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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
 Posted - 16 Oct 2011 : 16:27:37
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Poll Question:
The title of a book draws a reader as much as its cover and blurb. Some stories do not live up to their titles and blurbs, and vice versa. But at times, or maybe most often, the interesting sound of a title resonates the quality of the story.
So, what do you think is the catchiest title of all?
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| Unholy |
 [11%] |
6 votes |
| Whisper of Venom |
[2%] |
1 votes |
| Lies of Light |
[2%] |
1 votes |
| The Ring of Winter |
[13%] |
7 votes |
| Scream of Stone |
[4%] |
2 votes |
| Plague of Spells |
[6%] |
3 votes |
| Streams of Silver |
[13%] |
7 votes |
| The Captive Flame |
[0%] |
0 votes |
| The Fractured Sky |
[8%] |
4 votes |
| Azure Bonds |
[9%] |
5 votes |
| The Shield of Weeping Ghosts |
[4%] |
2 votes |
| Other |
[28%] |
15 votes |
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Poll Status:
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Total Votes: 53 counted »» |
Last Vote:
23 Nov 2016 00:15:57 |
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Every beginning has an end. |
Edited by - Dennis on 16 Oct 2011 16:33:10
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
5056 Posts |
Posted - 16 Oct 2011 : 16:38:20
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Despite my love for "The Shield of Weeping Ghosts" and such less obvious titles like "Elfshadow," the catchiest title, hands down, has to be SPELLFIRE.
Being as TSR "borrowed" it straightaway for the name of a card game, it has been swiped for use as the title of no less than FOURTEEN bodice-ripper novels since, it was the codename for both some prelease software and a concept car, and it's even the name of a perfume. In these days of litigation, companies don't steal names lightly. 
love,
THO
P.S. It was Ed's creation, of course. Like so much else we now take for granted as just part of the game. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 16 Oct 2011 : 16:48:54
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I voted Unholy. Just one word, but rings and reverberates with dread, malevolence, and the unknown---exactly what the story is about. |
Every beginning has an end. |
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sfdragon
Great Reader
2285 Posts |
Posted - 16 Oct 2011 : 17:31:27
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| Blackstaff Tower |
why is being a wizard like being a drow? both are likely to find a dagger in the back from a rival or one looking to further his own goals, fame and power
My FR fan fiction
Magister's GAmbit
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 16 Oct 2011 : 17:45:30
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quote:
Originally posted by sfdragon
Blackstaff Tower
In my draft, that was originally the twelfth option. |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Nilus Reynard
Learned Scribe
Canada
137 Posts |
Posted - 16 Oct 2011 : 20:12:15
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I had to go with the The Ring of Winter. I remember when I first saw that book for sale, I thought to myself "Hmmm, what is the Ring of Winter? What does it do? Is it good, evil or neither? Well, only one way to find out..."
That and the cover art was cool. |
Nilus Reynard
Doom Master of Beshaba, Hand of Despair.
P24 Hm CN
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36880 Posts |
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Thelonius
Senior Scribe
Spain
730 Posts |
Posted - 16 Oct 2011 : 21:18:37
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Insurrection  When I picked the book and looked at the cover I found myself saying it loud with a deeper voice.... Like Darth's one...  |
"If you are to truly understand, then you will need the contrast, not adherence to a single ideal." - Kreia
"I THINK I JUST HAD ANOTHER NEAR-RINCEWIND EXPERIENCE"- Discworld's Death frustrated after Rincewind scapes his grasp... again.
"I am death, come for thee" - Nimbul, from Baldur's Gate I just before being badly spanked
Sapientia sola libertas est |
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swifty
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
517 Posts |
Posted - 16 Oct 2011 : 23:07:32
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| i voted other.city of ravens for me. |
go back to sleep america.everything is under control.heres american gladiators.watch this.shuttup. BILL HICKS. |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3290 Posts |
Posted - 16 Oct 2011 : 23:47:12
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| Spellfire! |
"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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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 17 Oct 2011 : 02:35:45
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| Streams of Silver, sucked me in when i was 15 and i have been hooked since :) |
Some people have a way with words, and other people...oh, uh, not have way. -Steve Martin
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 17 Oct 2011 : 02:40:36
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I'm going to say Elfshadow, primarily, because the title itself suggested something in my mind that I wouldn't have ordinarily picked up on, due to the fact that I've never been all that inclined toward reading about elves.
Spellfire comes a very close second because... of, well, "Spellfire!," really. How cool a concept is that? |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 17 Oct 2011 : 05:14:27
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Lies of Light, The Fractured Sky, and The Shield of Weeping Ghosts are products of great imagination. Said titles are truly attention-grabbing. But life’s full of irony. The first two did not exactly reflect the stories, which are quite disappointing. [And that’s putting it mildly.] |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Marc
Senior Scribe
662 Posts |
Posted - 17 Oct 2011 : 10:24:49
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| Azure Bonds catched me, close second Crucible: The Trial of Cyric the Mad, the Empyrean Odyssey, Mortal Consequences, Crimson Gold, Once around the Realms ... |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 17 Oct 2011 : 11:37:00
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Agreed on Mortal Consequences. It fits the tragedy in the story. |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 17 Oct 2011 : 13:59:18
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quote:
Originally posted by Dennis
Agreed on Mortal Consequences. It fits the tragedy in the story.
The tradegy from that book...and the entire trilogy, is that you will never recover the lost time you spent reading them. |
Some people have a way with words, and other people...oh, uh, not have way. -Steve Martin
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GRYPHON
Senior Scribe
USA
527 Posts |
Posted - 17 Oct 2011 : 14:56:57
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| Unholy... |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 17 Oct 2011 : 15:13:08
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quote:
Originally posted by GRYPHON
Unholy...
Strangely, the vote is still 1. Perhaps you forgot to cast your vote? |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 17 Oct 2011 : 15:17:30
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quote:
Originally posted by entreri3478
quote:
Originally posted by Dennis
Agreed on Mortal Consequences. It fits the tragedy in the story.
The tradegy from that book...and the entire trilogy, is that you will never recover the lost time you spent reading them.
I wouldn't consider it lost time entirely. Some, yes, but definitely not all. Though I dislike that it features so little Netherese lore, an ironic thing for a series named Netheril Trilogy, there are bits and pieces in the books that are quite interesting and memorable. |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Nightseer
Acolyte
45 Posts |
Posted - 18 Oct 2011 : 11:18:33
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| Lies of Light. The light is always lying. |
Shar! |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 18 Oct 2011 : 12:03:34
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quote:
Originally posted by Thelonius
Insurrection When I picked the book and looked at the cover I found myself saying it loud with a deeper voice.... Like Darth's one...
Of the six in the series, I like Dissolution the most, followed by Comdemnation and Insurrection.
quote:
Originally posted by Nightseer
Lies of Light. The light is always lying.
Even if it becomes Light of Lies, it would still sound intriguing, though perchance not as compelling. |
Every beginning has an end. |
Edited by - Dennis on 18 Oct 2011 12:09:09 |
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Yoss
Learned Scribe
USA
259 Posts |
Posted - 18 Oct 2011 : 13:00:39
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quote:
Originally posted by Nightseer
Lies of Light. The light is always lying.
That's why I work overnights.
Wait. What are we talking about again?
I had a lot of teachers in school who would take points off on papers if you didn't give them a title, so I always took the grade deduction, never being able to slap something pithy, accurate, witty or some combination of those on anything that didn't feel incredibly pretentious. So perhaps I'm biased, but titles of books alone don't do anything for me as far as making them jump out and seem interesting. As far as most intriguing, I'm probably most inclined to look at it from a literal standpoint, as in I simply like the way the words sound together. Think that bs Drew Barrymore was talking about in regards to "cellar door" in Donnie Darko, or something (I think. It's been a long time since I've seen that movie).
Ya, I need a coffee. |
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GRYPHON
Senior Scribe
USA
527 Posts |
Posted - 18 Oct 2011 : 13:29:01
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| Whisper of Venom sounds interesting, even though I haven't read it. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 18 Oct 2011 : 14:12:54
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| Scream of Stone sounds good, haven't read it yet though |
Some people have a way with words, and other people...oh, uh, not have way. -Steve Martin
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BARDOBARBAROS
Senior Scribe
Greece
581 Posts |
Posted - 18 Oct 2011 : 15:25:00
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| The Shield of Weeping Ghosts |
BARDOBARBAROS DOES NOT KILL.
HE DECAPITATES!!!
"The city changes, but the fools within it remain always the same" (Edwin Odesseiron- Baldur's gate 2) |
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Seravin
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1297 Posts |
Posted - 18 Oct 2011 : 20:37:39
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Spellfire should have been an option for sure!
Shadowdale was probably my first Realms novel if I remember right, that is a cool name for a town/dale/novel.
But I voted Azure Bonds, because of that list it's the most intriguing for sure. |
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Brian R. James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
1098 Posts |
Posted - 18 Oct 2011 : 21:23:44
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| My vote is for 'The God Catcher', one of the most evocative Realms titles in years. |
Brian R. James - Freelance Game Designer
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Blueblade
Senior Scribe
USA
804 Posts |
Posted - 19 Oct 2011 : 16:20:17
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Of the newer titles, I'd agree.
Of all time Realms titles, it's got to be Spellfire (THO nailed the reasons; whatever our personal opinions, it's by far the most borrowed/swiped/imitated, so it must be the catchiest).
After that, I plump for "Shadows of Doom" and "Death of the Dragon" among the older titles, and "The Shield of Weeping Hosts" among the newer titles.
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Tamsar
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
141 Posts |
Posted - 19 Oct 2011 : 23:13:43
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| No one has any love for Darkwalker on Moonshae? No idea what the Darkwalker was but sounded bad or where the hell the Moonshaes were, but the title and cover art grabbed me, and the blurb on the back as well! 25+ years and still going! |
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light |
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Mantis
Acolyte
USA
25 Posts |
Posted - 20 Oct 2011 : 06:06:46
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| i have only read one of these books (Streams of silver) so for me just going off of title Plague of Spells sounds like a killer story |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 20 Oct 2011 : 06:16:35
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quote:
Originally posted by Mantis
i have only read one of these books (Streams of silver) so for me just going off of title Plague of Spells sounds like a killer story
Indeed it is. It's the first novel in the trilogy that deals heavily on the Abolethic Sovereignty. Full of great characters and quite fun adventures. You might find it enjoyable, whether you like the Spellplague or not. |
Every beginning has an end. |
Edited by - Dennis on 20 Oct 2011 08:42:04 |
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