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Valondil the Ranger
Learned Scribe
USA
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 Posted - 27 Jun 2004 : 19:55:16
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Hi, guys. I was wondering, what locations would you like future novels to be placed in? I have a few. The top of those are Rashemen and the drow cities of either Sshamath or Schindylryn.
I'm sure you guys have some in mind. Shoot.
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Sarelle
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
508 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2004 : 01:38:09
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If you want a novel set in Rashemen, do read Windwalker by Elaine Cunningham. I've just finished it and highly recommed it (along woth any other EC books).
For me I'd love to see more novels in my favourite area - the Great Dale. We only have Lady of Poison. Also something political intriguey set in the realms of the sea elves/other sea races. But that isn't going to happen.
My main one, though, would be something that fleshes out Var the Golden or the other Durpari kingdoms - something to accompany Shining South. But also, new books set in Damara and Tethyr would be nice. |
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Ignorance Personified
Seeker
USA
78 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2004 : 01:47:26
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Westgate, a Cale prequel would be nice, and The Great Rift.
Are there any novels/short stories that are set in Westgate? |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2004 : 01:49:28
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Originally posted by Ignorance Personified
Westgate, a Cale prequel would be nice, and The Great Rift.
Are there any novels/short stories that are set in Westgate?
One or two of the old Alias novels are. :) |
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Ignorance Personified
Seeker
USA
78 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2004 : 02:16:29
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One or two of the old Alias novels are. :)
Thanks kuje31.
I found located one, Masquerades, on amazon by searching for Alias(The annoying in the text search feature is good for something).
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But also, new books set in Damara and Tethyr would be nice.
"That Curious Sword," within Realms of Shadow, is set in Damara's capital--though I would not say the short story "fleshes" anything out. |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2004 : 02:30:21
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Originally posted by Valondil the Ranger
Hi, guys. I was wondering, what locations would you like future novels to be placed in?
I'm not sure any one location stands out as a location I prefer to see future FR novels set within. I have my favorite locations (Cormyr, Waterdeep, Sembia, The Western Heartlands), but they have received coverage in past novels.
Moreover, even if I think I won't be interested in a location, good writing draws me in every time. I did not think I'd Arrabar that interesting. Yet, after reading Thomas Reid's opening novel in his new trilogy, I'm very eager to see a gaming product focus on that area. |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6680 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2004 : 05:31:51
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You know, it's funny, but I'd love to see a novel set somewhere small, dealing with more mundane topics, rather than "saving the Realms" - again.
A novel set in somewhere like Neverwinter with a novice group of adventurers exploring the surrounding environs or making a 'wide-eyed' trip down the coast to the City of Splendors - to me, that would be cool.
Basically, I wouldn't mind a few novels that don't need me to update any of my gaming books much.
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2004 : 06:28:59
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Originally posted by Ignorance Personified
Thanks kuje31.
I found located one, Masquerades, on amazon by searching for Alias(The annoying in the text search feature is good for something).
That's the one. :) Sigh I miss poor Alias, and Dragonbait, and Olive. Grin. |
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Sarta
Senior Scribe
USA
505 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2004 : 08:48:32
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Originally posted by George Krashos
You know, it's funny, but I'd love to see a novel set somewhere small, dealing with more mundane topics, rather than "saving the Realms" - again.
Indeed, I've got weird tastes, but I'd like to see something along the line of the Jeeves and Wooster books by P.D. Wodehouse set somewhere like Tantras. Just a well-written character-driven storyline that is entertaining which doesn't rely on anachronistic humor (Volo series of books for example). Something to just show off local flavor.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36906 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2004 : 09:39:56
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Originally posted by kuje31
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Originally posted by Ignorance Personified
Thanks kuje31.
I found located one, Masquerades, on amazon by searching for Alias(The annoying in the text search feature is good for something).
That's the one. :) Sigh I miss poor Alias, and Dragonbait, and Olive. Grin.
Ditto. Novak and Grubb are some of the better Realms writers, thinks I, and I'd love to see more from them. |
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mother1219
Acolyte
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Posted - 28 Jun 2004 : 19:06:09
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Quoted from Sarelle
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My main one, though, would be something that fleshes out Var the Golden or the other Durpari kingdoms - something to accompany Shining South.
I agree completely. I love this area and it gets no attention. |
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The Ruby Sorceror
Acolyte
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Posted - 30 Jun 2004 : 16:02:17
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| I'd also like to see something in the shining south, maybe halruaa or dambrath |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jun 2004 : 16:15:38
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Originally posted by The Ruby Sorceror
I'd also like to see something in the shining south, maybe halruaa or dambrath
Perhaps with the upcoming gaming product for the Shining South, WOTC's novel department might focus on the area again. In the interim, you do know about Elaine Cunningham's Counselors & Kings Series that is is set within Halruaa. |
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Valondil the Ranger
Learned Scribe
USA
109 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jun 2004 : 17:30:45
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| Yes, SiriusBlack, I read the Magehound and it was really good. It concentrates on a lot of Halruaa history, so I'm sure Ruby Knight won't be disappointed in the least. |
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Lauzoril
Seeker
Finland
71 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jun 2004 : 18:31:11
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The Chult is the place I wouldn't mind to have more stories told about.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36906 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jun 2004 : 19:21:35
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Originally posted by Lauzoril
The Chult is the place I wouldn't mind to have more stories told about.
I trust you've read The Ring of Winter, which is set mostly in Chult? |
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Steven Schend
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
USA
1730 Posts |
Posted - 01 Jul 2004 : 01:07:26
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I'd desperately love to write something--novel or game product--back in my old stomping grounds of Tethyr....
And while there's a long-abiding love in my heart for Undermountain, I'd truly love to write a novel set in Shoonach, the Undermountain of the South....
Steven
Who has his biases, it's true, but would also put in a vote for a novel on Malchor Harpell and Neverwinter (town or Wood or both).... |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36906 Posts |
Posted - 01 Jul 2004 : 03:16:58
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Originally posted by Steven Schend
I'd desperately love to write something--novel or game product--back in my old stomping grounds of Tethyr....
And while there's a long-abiding love in my heart for Undermountain, I'd truly love to write a novel set in Shoonach, the Undermountain of the South....
Steven
Who has his biases, it's true, but would also put in a vote for a novel on Malchor Harpell and Neverwinter (town or Wood or both)....
Ooh... Would this Tethyr novel, if written, feature a certain dwarf, his centaur buddy, and their warrior-woman friend?  |
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Lauzoril
Seeker
Finland
71 Posts |
Posted - 01 Jul 2004 : 17:13:31
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I trust you've read The Ring of Winter, which is set mostly in Chult?
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Yes, I have read Ring of Winter. It just would be nice to read more stories concerning that region.
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Vexxan
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 08 Jul 2004 : 04:11:42
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I'm quite the novice when it comes to FR literature so my regional preferrences may have been covered. If so, enlighten me.
I would love more focus on Rashemen. Thesk and Aglarond are also regions I adore. I'm none too fond of Thay or Thayan presence of any kind though.
Is there anything in Impiltur already published? |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jul 2004 : 04:33:57
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Originally posted by Vexxan
I would love more focus on Rashemen.
Try Windwalker, a novel by Elaine Cunningham. It's the final entry within an excellent trilogy and features the above area you mention.
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Is there anything in Impiltur already published?
Richard Lee Byer's novel, The Rage, the first in the Year of Rogue Dragons trilogy is set around Impiltur.
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Darth KTrava
Learned Scribe
USA
172 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jul 2004 : 01:22:16
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Originally posted by Ignorance Personified
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One or two of the old Alias novels are. :)
[quote]Thanks kuje31.
I found located one, Masquerades, on amazon by searching for Alias(The annoying in the text search feature is good for something).
There's also the Finder's Stone Trilogy which, I believe, starts out the whole Alias tale. And written by the same authors, but not featuring Alias, is "Tymora's Luck".
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36906 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jul 2004 : 03:14:20
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Originally posted by Darth KTrava
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Originally posted by Ignorance Personified
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One or two of the old Alias novels are. :)
[quote]Thanks kuje31.
I found located one, Masquerades, on amazon by searching for Alias(The annoying in the text search feature is good for something).
There's also the Finder's Stone Trilogy which, I believe, starts out the whole Alias tale. And written by the same authors, but not featuring Alias, is "Tymora's Luck".
Part of Azure Bonds is indeed set in Westgate -- but that's it for the Finder's Stone trilogy. Masquerades has Alias and Dragonbait returning to Westgate. The other two books by Novak and Grubb, Tymora's Luck and Finder's Bane, have nothing to do with Westgate, nor do they feature Alias or Dragonbait. The Wyvernspurs get a couple brief mentions, and that's about it for their previous characters (other than Finder, of course). |
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Ordin_Solandar
Acolyte
Canada
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Posted - 17 Jul 2004 : 04:57:39
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I am hopeing that one of the authors would pick up a storyline about Amn. Specifically about the workings of the cowled wizards who preportedly are infamous and very powerful. Amn, specifically Amkethran the capital city is full of societies (Cowled wizards, Knights of the Radient heart, Shadow theives, vampires, ect) enough to spawn a very sinister and convoluted story. Lets not forget that eastern Amn has been invaded by the Sytherian hordes who are continiously pushing towards trademeet. Many authors like Elain Cunningham and Greenwood have paid scant lipservise to this once mighty empire no in decline, but there have been very few stories to document the fall of Waterdeeps greatest economic competitor. Yet its glory days are fast dispearing into the tomes of Candlekeep, to the south lies Tythier a nation on the rebound. Specifically I would love to see characters from each of The city of coin's greatest factions vieing for power and the chance to direct the goings on of the empire from behind the scene's.
Amn needs to be addressed it is an ideal location for future FR Novels! |
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