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Ethriel
Learned Scribe
USA
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 Posted - 30 Jul 2005 : 13:45:45
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I'm wondering if I should pick these series up:
The Druidhome trilogy and Finder's Stone trilogy
Which do you recommend first and why?
And also...in what novel do Erevis Cale and Riven take out the Cyricist Gauston?
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Melfius
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 30 Jul 2005 : 14:19:27
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| I would recommend the Druidhome Trilogy only if you enjoyed the Moonshae Trilogy (the Druidhome Trilogy being a sequel). The Finder's Stone Trilogy is a must-read. Very well written, and quite entertaining. |
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Edited by - Melfius on 30 Jul 2005 14:20:16 |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
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Posted - 30 Jul 2005 : 16:50:56
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| I haven't read the Druidhome series yet, but Finder's Stone is, like Melfius has already said, a must-read and very entertaining. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 30 Jul 2005 : 18:10:01
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Originally posted by Melfius
I would recommend the Druidhome Trilogy only if you enjoyed the Moonshae Trilogy (the Druidhome Trilogy being a sequel). The Finder's Stone Trilogy is a must-read. Very well written, and quite entertaining.
I totally concur with Melfius. I was no fan of the Druidhome trilogy, though it was better than the Moonshae -- not that that's saying a whole lot, in my opinion.
Finder's Stone, on the other hand, is one of the best trilogies of the Realms. It's written by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb, one of the best author duos the Realms has seen. And Jeff Grubb, remember, was one of the major people who helped translate Ed's voluminous notes into the Old Grey Boxed Set.
Plus, with Finder's Stone, there's a lot more stuff to read. There's the basic trilogy, Azure Bonds, The Wyvern's Spur (one of my personal faves of all the Realms novels), and Song of the Saurials. Alias and Dragonbait then return to Westgate for another adventure, detailed in Masquerades.
Then we have two more novels by them, books 1 and 3 of the Lost Gods trilogy (Book 2 is a Dragginglance novel by Doug Niles, and one that can easily be skipped. All it does for the rest of the trilogy is introduce one character). Finder's Bane and Tymora's Luck both feature as a major character someone from the Finder's Stone trilogy (saying who would be a spoiler). They also feature several new characters, and one originally introduced in the Forgotten Realms comic. In the last book, we also get brief glimpses of some of the characters from the original trilogy.
The Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb novels are, in my opinion, required reading for anyone getting into the Realms. |
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Lord Rad
Great Reader
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30 Jul 2005 : 18:40:40
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Again, i'll echo Wooly with the Finder's Stone recommendation. Still one of my all-time favorite trilogies, although I now see the following 3 novels to make a sextet.
I also enjoyed The Druidhome Trilogy and it's worth reading if you read and enjoyed The Moonshae Trilogy. First and foremost though, has to be Finder's Stone. |
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Ethriel
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 30 Jul 2005 : 20:17:38
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| Aha, so what're the other books in the sextet? |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 30 Jul 2005 : 20:21:15
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| I prefer both but I love the Moonshaes, so I'm bias. :) |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jul 2005 : 20:23:49
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Originally posted by Ethriel
Aha, so what're the other books in the sextet?
The Finder's Stone trilogy is:
Azure Bonds
The Wyvern's Spur
Song of the Saurials
Masquerades was a stand-alone novel, and I believe number 10 of the Harpers series
Books 1 and 3 of the Lost Gods:
Finder's Bane
Tymora's Luck |
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Ethriel
Learned Scribe
USA
272 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jul 2005 : 02:14:22
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| Thanks a lot, guys! Finder's Stone it is first! and about that Gauston thing? |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 31 Jul 2005 : 03:48:22
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Originally posted by Kuje
I prefer both but I love the Moonshaes, so I'm bias. :)
And I would agree, although I preferred the original trilogy to that of the 'Druidhome' tale.
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