-the-time-traveler-s-guide-to-medieval-england
Heh, now that's a compelling title! It just sounds fun and really provocative.
And it's only $4? Shoot, that's definitely worth checking out.
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 21 Oct 2011 : 08:04:50
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I am reading A Blight of Mages by Karen Miller. Now on Chapter 28. Quite unputdownable. Barl and Morgan are so compelling, despite the rebellious nature coursing through their veins. Magic in Miller’s world is also interesting. Mages focus more on Transmutation and Abjuration. Unlike D&D wizards, once they memorize a spell, it stays in their minds forever.
Miller shows her deft hands in handling the complicated relationships of the characters, which is starting to prove to be their undoing as much as their powers.
It is brutal, but not quite dark. You will be moved by the kind of determination that the protagonists possess, in spite of the myriad of colossal obstacles they face along the way. Their unbound imagination is both a joy and a pain to behold. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 21 Oct 2011 : 14:19:17
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Originally posted by Dennis
I am reading A Blight of Mages by Karen Miller. Now on Chapter 28. Quite unputdownable. Barl and Morgan are so compelling, despite the rebellious nature coursing through their veins. Magic in Miller’s world is also interesting. Mages focus more on Transmutation and Abjuration. Unlike D&D wizards, once they memorize a spell, it stays in their minds forever.
Miller shows her deft hands in handling the complicated relationships of the characters, which is starting to prove to be their undoing as much as their powers.
It is brutal, but not quite dark. You will be moved by the kind of determination that the protagonists possess, in spite of the myriad of colossal obstacles they face along the way. Their unbound imagination is both a joy and a pain to behold.
I've heard some good things about Miller and I will probably try one of her books soon. Which of her series would you recommend that i start with?? |
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Dennis
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Posted - 21 Oct 2011 : 15:43:12
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Originally posted by entreri3478
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Originally posted by Dennis
I am reading A Blight of Mages by Karen Miller. Now on Chapter 28. Quite unputdownable. Barl and Morgan are so compelling, despite the rebellious nature coursing through their veins. Magic in Miller’s world is also interesting. Mages focus more on Transmutation and Abjuration. Unlike D&D wizards, once they memorize a spell, it stays in their minds forever.
Miller shows her deft hands in handling the complicated relationships of the characters, which is starting to prove to be their undoing as much as their powers.
It is brutal, but not quite dark. You will be moved by the kind of determination that the protagonists possess, in spite of the myriad of colossal obstacles they face along the way. Their unbound imagination is both a joy and a pain to behold.
I've heard some good things about Miller and I will probably try one of her books soon. Which of her series would you recommend that i start with??
The one above. It's the prequel to Kingmaker, Kingbreaker Duology. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 21 Oct 2011 : 19:48:29
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| Finished reading book two of the Double Diamond Triangle Square Trapezoid Rhombus Saga, The Paladins. This book reminded me why I can't stand Paladins. The series is decent so far if you don't mind reading books that feel like a Saturday morning cartoon. |
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Seabus Mythforger
Seeker
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Posted - 21 Oct 2011 : 21:56:18
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Originally posted by entreri3478
Finished reading book two of the Double Diamond Triangle Square Trapezoid Rhombus Saga, The Paladins. This book reminded me why I can't stand Paladins. The series is decent so far if you don't mind reading books that feel like a Saturday morning cartoon.
i've heard someone describe Salvatore's work like saturday morning cartoons before. my favorite was always voltron and thundercats :) |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 21 Oct 2011 : 22:17:05
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Originally posted by Seabus Mythforger
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Originally posted by entreri3478
Finished reading book two of the Double Diamond Triangle Square Trapezoid Rhombus Saga, The Paladins. This book reminded me why I can't stand Paladins. The series is decent so far if you don't mind reading books that feel like a Saturday morning cartoon.
i've heard someone describe Salvatore's work like saturday morning cartoons before. my favorite was always voltron and thundercats :)
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 22 Oct 2011 : 02:15:56
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Recent discussion about old Feist books in another scroll prompted my re-interest in tackling some of his old stories. Thus, I tracked down some first and second editions copies of his "Empire" trilogy at a local second hand book dealer here in Brasilia. Thankfully, they're in English, so I can try and start reading them during the "off" periods of my holiday.
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