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Dargoth
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
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 Posted - 19 Oct 2005 : 08:40:16
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Originally posted by The Sage
Strangely, or perhaps rather not so strangely, I was more intrigued by the sample chapter for Sanctuary...
HERETIC!!!!
Alaundo! SAGE IS LOOKING AT NONE REALMS MATERIAL AGAIN!!! |
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
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Posted - 19 Oct 2005 : 09:20:06
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Originally posted by Dargoth
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Originally posted by The Sage
Strangely, or perhaps rather not so strangely, I was more intrigued by the sample chapter for Sanctuary...
HERETIC!!!!
Alaundo! SAGE IS LOOKING AT NONE REALMS MATERIAL AGAIN!!!
::choke, splutter::  
Strap The Sage down and stack the heaviest tomes of Realmslore upon his chest! THEN he will learn to appreciate Toril o'er Krynn 
Tell me, has anyone read this sample chapter yet? I'm very interested to hear thy thoughts on this. Sadly, I won't be picking up this tale myself until the paperback release. |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
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Posted - 19 Oct 2005 : 10:51:09
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Originally posted by Alaundo
::choke, splutter::
Strap The Sage down and stack the heaviest tomes of Realmslore upon his chest! THEN he will learn to appreciate Toril o'er Krynn
Tell me, has anyone read this sample chapter yet? I'm very interested to hear thy thoughts on this. Sadly, I won't be picking up this tale myself until the paperback release.
I assume your refering to the Promise of the Witch king Sample chapter Alaundo?
*Reaches for the Hot irons just in case*
I read it, the sample chapters good, it did give me flash backs to Raiders of the Lost Ark though!
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 19 Oct 2005 : 14:46:59
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Originally posted by Alaundo
Sadly, I won't be picking up this tale myself until the paperback release.
I've exceeded my hardback quota for this year, and a little into the next... so I'll likely wait until PotWK is available in paperback as well.
Besides, my RAS-based novels shelf is rapidly running out of room. Purchasing the paperback will at least slow down my need to purchase a new shelving system to accomodate the burgeoning RAS books overflow. 
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 19 Oct 2005 : 17:10:07
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| I don't care about RAS enough anymore to pick up his books in hardcover. I may check this book out from the library, but I'll not purchase it until it comes out in paperback. |
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Winterfox
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 19 Oct 2005 : 18:21:16
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I don't care about RAS enough anymore to pick up his books in hardcover. I may check this book out from the library, but I'll not purchase it until it comes out in paperback.
Or appear in bargain corners/second-hand bookstores. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 19 Oct 2005 : 21:11:52
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 I may end up taking it out of the library myself. I prefer to buy all my FR novels, but I'm kind of broke right now and I don't know if I should use my credit card just to buy this book.
As for the sample chapter, the I'm curious but the computer I'm on won't let me read it. :p |
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Ignorance Personified
Seeker
USA
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Posted - 19 Oct 2005 : 22:27:39
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Originally Posted by: Dargoth
I read it, the sample chapters good, it did give me flash backs to Raiders of the Lost Ark though!
I felt the same way after I finished it.
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Originally Posted by: Wooly Rupert
I don't care about RAS enough anymore to pick up his books in hardcover.
Understandable, The Two Swords (and perhaps the entire Hunter's Blade Trilogy) was lackluster (at best), but nevertheless I will pick up Promise of the Witch King in HC.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 19 Oct 2005 : 23:04:41
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Originally posted by Ignorance Personified
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Originally Posted by: Wooly Rupert
I don't care about RAS enough anymore to pick up his books in hardcover.
Understandable, The Two Swords (and perhaps the entire Hunter's Blade Trilogy) was lackluster (at best), but nevertheless I will pick up Promise of the Witch King in HC.
I've actually not even read that trilogy, yet. It's a combination of things: little time for reading, being tired of Drizzt, and the fact that I waited for all three books to make paperback.
I am looking forward to Promise of the Witch King, just not enough to buy it in hardcover. |
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 20 Oct 2005 : 02:06:58
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Well, Wooly - if you want to borrow mine after I read it, I will gladly let you. 
Have to promote dark elves where and when I can!
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Still rockin' the Fey'ri style. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 20 Oct 2005 : 03:35:11
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Okay, I skimmed the sample chapter. I thought some parts of it were kinda corny, but eventually I'll read it. |
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The Destroyer
Acolyte
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Posted - 20 Oct 2005 : 11:14:55
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| The chapter was enough to fuel my thirst for more of the story, I am currently still seeking the book. |
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hammer of Moradin
Senior Scribe
USA
758 Posts |
Posted - 21 Oct 2005 : 21:38:28
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One of the benefits of working in a bookstore is the chance to view some of the upcoming books before the release date. I have not purchased this, yet, but I have been reading it. So far, I must say I am surprised. This is the Bob Salvatore writing that hooked me on his other books years ago.
Doing a little research revealed that Bob wrote the sourcebook for the setting of PotWK, which is reflected in his material making it that much more interesting. I've wanted to set a campaign in the area, the Bloodstone Lands, for several years, and now I must!
I agree that some of the last few books have become staid and redundant, but check this one out, you will not be disappointed. That said, I'm into chapter four right now, so I'm not quite done. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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hammer of Moradin
Senior Scribe
USA
758 Posts |
Posted - 23 Oct 2005 : 05:05:57
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Originally posted by hammer of Moradin
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Hey Hammer, I just released you've taken the same quote from CoS that I did. You even used it for your sig .
I marked this quote when I came across it. It took me at least a week to get on here to add it to my sig even though I knew when I read it that I would have to put it in there.
Such a true statement. I wonder which of the two great authors came up with it. |
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hooper101
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 26 Oct 2005 : 22:19:16
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| I dont know what everybody else is talking about! This was Salvatore at his best, I admit the giant ball was arip but I felt that was the least of his worries. I found it the action packed stuff Bob is famous for. I am a fan boy though but I am a literature teacher and found value and excitement in the story. If you dont like Drizzt try Demon War stuff, I know I am about to be slandered for a non realms reference. |
Die, die, die ,die, die, why won't you just die you silly dragon! |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 26 Oct 2005 : 22:55:48
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Originally posted by hooper101
If you dont like Drizzt try Demon War stuff, I know I am about to be slandered for a non realms reference.
The two non-Realms books by RAS that I've read were enough to convince me to stick to his Realms stuff. |
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Winterfox
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 26 Oct 2005 : 23:06:20
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
The two non-Realms books by RAS that I've read were enough to convince me to stick to his Realms stuff.
Was one of them Vector Prime, by any chance? |
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
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Posted - 26 Oct 2005 : 23:14:51
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| Being that RAS wrote the original Bloodstone lands accessory (granted he had help from the modules), and I love that accessory... I'm gonna pick it up even in hardcover. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36784 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2005 : 23:47:47
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Originally posted by Winterfox
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
The two non-Realms books by RAS that I've read were enough to convince me to stick to his Realms stuff.
Was one of them Vector Prime, by any chance?
Nope. Echoes of the Fourth Magic and The Woods Out Back. Other than a single Stackpole novel, the only Star Wars novels I've read have been the Zahn books. |
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Winterfox
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 27 Oct 2005 : 00:00:07
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Ahhh.
I keep being told that his non-FR books are far superior to his FR ones. Have never read any of them, though. Could I have your thoughts on the ones that you've read? |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 27 Oct 2005 : 01:00:19
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| Well, not liking those two, I've not read them in many years. So I'm not the best person to ask. |
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hooper101
Learned Scribe
USA
117 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2005 : 16:38:19
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| Well Winterfox, The demon war stuff is great. Salvatore writes at a much more mature level in his own world. There he is allowed todo the things he wants. I will tell you most put them down after the first two because the person you percieve to be the main character is killed. Sorry for a bit of a spoiler but a friendly one. The world is so different from FR Salvatore gets his hands on something of his very own. If you like Villans who seem unbeatable and odds that really are impossible to overcome then read them. One of the novel (Mortalis) is about a plauge that cant be cured by the priest. While he was writing his mother-in-law and Brother died of cancer. I dont know about you, but I like the novels where a bit of the authors heart slips in. Read them I promise you will not be disappointed. If you are I will be suprised and we can talk about it. As for the others the Luthien gamble or Crimson Shadow series is a fun read where one of his funniest characters resides (Oliver Deburrows the highway halfling). The woods outback is okay, its good for a chuckle but honestly RAS puts too much of his liberal anti-bush-war feelings into it. It does have some funny moments like a lepracaun named Mickey reading Tolkien while the group is being chased by trolls in broad daylight and say to the main character " you go back to your world an tell Mr. Tolkien that ye seen a troll by the light o day". Those novels would probablly be great starter novels for a ten to twelve year old to read, My nine year old nephew loved them after he read Tolkien. As for echoes and those, I have them, I have started to read them and never been caught up by them. Then again, I dont really like the idea of a human from our realm going into another realm of fantasy. |
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Belthor
Seeker
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Posted - 27 Oct 2005 : 16:52:00
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| Is it a bad thing to be compared to Raiders of the Lost Ark? I think that Bob has outdone himself with Promise. This is the best sample chapter that we've gotten from him in a while; even if it is high tension, high action. Admittedly, I'm a big Salvatore fan, realms or non realms. You should try The Highwayman for an entertaining and yet poignant non realms novel. Bob rocks! |
If the rest of humanity were only as smart as my familiar...... |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 27 Oct 2005 : 17:29:20
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Originally posted by hooper101
The woods outback is okay, its good for a chuckle but honestly RAS puts too much of his liberal anti-bush-war feelings into it.
That's a neat trick, considering that the book was originally published in 1993. |
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Lameth
Learned Scribe
Germany
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Posted - 27 Oct 2005 : 18:15:44
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Originally posted by Belthor
You should try The Highwayman for an entertaining and yet poignant non realms novel. Bob rocks!
Wasn`t there a FR short story in THE HIGHWAYMAN?
What titel has this Short Story? |
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hooper101
Learned Scribe
USA
117 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2005 : 19:20:00
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| I was speaking of W's Dad and the Desert Storm, not of our current stint |
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Ignorance Personified
Seeker
USA
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Posted - 28 Oct 2005 : 03:30:47
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Originally Posted by Lameth
Wasn`t there a FR short story in THE HIGHWAYMAN?
What titel has this Short Story?
Yes, "The Dowry".
Mod Edit: Let's keep the discussion to Realms topics fellow scribes
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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