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Bellua Aeneus Lacerta
Senior Scribe
USA
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 Posted - 29 Jan 2004 : 20:14:45
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Just picked up "Extinction"(finally) and "The Yellow Silk"(all ready?) at the bookstore today. Let it snow and blow all it wants to now 
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Lord Rad
Great Reader
United Kingdom
2080 Posts |
Posted - 29 Jan 2004 : 20:21:17
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Ooooo I envy you Bellua!! I cant wait for Extinction and am quite looking forward to Yellow Silk too. Im hoping to pick them on this weekend. Remember, report back on the double with your views 
BTW, long time no see.... good to see your return, youve been missed!
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Lord Rad
"What? No, I wasn't reading your module. I was just looking at the pictures"
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Shadowlord
Master of Realmslore
USA
1298 Posts |
Posted - 29 Jan 2004 : 20:28:16
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| Yellow Silk is out???? Obviously I havent been paying attention, and need to visit my local bookstore. Excuse me........ |
The Chosen of Vhaeraun
"Nature is governed by certain immutable rules. By virtue of claw and fang, the lion will always triumph over the goat.Given time, the pounding of the sea will wear away the stone. And when dark elves mingle with the lighter races, the offspring invariably take after the dark parent. It is all much the same. That which is greater shall prevail. Our numbers increase steadily, both through birth and conquest. The dark elves are the dominant race, so ordained by the gods." Ka'Narlist of the Ilythiiri. |
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Adrian Moonbow
Seeker
Denmark
64 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jan 2004 : 06:40:25
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Originally posted by Shadowlord
Yellow Silk is out???? Obviously I havent been paying attention, and need to visit my local bookstore. Excuse me........
Me too. I didn't know it had hit the bookstores yet. I just hope that my local bookstore (in Copenhagen, Denmark) has it yet, they are usually very good at having the books at the release day.
*Starts humming:*
We're off to see the... Bookstore
The wonderful bookstore of *SMACK!*
Sorry, I'm back now! |
"I would have wanted not to die.
I would have wanted never to grow up!"
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31777 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jan 2004 : 07:00:19
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Hmmm...I just received my copy of Extinction today myself...Like you Bellua, I am hoping to try and read it through entirely this weekend, providing I have very little in the way of interference.
As for Yellow Silk, that's not due out here for at least another two weeks, so I'm hoping you'll be finished and have a review for us before I get to it...
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Bellua Aeneus Lacerta
Senior Scribe
USA
428 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jan 2004 : 17:21:34
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I've only gotten through the first chapter of Extinction so far....Everybody stop calling me!
*Dope slaps self*
Don't answer the phone anymore, duh |
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Edain Shadowstar
Senior Scribe
USA
455 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jan 2004 : 20:30:03
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| That stack of tomes on my desk is way too high. Before I touch anything Realms-related I have to plow through The Prince, The Art of War, and a very long poem by a man named Edmund Spencer. So, I will probably get around to reading Extinction around the time Resurrection is released. I still haven't read The Lone Drow or the Windwalker, and I've had them for like two months. Anyone wanna do me a favor and tell me how they end now so I don't have to read them? |
Edain Shadowstar
Archwizard of Rel Astra and Waterdeep
"Mmm…pie…"
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31777 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jan 2004 : 01:51:10
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I am assuming of course, that you really don't want anyone to tell you how those particular novels end...That would spoil the fun of actually reading them .
BTW, I see you're reading The Prince...Is this your first time...?
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dbassingthwaite
Forgotten Realms Author
Canada
64 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jan 2004 : 03:17:39
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Originally posted by Adrian Moonbow
[Me too. I didn't know it had hit the bookstores yet. I just hope that my local bookstore (in Copenhagen, Denmark) has it yet, they are usually very good at having the books at the release day.
Wow, I'm going to be jealous if The Yellow Silk has made it Denmark before I get my author copies! :)
Anyway - hi and thanks to everyone who has bought The Yellow Silk. This (and my forum registration coming through) seemed like a good time to stick my head up and say that I'm around if anyone has any questions or comments.
(YS has actually made to bookstore here in Toronto, so I've had my fix of gushing over a fresh book  )
Enjoy the book and have a good weekend!
Don
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Edain Shadowstar
Senior Scribe
USA
455 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jan 2004 : 04:05:51
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| No, I first read Machiavelli's books (The Prince, Art of War, and Discourses) when I was like eight or nine. It has just been a while. Not to mention someone quoted something from the Prine the other day and I did not remember it so I said "Okay, time to reread Machiavelli.". Cannot let anyone out smart me when it comes to classics; it just cannot be for the universe to stay in balance. |
Edain Shadowstar
Archwizard of Rel Astra and Waterdeep
"Mmm…pie…"
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31777 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jan 2004 : 06:25:14
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Hmm...I feel the same way, especially when I hear someone quote something from a novel or classic text that I particularly enjoyed...It infuriates me to such a degree that I usually start reading through that particular book within the hour of hearing the quote...
I've never actually read Discourses, but then I've found it difficult to find any original first edition copies here (I usually make the effort to read through a first edition of whatever book I am reading before reading the later editions if necessary...'Origin of Species' being a classic example of this [Mournblade will know what I am talking about]).
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Lina
Senior Scribe
Australia
469 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jan 2004 : 08:17:54
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| I've not heard of Yellow Silk. Is it a part of a Series? |
“Darkness beyond twilight, crimson beyond blood that flows! Buried in the flow of time. In thy great name. I pledge myself to darkness. All the fools who stand in our way shall be destroyed…by the power you and I possess! DRAGON SLAVE!!!”
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Freakboy
Seeker
USA
63 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jan 2004 : 15:41:44
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Shadowlord
Master of Realmslore
USA
1298 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jan 2004 : 20:05:44
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| Hmm, I talked to a fellow I know to be very reliable, and he said their order of copies isn't, and won't be, delivered for a week or so. So I am guessing you have some ties way up in the corporate ladder to recieve a copy, hmmm? |
The Chosen of Vhaeraun
"Nature is governed by certain immutable rules. By virtue of claw and fang, the lion will always triumph over the goat.Given time, the pounding of the sea will wear away the stone. And when dark elves mingle with the lighter races, the offspring invariably take after the dark parent. It is all much the same. That which is greater shall prevail. Our numbers increase steadily, both through birth and conquest. The dark elves are the dominant race, so ordained by the gods." Ka'Narlist of the Ilythiiri. |
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Edain Shadowstar
Senior Scribe
USA
455 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jan 2004 : 20:51:30
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| Actually, though Tzung Tsu's work is the better known book by the title The Art of War, it is the not the only book with that title. Machiavelli wrote a book, The Art of War, around 1500 (if memory serves) about warfare and his experieinces pertaining to it. Its a good book, but hardy as famous as Tsung Tzu's earlier work. Now, back to the Realms before Alaundo gets his staff. |
Edain Shadowstar
Archwizard of Rel Astra and Waterdeep
"Mmm…pie…"
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VEDSICA
Senior Scribe
USA
466 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jan 2004 : 21:42:42
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| Darn was at the bookstore yesterday,and no Yellow Silk there. |
LIFE,BIRTH,BLOOD,DOOM---THE HOLE IN THE GROUND IS COMING ROUND SOON----BLS |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31777 Posts |
Posted - 01 Feb 2004 : 03:18:53
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Originally posted by Shadowlord
Hmm, I talked to a fellow I know to be very reliable, and he said their order of copies isn't, and won't be, delivered for a week or so. So I am guessing you have some ties way up in the corporate ladder to recieve a copy, hmmm?
Who was that question directed at Shadowlord...?
Anyway, just another follow-up from something Edain wrote about Machiavelli's "THE ART OF WAR" - It was first written in 1520. And for those interested in reading the text, possibly to extract some useful ideas for a campaign focused on the conduction of a major war, see The Art of War Strategy Site for more details.
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Lord Rad
Great Reader
United Kingdom
2080 Posts |
Posted - 01 Feb 2004 : 12:46:49
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Ach!! Well neither The Yellow Silk or WotSQ:Extinction were in the stores over here in the UK yesterday! shucks 
However, I did pick up the new Ravenloft Denizens of Dread! ....and a book entitled Transitions - the Art of Tood Lockwood (famed fantastic artist for many Forgotten Realms products, as well as other D&D\d20 settings and products). Highly recommended. |
Lord Rad
"What? No, I wasn't reading your module. I was just looking at the pictures"
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31777 Posts |
Posted - 01 Feb 2004 : 12:51:58
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You've received Denizens of Dread...? Once you have had a chance to look through it, could you please send me a message via ethereal mail, and tell me whether it is better than Denizens of Darkness...Thanks...
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Shadowlord
Master of Realmslore
USA
1298 Posts |
Posted - 01 Feb 2004 : 16:05:38
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Shadowlord
Hmm, I talked to a fellow I know to be very reliable, and he said their order of copies isn't, and won't be, delivered for a week or so. So I am guessing you have some ties way up in the corporate ladder to recieve a copy, hmmm?
Who was that question directed at Shadowlord...?
It was directed at Bellua Aeneus Lacerta, because he said he had a copy of Yellow Silk. |
The Chosen of Vhaeraun
"Nature is governed by certain immutable rules. By virtue of claw and fang, the lion will always triumph over the goat.Given time, the pounding of the sea will wear away the stone. And when dark elves mingle with the lighter races, the offspring invariably take after the dark parent. It is all much the same. That which is greater shall prevail. Our numbers increase steadily, both through birth and conquest. The dark elves are the dominant race, so ordained by the gods." Ka'Narlist of the Ilythiiri. |
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Lord Rad
Great Reader
United Kingdom
2080 Posts |
Posted - 01 Feb 2004 : 17:38:18
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Originally posted by The Sage
You've received Denizens of Dread...? Once you have had a chance to look through it, could you please send me a message via ethereal mail, and tell me whether it is better than Denizens of Darkness...Thanks...
Sure Sage. I had a flick through last night (one of those 45 minute long "flicks" ) and its pretty damn good!! I love creature manuals anyway and was always a big fan of the old Monstrous Compendiums, being a big fan of Ravenloft made me very anxious for this book too. There are a number of creatures from Denizens of Darkness updated for v3.5 but there are also many new creatures, definately glad I bought it....... ill mail you personally once ive dug into it a bit more but felt I should just.....er....summerise here
Down side: the cover art is still appauling!!! Come on White Wolf! |
Lord Rad
"What? No, I wasn't reading your module. I was just looking at the pictures"
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Bellua Aeneus Lacerta
Senior Scribe
USA
428 Posts |
Posted - 02 Feb 2004 : 03:31:36
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Nope--No connections for Yellow Silk. Just at the little bookstore in town. Go figure.
Anybody else pre-order Homeland Collectors Edition yet? Sounds like a limited edition, but don't know how "Limited". |
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Shadowlord
Master of Realmslore
USA
1298 Posts |
Posted - 02 Feb 2004 : 04:52:39
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| Oh, no connections? Well, my store that I frequent doesn't have it yet. Care to give a review? I don't mean get specific, just whether or not this lives up to, say, The Black Bouquet...... |
The Chosen of Vhaeraun
"Nature is governed by certain immutable rules. By virtue of claw and fang, the lion will always triumph over the goat.Given time, the pounding of the sea will wear away the stone. And when dark elves mingle with the lighter races, the offspring invariably take after the dark parent. It is all much the same. That which is greater shall prevail. Our numbers increase steadily, both through birth and conquest. The dark elves are the dominant race, so ordained by the gods." Ka'Narlist of the Ilythiiri. |
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Adrian Moonbow
Seeker
Denmark
64 Posts |
Posted - 03 Feb 2004 : 09:06:44
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Welcome to the forum Don. May you write many a message here (though not waste too much time to detract you from writing more FR novels).
Darn! My local bookstore had not had their shipment come in yet. They told me to try again about wednesday or thursday... |
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I would have wanted never to grow up!"
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31777 Posts |
Posted - 03 Feb 2004 : 13:58:25
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Originally posted by Rad
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Originally posted by The Sage
You've received Denizens of Dread...? Once you have had a chance to look through it, could you please send me a message via ethereal mail, and tell me whether it is better than Denizens of Darkness...Thanks...
Sure Sage. I had a flick through last night (one of those 45 minute long "flicks" ) and its pretty damn good!! I love creature manuals anyway and was always a big fan of the old Monstrous Compendiums, being a big fan of Ravenloft made me very anxious for this book too. There are a number of creatures from Denizens of Darkness updated for v3.5 but there are also many new creatures, definately glad I bought it....... ill mail you personally once ive dug into it a bit more but felt I should just.....er....summerise here
Down side: the cover art is still appauling!!! Come on White Wolf!
Thanks for that Rad... I've just ordered my copy this morning so I'll have to wait a little while longer...
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