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BountyHunter
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Canada
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 Posted - 18 Mar 2017 : 09:46:57
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Just wondering if there are any big event-type series in the line that I should pick up? I know about The Sundering books, but what else should I look into getting?
I use the term EVENT cuz, yeah, I read a lot of comics and couldn't think of another term. 
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 18 Mar 2017 : 13:34:37
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| The Avatar Trilogy covers the Time of Troubles. |
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BountyHunter
Seeker
Canada
61 Posts |
Posted - 18 Mar 2017 : 14:43:07
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| Okay, cool. Adding that to the list. (Yes, there is a list, and it has categories and everything,) |
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Zeromaru X
Great Reader
Colombia
2476 Posts |
Posted - 18 Mar 2017 : 14:53:23
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| The Haunted Lands and the Empyrean Odyssey cover the Spellplague. |
Instead of seeking change, you prefer a void, merciless abyss of a world... |
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BountyHunter
Seeker
Canada
61 Posts |
Posted - 18 Mar 2017 : 17:15:10
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OK, those are on the list now.
Should I try and get books 4 and 5 of the Avatar series, or are they not needed?
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Gary Dallison
Great Reader
United Kingdom
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BountyHunter
Seeker
Canada
61 Posts |
Posted - 18 Mar 2017 : 17:53:49
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I guess I mean, the BIG ones, world altering ones. I'm not against getting some of the smaller ones, too mind you.
Why haven't you read any of the novels? |
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Zeromaru X
Great Reader
Colombia
2476 Posts |
Posted - 18 Mar 2017 : 19:30:22
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| Not all people like the changes those novels brought to the canon. As a DM, I can relate with them. Is frustrating to work on a campaign world for a lot of time, and that then a novel came and destroy your world-building in a second. I read the novels, but I tend to ignore events I don't like. |
Instead of seeking change, you prefer a void, merciless abyss of a world... |
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BountyHunter
Seeker
Canada
61 Posts |
Posted - 18 Mar 2017 : 20:41:01
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| Oh I get picking and choosing, dazerdall sounds like they don't read ANY of the novels, though. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 18 Mar 2017 : 21:00:01
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Originally posted by BountyHunter
OK, those are on the list now.
Should I try and get books 4 and 5 of the Avatar series, or are they not needed?
I really enjoyed books 4 and 5 and would definitely recommend them. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 18 Mar 2017 : 21:01:18
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A few more fun series that covered POTENTIALLY world-changing events are:
The Empires Trilogy
The Threat from the Sea |
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BountyHunter
Seeker
Canada
61 Posts |
Posted - 19 Mar 2017 : 11:18:02
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| So that's it? Got them all covered? |
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idilippy
Senior Scribe
USA
417 Posts |
Posted - 22 Mar 2017 : 13:58:14
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In my opinion the better books of the Realms are the smaller, less world-altering ones, rather than the ones centered on the world shattering events. In (loosely and with some possible mistakes) publication order some of the major "event" series are:
Avatar trilogy (plus 2)- about the Time of Troubles
Return of the Archwizards- about the return of Shade
War of the Spider Queen- about Lloth's Silence, debatable how much actually changes
Year of Rogue Dragons- about the dracorage, debatable how much actually changes
Last Mythal- about the elven Return
Lady Penitent- about Lloth and the drow gods
Haunted Lands- about Thay and Szass Tam
Empyrean Odyssey- some Spellplague stuff sorta explained, maybe
Twilight War- more Shade, Sembia changes. Before reading this I recommend the excellent Everis Cale trilogy by the same author, Paul S Kemp, so that you know the characters involved.
After that my Realms book knowledge is low. Hope this helps. If you are interested in the Realms novels I suggest reading many of the smaller scale books more than I would recommend the massive event books. There are many great stories out there that aren't part of massive world altering events. |
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CorellonsDevout
Great Reader
USA
2708 Posts |
Posted - 04 Apr 2017 : 20:03:38
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| There are many lol |
Sweet water and light laughter |
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Gary Dallison
Great Reader
United Kingdom
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EVENT series in FR?
