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Kajehase
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Sweden
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Posted - 01 Jul 2005 :  07:10:00  Show Profile Send Kajehase a Private Message  Reply with Quote  Delete Topic
Poll Question:
I promise, I'm not working for Wizards' marketing-department (if I did I'd be slanting the results of their surveys so that all sourcebooks would be 10 pages "crunch" and the rest wold be lore), but I enjoy silly polls, and since quite a number of people voted in the last one I made...

...Which was your favourite Forgotten Realms-novel originally published in 2003?

(Oh yes, I'm not entirely certain about when all of the WotSQ books were first released in hardcover, so if I've missed one, please let me know and I'll fix the list.)

Choices:

The Alabaster Staff by Edward Bolme
The Black Bouquet by RIchard Lee Byers
Condemnation by Richard Baker
The Crimson Gold by Voronica Whitney-Robinson
Lord of Stormweather by Dave Gross
The Sapphire Crescent by Thomas M Reid
Twilight Falling by Paul S Kemp
Windwalker by Elaine Cunningham
The Lone Drow by R. A. Salvatore

(Anonymous Vote)

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Kajehase
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Posted - 01 Jul 2005 :  07:13:21  Show Profile Send Kajehase a Private Message  Reply with Quote
And this one was easier than the 2004-poll. Windwalker by two elephant-lengths, it's just so stlarning good.

There is a rumour going around that I have found god. I think is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist.
Terry Pratchett

Edited by - Kajehase on 01 Jul 2005 11:43:42
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Paec_djinn
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Posted - 01 Jul 2005 :  08:01:48  Show Profile  Visit Paec_djinn's Homepage Send Paec_djinn a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Condemnation for me. The journey to the Demonweb Pits and the adventures in the World Above. Nimor and the siege of Menzobarranzen also was epic. Aside from minor editing mistakes, I still think it's one of the two bests FR books.

Of the others, I've only read, Lord of Stormweather, Twilight Falling and the Lone Drow. While The Lone Drow IMO was a lot better than The Thousand Orcs, it wasn't really that interesting to me. Twilight Falling was well written and IMO better than Dawn of Night but Condemnation beats it by alot. Lord of Stormweather didn't really grip me as much as the other Sembia books. I didn't exactly like the idea of the painting though the story was good.

Edited by - Paec_djinn on 01 Jul 2005 08:05:00
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Winterfox
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Posted - 01 Jul 2005 :  09:50:00  Show Profile  Visit Winterfox's Homepage Send Winterfox a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Windwalker, no contest. I haven't read Twilight Falling, The Lone Drow or The Alabaster Staff, though. Sapphire Crescent was dull; The Crimson Gold rubbed me the wrong way.
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The Sage
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Posted - 01 Jul 2005 :  14:53:19  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Without a doubt, Twilight Falling.

The reason... Kemp's style is severely addictive . No other explanation is necessary.

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ode904
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Posted - 01 Jul 2005 :  22:52:43  Show Profile Send ode904 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I must say Windwalker. Windwalker is my favourite book maybe.
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Shadovar
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Posted - 02 Jul 2005 :  01:16:47  Show Profile  Visit Shadovar's Homepage Send Shadovar a Private Message  Reply with Quote
To me, Windwalker, Twilight Falling and the Lone Drow are simply without doubt, some of the best novels I had ever read.

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VEDSICA
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Posted - 02 Jul 2005 :  06:21:17  Show Profile  Visit VEDSICA's Homepage Send VEDSICA a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Twilight Falling for me.Love the characters.Mask is one of my favorite dfeities.So that helps a bunch too.But watching Cale develop is a treat as well.

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SiriusBlack
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Posted - 02 Jul 2005 :  12:53:01  Show Profile  Visit SiriusBlack's Homepage Send SiriusBlack a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Tough choices. I went with Richard Baker's novel. I really like his contribution to that series.
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Enialus Meliamne
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Posted - 02 Jul 2005 :  13:41:18  Show Profile  Visit Enialus Meliamne's Homepage Send Enialus Meliamne a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I liked Crimson Gold personally, though I am behind on my EC books to read, so maybe Windwalker would move up. The Lone Drow RAWKED, but for Crimson got my vote. I'd sure like to see stats for that Duergar the protaganist allied with.

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Reader of any author in FR who entertains or weaves a good yarn.

Edited by - Enialus Meliamne on 02 Jul 2005 13:42:19
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Xysma
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Posted - 06 Jul 2005 :  19:56:32  Show Profile  Visit Xysma's Homepage Send Xysma a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Twilight Falling was my favorite, Cale, Jak, and Riven are such deep characters. Watching them intereact and grow is fascinating to me, Kemp is an excellent author. Following closely behind is Sapphire Crescent and Windwalker. I still haven't begun the WotSQ, but I have read the rest of these and I honestly was not disappointed with any of them.

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Alisttair
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Posted - 19 Jul 2005 :  04:33:09  Show Profile  Visit Alisttair's Homepage Send Alisttair a Private Message  Reply with Quote
No series of novels has kept me tied down to my book than those of the WotSQ

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koz
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Posted - 23 Jan 2007 :  08:43:32  Show Profile  Visit koz's Homepage Send koz a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I have read several of the books listed and enjoyed them all. The Alabaster Staff was a very pleasant surprise. I didn't know much about the author but finished it in two days. Very good Mr. Bolme. I also enjoyed the Black Bouquet and The Crimson Gold. I usaually devour anything by Mr. Salvatore and The Lone Drow was no exception. My vote goes to The Sapphire Crescent though. I loved the mystery and intrigue. The cover art was great too. It flew by but remains one of my favorites.
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sirreus
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USA
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Posted - 18 Oct 2007 :  15:14:12  Show Profile  Visit sirreus's Homepage Send sirreus a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Windwalker. Cunningham's characterizations and pure emotion, written in her smooth lyrical style, are tops

"The measure of an undisciplined mind, is that the intellect allows emotion to challenge the observed truth" Richard Baker
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