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BARDOBARBAROS
Senior Scribe
Greece
581 Posts |
 Posted - 21 Mar 2008 : 15:52:02
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| I have just finished Homeland for second time in the Legend of Drizzt series...I decided to read the Legend of Drizzt series as it is published again by wizards of the coast |
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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Theophilus
Learned Scribe
Australia
143 Posts |
Posted - 01 Apr 2008 : 03:13:23
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Finished "Cloak of Shadows" which I found to be a very interesting and enjoyable read (a vast improvement on "Shadows of Doom"). I really enjoyed the Malaugrym and their machinations and will look forward to getting around to the next instalment later this year.
Also finished "Undead" which I found interesting as well - I posted some thoughts/comments on the relevant book club page for that if anyone is interested.
Have started "Masquerades" which I'm also enjoying.
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scererar
Master of Realmslore
USA
1618 Posts |
Posted - 01 Apr 2008 : 03:24:21
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I am reading through the annotated elminster series. Just finished the making of a mage. I had forgotten how much occurred in these stories.
anyway, they are a great re-read and it is nice to have some of Ed's thoughts on them as well. |
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 01 Apr 2008 : 16:00:06
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| Recently acquired the Annotated Elminster, skipped The Making of the Mage because I read it recently (in the past year), but reading the notes afterward. Then will move on to reading In Myth Drannor and Temptation of... |
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Jodes_Quenthal
Acolyte
14 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2008 : 04:33:10
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Just finished "Unholy" and "Undead" of the Haunted Lands Trilogy. I've read over 80 novels and I'm obsessed to read every last one of them. So far I've read. I started reading them from scratch in Dec. 06' in this order.
Dark Elf Trilogy
Ice Wind Dale Trilogy
Legacy of the Drow
Paths of Darkness
Sellswords
Hunters Blade
Return of the Archwizards
Threat from the Sea
Year of the Rogue Dragon
Songs and Swords (except Recalamation later on)
Finders Stone
Avatar
War of the Spider Queen
Starlight and Shadows
Shandrel's Saga
Harpers (except for Finders Bane which I have and is soon to be read)
Empires
I'm currently in the process of reading the Erevis Cale pathline and The Last Mythal
I really love this line of books and it's just fun to be reading a book and come across cross references in the same world.
This may sound like an insane goal, but I truly want to read every novel in the Forgotten Realms line not just for the sense of accomplishment, but because I really just love the books. I truly admire all these different authors that have put the effort and heart into this stories and characters. It takes me away from the daily grind of everyday life, especially working in the financial world where imagination and creativity take a backseat to straight-to-the-point dry conclusions. These books have really given me an personal world that I enjoy in my down-time and I just came across this website this week.
I've been reading all your responses to these topics and I've just extremely glad there are others out there who find this world to be so fun to take part in like me. Well met everyone and I hope you'll welcome me into your fold. |
May the Realms live on |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Jodes_Quenthal
Acolyte
14 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2008 : 06:32:26
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"I think you mean Unclean and Undead"
LOL...oops, Unclean is correct. I just can't wait for Unholy! |
May the Realms live on |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 07 Apr 2008 : 01:44:56
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quote:
Originally posted by Jodes_Quenthal
I've been reading all your responses to these topics and I've just extremely glad there are others out there who find this world to be so fun to take part in like me. Well met everyone and I hope you'll welcome me into your fold.
Welcome! |
"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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Kyrene
Senior Scribe
South Africa
765 Posts |
Posted - 07 Apr 2008 : 08:22:03
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Hurrah! I am one book away from being up to date with my own personal collection. I do however have to finish buying and then reading "The Dungeons" and start on "The Citadels", before I am current.
I have recently read:
Black Wolf which was truly excellent, followed by Heirs of Prophecy which suffered horribly from Mary-Sue-ness and was IMHO the worst of Lisa Smedman's work I have read to date. I then read back to back Sands of the Soul and Crimson Gold by Voronica Whitney-Robinson. I had purposely left that "The Rogues" book unread so as not to spoil myself and I am glad that I did. While the former book had good premise, as set up by the Sembia anthology, it lacked a little in execution. The latter was truly good, if not quite excellent. I am now about 50 pages into Lord of Stormweather, again by Dave Gross and am again enjoying his work, even if the character of Tamlin does not excite me much. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 07 Apr 2008 : 15:26:04
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I enjoyed Heirs of Prophecy, although I think I agree that there was some Mary-Sueish-ness there (at least, the book makes things easy for the protagonist a little too often).
Didn't care much for either of the Tazi books, but I thought The Crimson Gold was better. |
"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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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 07 Apr 2008 : 15:55:42
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| Just finished reading Stardeep (after reading Bruce R.Cordell's other novels) |
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Theophilus
Learned Scribe
Australia
143 Posts |
Posted - 08 Apr 2008 : 03:28:34
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Finished "Masquerades" which was an interesting novel. It is a little longer than the average FR novel up to that date - mid 90's (it is over 370+ pages) but is still enjoyable. My only real gripe is the very contrived "twist" in the last few chapters which was clearly obvious to this reader - but I do enjoy Alias, Dragonbait and Olive alot so this is one I would recommend if you like those characters.
Have started "Daughter of the Drow" which I am enjoying a lot - the portrayal of Drow society from Ms Cunningham's writing is a more enjoyable one to read (for me) than that of Mr Salvatore. (There is no accounting for personal taste though so feel free to disagree!). I'm not so convinced of Fyodor but Liriel so far has been very engaging and I find that I enjoy the authors writing style alot (in saying that I did prefer "Elfsong" over "Elfshadow") so I look forward to finishing this one off. |
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Theophilus
Learned Scribe
Australia
143 Posts |
Posted - 11 Apr 2008 : 01:01:50
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| Finished "Daughter of the Drow" - really enjoyed it and recommend it. Next on the list is "The Titan of Twilight". |
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BARDOBARBAROS
Senior Scribe
Greece
581 Posts |
Posted - 17 Apr 2008 : 11:33:12
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| I just finished reading Exile (for second time) in the Legend of Drizzt series... |
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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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36971 Posts |
Posted - 17 Apr 2008 : 12:17:30
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| I was going to read something much newer and that I'd not read before, but I spontaneously decided to go back and reread the Finder's Stone trilogy and the related books. |
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Dezmodu
Acolyte
Netherlands
17 Posts |
Posted - 17 Apr 2008 : 14:03:48
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| I'm finisching up on the hunters blade trilo, and just ordered The Annotated Elminster, so I think I'll start with that one soon. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 17 Apr 2008 : 16:04:57
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quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I was going to read something much newer and that I'd not read before, but I spontaneously decided to go back and reread the Finder's Stone trilogy and the related books.
Just out of curiosity, what were you going to read before? |
"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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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36971 Posts |
Posted - 17 Apr 2008 : 17:42:00
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I was going to read something much newer and that I'd not read before, but I spontaneously decided to go back and reread the Finder's Stone trilogy and the related books.
Just out of curiosity, what were you going to read before?
I was considering several titles: Frostfell, Unclean, Shadowbred, Neversfall... I'm still behind on my Realms reading. I wasn't interested in most of the class books or the drow ones when they were coming out, so I bought very few new Realms novels for a few years, until I decided to go back and fill in the ones I'd missed. I'm still catching up.
Several unread Realms novels escaped the fire, but the rest were lost. I've replaced prolly 75% of the lost ones... Replacing Elaine's books and the Kate Novak-Jeff Grubb ones were a priority for me, since those were among my favorites. I've also made a point of getting extras of all of them, so that I could share them with my soon-to-be brother-in-law. I'm trying to get him more into the Realms by making sure he reads the good stuff. 
I recently reacquired, in excellent (practically unread, if not totally unread for two of them) condition, the original printings of the Icewind Dale trilogy. I wanted the version I originally had, with Drizzt being over 200. I also tracked down and found the original release of Spellfire, since that was the one I was most familiar with.
After reading the Erevis Cale books, I decided to take a break from Realms novels for a while. And then, after several non-Realms books, I decided it was time to return to the setting for a while. I tend to wander back and forth like that. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 17 Apr 2008 : 18:35:38
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Understandable, Wooly.
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I was considering several titles: Frostfell, Unclean, Shadowbred, Neversfall...
All right, I've finished reading all of those except Neversfall. I thought they were all quite good, and I don't think you'd really go wrong with any of them. Shadowbred and Unclean (and their respective series) are "tainted" by extensive changes to the setting, but if you've already read through the Erevis Cale series, I'd say Shadowbred is probably the best out of all those books. Frostfell is a fun book that takes you farther east than most novels go, and I think you'd love it because it involves lythari. |
"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) |
Edited by - Rinonalyrna Fathomlin on 17 Apr 2008 18:36:34 |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36971 Posts |
Posted - 17 Apr 2008 : 19:03:06
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Frostfell is a fun book that takes you farther east than most novels go, and I think you'd love it because it involves lythari.
That's the main reason it's on the list. Lythari are one of my favorite exotic races. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 17 Apr 2008 : 19:06:32
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Yeah, I remembered that. Frostfell on the whole was enjoyable, and I liked it all except for the battle at the end (I left comments on this book in the Book Club, if you'd like to read them). |
"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) |
Edited by - Rinonalyrna Fathomlin on 17 Apr 2008 19:08:29 |
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Xysma
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Xysma
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Jorepa
Acolyte
3 Posts |
Posted - 19 Apr 2008 : 03:11:27
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| I;m brand new to posting here. I just started reading FR novels again. Other than RAS novels I haven't read a FR novel in several years. Forgotten Realms was my start to reading novels in '93. I decided to rededicate myself to reading FR novels in december. Since then I've been to a tear. I decided that I wanted to start from the first book published (Moonshae Trilogy) at read them by date. Well, It's mid April and I'm up to the the books publihed in the year 2000. I figure I'll have the whole Forgotten Realms series finished by the end of the year. Is it just me, or is that a lot of reading? |
Life's a bowl of punch....You know what to do!! |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 19 Apr 2008 : 03:43:37
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| I've put aside some of the other more recent FR releases for the time being. At the moment, I'm currently re-reading Blackstaff again. I'm actually making notes on the various books and tomes Steven referenced in the novel, and that haven't been mentioned in previous sources. Once that's done, I'll be adding them to the "Books and Tomes" listing here at Candlekeep. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 21 Apr 2008 : 02:31:51
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Originally posted by The Sage
I've put aside some of the other more recent FR releases for the time being. At the moment, I'm currently re-reading Blackstaff again. I'm actually making notes on the various books and tomes Steven referenced in the novel, and that haven't been mentioned in previous sources. Once that's done, I'll be adding them to the "Books and Tomes" listing here at Candlekeep.
A nice idea. |
"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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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 21 Apr 2008 : 02:33:09
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quote:
Originally posted by Jorepa
I;m brand new to posting here. I just started reading FR novels again. Other than RAS novels I haven't read a FR novel in several years. Forgotten Realms was my start to reading novels in '93. I decided to rededicate myself to reading FR novels in december. Since then I've been to a tear. I decided that I wanted to start from the first book published (Moonshae Trilogy) at read them by date. Well, It's mid April and I'm up to the the books publihed in the year 2000. I figure I'll have the whole Forgotten Realms series finished by the end of the year. Is it just me, or is that a lot of reading?
Uh, I'd say that's a lot of reading.
I could never do that, but you sound like you're a fast reader. I wouldn't read them in the order published, but to each their own. |
"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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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 21 Apr 2008 : 03:22:12
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
A nice idea.
Aye. I've been meaning to do this for some time now:- updating the Candlekeep listing with all the books and tomes referenced in various sources since the original listing was written. But, as you no doubt already know, it didn't really occupy a high enough place of priority on my now infamous "To-Do List" -- until now, that is. |
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riot the outsider
Learned Scribe
USA
121 Posts |
Posted - 21 Apr 2008 : 03:22:46
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| Haven't really had time but going to read spellfire, cormyr,depths,ghostwalker,and the rest of drizzt when I can and moonshae,and many others any suggestions would be great. |
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J D Dunsany
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
180 Posts |
Posted - 21 Apr 2008 : 06:14:08
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| Well, after a bit of a break from 'Forgotten Realms' fiction, I've taken a deep breath and started the 'War of the Spider Queen' tetralogy. I'll let you know what I think when I figure out what's going on... |
"How content that young woman looks, don't you think? How content, and yet how flammable." - Lemony Snicket, The Unauthorized Autobiography |
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How up to date are you with reading FR novels?
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