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Xysma
Master of Realmslore
USA
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 Posted - 29 Sep 2005 : 15:27:44
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Has any of yall read The Shadow Stone by Richard Baker? Because it is an amazing book and if you haven't you ahould go out and read it.
I would read it, if I could find it. I've never seen it in a bookstore.
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I just finished reading The Veiled Dragon, and thought it was excellent. Of course, I have a soft spot for Ruha, so my opinion is probably biased, did anyone else enjoy this book?
See above.
Used bookstores have been my salvation for finding oop Realms books, Ebay is not bad either.
I can't find any used book stores near where I live! Or maybe I just haven't looked hard enough. *shrug*
After reading this very forum yesterday, I went to Amazon and purchased some out-of-print FR books. Oh, the shipping costs! But it was worth it, I think: I ordered The Finder's Stone trilogy, Masquerades, Ring of Winter, and Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast. Yipeee!
Masquerades is one of the few that I don't have that I really want to read. I've been keeping my fingers crossed that it turns up at my used bookstore, but I may have to break down and order it from Amazon. |
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Brom Greenstar
Acolyte
Argentina
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Posted - 29 Sep 2005 : 18:51:25
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Xysma
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 29 Sep 2005 : 20:35:02
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Originally posted by Xysma
Masquerades is one of the few that I don't have that I really want to read. I've been keeping my fingers crossed that it turns up at my used bookstore, but I may have to break down and order it from Amazon.
I say go for it, if you are dying to read it. :) |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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DrJackal
Acolyte
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Posted - 30 Sep 2005 : 17:00:08
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Used bookstores have been my salvation for finding oop Realms books, Ebay is not bad either.
www.abebooks.com is your friend. |
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Xysma
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Shadovar
Senior Scribe
785 Posts |
Posted - 01 Oct 2005 : 02:09:59
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Shadovar, I've noticed that you didn't leave any comments about Dream Spheres, the five books of the WotSQ series, and The Crimson Gold. What did you think of these books?
Oh yes, forgot to list comments for these as well.
1) Dream Spheres(A great read! But sigh, will we see Danilo and Arilyn again?)
2) The Book 1 and Book 2 of the The Last Mythal(Marvelous novels)
3) All 5 of the R A Salvatore War of the Spider Queen. (Well written and deserving of its popularity.)
4) The Crimson Gold. (Fairly good in my eyes.)
5) The Queen of The Depths (Great read)
6) City of Splendors, Waterdeep. (Excellent)
7) Master of Chains (Fantastic)
8) Shadow Witness (Fantastic read)
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Freakboy
Seeker
USA
63 Posts |
Posted - 01 Oct 2005 : 18:37:13
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Lets see, I've had a chance to catch up on a plethora of Realms novels of late. In the last 6 months I've read....
The Rage (phenominal book)
The Rite (phenominal book)
City of Splendors Waterdeep (Ed and Elaine in the same book nuff said)
Forsaken House (I love having a sun elf wizard as a protagonist)
Farthest Reach (Love's me some elves)
The Thousand Orcs (ok as far as Salvatore's work goes)
The Lone Drow (didn't like this at all, took me almost 2 years to get through it because I kept putting it down in disgust)
The Two Swords (better than the Lone Drow but still not an especially enjoyable read IMHO)
Windwalker (what can I say, Elaine is an awesome writer)
The Summoning (the Death Star begins with "A New Hope" that this series will be a good one)
The Siege (the Death Star "Strikes Back" as Tantras is obliterated from the face of Faerun)
The Sorcerer (the Death Star concludes the "Return of the Archwizards" and I must say I wasn't overly impressed with the whole series)
I still have so many to catch up on though. I need to read the Scions of Arrabar, and I am looking forward a great deal to Promise of the Witch King, the Khanyr Vhok Trilogy from Thomas Reid, and the conclusions to the Last Mythal and Year of Rogue Dragons Trilogies.
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Beezy
Learned Scribe
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - 02 Oct 2005 : 07:40:28
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| I have read nearly every novel(minus threat from the sea, some of the sembia series, shadow stone and murder in corymr and murder in halruua) up until '04-'05 and then I am really far behind. I don't really liek to read a trilogy until I can read all three novels back to back to back so I usually shy away from readign an unfinished series unless I am dying to read it or unless I am out of other books to read. |
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Zelg of Cyric
Acolyte
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Posted - 04 Oct 2005 : 10:25:14
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| I've read the Saphire Cresent, and I thought it was kind of ho-hum. does the rest of the series get any better? |
"Even before he first walked the world as a mortal, Cyric had the will to resist the random call of Fate and make his own fortune. As his newborn soul stood before the goddesses, he cast a light upon Tymora's silver coin, blinding them to his presence. The deities never saw the coin fall, never settled their wager on Cyric's destiny. Thus was he born into the world without any fate save the one he himself could forge." -- from the Cyrinishad |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 04 Oct 2005 : 13:50:14
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Originally posted by Zelg of Cyric
I've read the Saphire Cresent, and I thought it was kind of ho-hum. does the rest of the series get any better?
Well, perhaps you could tell us about your experiences with the first book?
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
5695 Posts |
Posted - 04 Oct 2005 : 18:31:57
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Zelg of Cyric
I've read the Saphire Cresent, and I thought it was kind of ho-hum. does the rest of the series get any better?
Well, perhaps you could tell us about your experiences with the first book?
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I'm surprised to hear this, Zelg of Cyric, as I found the book to be absolutely wonderful, a nice change from hack-and-slash tales and focusing more on mystery and intrigue. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 04 Oct 2005 : 20:48:28
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Originally posted by Alaundo
I'm surprised to hear this, Zelg of Cyric, as I found the book to be absolutely wonderful, a nice change from hack-and-slash tales and focusing more on mystery and intrigue.
That's precisely why I enjoyed this series, though I felt the final book (The Emerald Scepter) was a little light on the intrigue. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
1378 Posts |
Posted - 04 Oct 2005 : 22:19:07
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Originally posted by Freakboy
Lets see, I've had a chance to catch up on a plethora of Realms novels of late. In the last 6 months I've read....
The Summoning (the Death Star begins with "A New Hope" that this series will be a good one)
The Siege (the Death Star "Strikes Back" as Tantras is obliterated from the face of Faerun)
The Sorcerer (the Death Star concludes the "Return of the Archwizards" and I must say I wasn't overly impressed with the whole series)
Ok, the reference to RotA... it was funny - but to compare Star Wars with that trilogy... argh!
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Zelg of Cyric
Acolyte
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Posted - 05 Oct 2005 : 05:27:26
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Zelg of Cyric
I've read the Saphire Cresent, and I thought it was kind of ho-hum. does the rest of the series get any better?
Well, perhaps you could tell us about your experiences with the first book?
I've read 75 novels now. Some books I can't put down, but some just don't do it for me. The book started off intersting, but there wasn't very much action at all after the aunt runs off. There is some secret that everyone was covering up, and when I found out what it was it was a bit of a let down. I felt its focus was way too much on politics as opposed to entertainment value. And I feel the story, at least so far, is just not very significant to the state of even Arrabar, let alone, the surrounding area. Hopefully the story becomes more significant in the sequels. I felt like I was reading "Clue." So the cook was murderd by Professor Plum, in the courtyard with the spear...seriously, Who cares?!
Other than that it was a decent book. I mean it was far from the worst book I've ever read and it still killed some free time for me. I'm still planning on read the rest of the series so I can continue build up the pile of novels in my closet. I've read 75 of these things in 3 1/2 years so I'm pretty much hooked by now, but there are still other series that I am extremely interested in that are winding up, and I want to see how the Scions of Arrabar compares to the likes of House of Serpents, Everis Cale, and Rogue Dragons. |
"Even before he first walked the world as a mortal, Cyric had the will to resist the random call of Fate and make his own fortune. As his newborn soul stood before the goddesses, he cast a light upon Tymora's silver coin, blinding them to his presence. The deities never saw the coin fall, never settled their wager on Cyric's destiny. Thus was he born into the world without any fate save the one he himself could forge." -- from the Cyrinishad |
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Narithal
Acolyte
Canada
11 Posts |
Posted - 05 Oct 2005 : 19:05:04
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Lets see... I read:
All 17 of R.A.Salvatore's books, excluding PotWK. (Best books ever, though I was a little disapointed with The Hunters Blade Trilogy.)
6 WotSQ (Absolutly loved them!)
Silverfall: The Stories of the Seven Sisters ('Tis pretty good.)
Starlight and Shadows Trilogy (it was so hard to finish the trilogy. The first two were good though, third not so much...)
But, hey, I'v only been into FR two years ago, plus there is no bookstore in the town I live. We have to go out of town and we only do that like once a month. |
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Thelonius
Senior Scribe
Spain
730 Posts |
Posted - 08 Oct 2005 : 16:58:21
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Just put my drow clutches on SilverShadows, Thornhold, The Dream Spheres, Daughter of the Drow, and The summoning!!  Can't wait.... to have all of them readed! But my poor pocket is still shaking....   |
"If you are to truly understand, then you will need the contrast, not adherence to a single ideal." - Kreia
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
2965 Posts |
Posted - 08 Oct 2005 : 18:05:58
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08 Oct 2005 : 19:38:15
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Originally posted by Arivia
I'm now *way* behind...actually, I think I'll go buy some books now.
Well met
 Tell me, is there anything in particular which ye have in mind? I must say that there have been some splendid tomes of late. Mayhaps take a look at some of the comments made here at Candlekeep to help ye decide. |
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
2965 Posts |
Posted - 08 Oct 2005 : 19:40:36
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Originally posted by Alaundo
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Originally posted by Arivia
I'm now *way* behind...actually, I think I'll go buy some books now.
Well met
Tell me, is there anything in particular which ye have in mind? I must say that there have been some splendid tomes of late. Mayhaps take a look at some of the comments made here at Candlekeep to help ye decide.
I don't know...I'm *really* far behind. The last book I picked up was the Rage, and I never even started it. I think I probably want to grab the first book in the Last Mythal series...anyone have any paperback recommendations for the other one? |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 08 Oct 2005 : 19:42:18
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Originally posted by Arivia
I don't know...I'm *really* far behind. The last book I picked up was the Rage, and I never even started it. I think I probably want to grab the first book in the Last Mythal series...anyone have any paperback recommendations for the other one?
Dig out The Rage, and read it. You won't regret it. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
2965 Posts |
Posted - 08 Oct 2005 : 20:49:35
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I picked up The Forsaken House and El's Daughter.
EDIT: Done El's Daughter. Awesome...I'd forgotten how good an author Ed is. I kept quoting it to people today... |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 11 Oct 2005 : 05:01:24
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| That was quick! Glad you enjoyed it, I liked it too. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
--Richard Greene (letter to Time) |
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
2965 Posts |
Posted - 11 Oct 2005 : 05:23:51
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
That was quick! Glad you enjoyed it, I liked it too.
I shouldn't have left it sitting for two days like I did...oh well.
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Next:
The Rage, Forsaken House, or the first book in the Shadows of the Avatar trilogy? |
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Thelonius
Senior Scribe
Spain
730 Posts |
Posted - 11 Oct 2005 : 07:27:17
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| Shadows of the Avatar? Are you refering to the avatr's trilogy? Or is another 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
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
2965 Posts |
Posted - 11 Oct 2005 : 07:43:33
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Originally posted by Thelonius
Shadows of the Avatar? Are you refering to the avatr's trilogy? Or is another one?
It's a corresponding trilogy written by Ed. |
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Thelonius
Senior Scribe
Spain
730 Posts |
Posted - 11 Oct 2005 : 13:31:35
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Never heard of this trilogy.  |
"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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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 11 Oct 2005 : 14:24:24
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Originally posted by Arivia
The Rage, Forsaken House, or the first book in the Shadows of the Avatar trilogy?
I'd go with Shadows of the Avatar -- mostly because it's by Ed, but also because it adds a little more depth to the Time of Troubles plot as a whole.
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Thelonius
Senior Scribe
Spain
730 Posts |
Posted - 11 Oct 2005 : 14:35:17
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| Look interesting... but they have not been published here, that's why I haven't heard about them... |
"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
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How up to date are you with reading FR novels?
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