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SuperllamaHero
Acolyte
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 Posted - 23 Dec 2005 : 20:51:36
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I just want to know about the Netheril, the Archwizards, and the Return of Shade...and If there are books before that I should be reading. I did read all 3 books in The Realms of Shadow, and found them quite interesting, but I felt lost a lot, and had trouble piecing things together. Probably because those were my first 3 forgotten realms books. So your advice on books that I should be reading before/after that series.
My Regards
Travis
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
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Posted - 23 Dec 2005 : 22:11:12
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| If you mean books set before/after RoTA, then, as far as I can recall, the only Shadovar to play a major part in a novel appear in Mistress of the Night by Dave Gross and Don Bassingthwaite. Paul S Kemp is going to write a trilogy where the Shadovar plays a part, though. For Netheril, you should probably attempt to get your hands on the Netheril Trilogy by Clayton Emery. |
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J D Dunsany
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23 Dec 2005 : 22:58:35
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Originally posted by Kajehase
If you mean books set before/after RoTA, then, as far as I can recall, the only Shadovar to play a major part in a novel appear in Mistress of the Night by Dave Gross and Don Bassingthwaite. Paul S Kemp is going to write a trilogy where the Shadovar plays a part, though. For Netheril, you should probably attempt to get your hands on the Netheril Trilogy by Clayton Emery.
Thanks to SuperllamaHero and Kajehase for asking and answering this question respectively, as the 'Return of the Archwizards' series is currently sitting on my shelf, but the Netheril trilogy, sadly, is not. My question now is: is the Netheril trilogy any good? (I'm confident enough in Denning's skills as a writer as far as RotAw is concerned, but, although I've got 'The Star of Cursrah' and seen his name crop up in relation to M:TG novels, I've never actually read any of Clayton Emery's stuff.) I guess what I'm asking is, if I go to great lengths to get the Netheril trilogy, will it be worth it?
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 24 Dec 2005 : 00:51:53
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Originally posted by J D Dunsany
I guess what I'm asking is, if I go to great lengths to get the Netheril trilogy, will it be worth it?
It was okay, but not great... Having read it, I can honestly say that if I didn't have the trilogy, I'd expend no great amount of effort trying to find it. |
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J D Dunsany
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24 Dec 2005 : 08:47:37
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Thanks WoolyRupert! I guess that answers my question! 
Yours,
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SuperllamaHero
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 25 Dec 2005 : 06:14:57
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Hey thanks for the replies, it really helped. Now I just have to hope the library has them.
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Winterfox
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 25 Dec 2005 : 06:21:39
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| You can get the Netheril trilogy via a free download on Wizards.com, if I remember right. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 26 Dec 2005 : 04:09:52
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Originally posted by Winterfox
You can get the Netheril trilogy via a free download on Wizards.com, if I remember right.
The novels? I'm not aware of any of the novels being available for download...  |
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
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Posted - 07 Jan 2006 : 02:11:08
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Quite right, Wooly. Free downloads of novels would be breaking contracts big time, so Winterfox can't be right about this.
I checked with Ed (who of course knows the Books Dept folks, many WotC managers, a few Hasbro bigwigs, and some of the WotC webteam, and he said: Nuh-uh.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 07 Jan 2006 : 05:57:00
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Winterfox
You can get the Netheril trilogy via a free download on Wizards.com, if I remember right.
The novels? I'm not aware of any of the novels being available for download...
Winterfox, are you sure you're not thinking about the Netheril boxed set and associated adventure module that are both available for free download at WotC?
For those wishing to know what I am referring to, see here:- http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads
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Winterfox
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 07 Jan 2006 : 07:21:14
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Originally posted by The Sage
Winterfox, are you sure you're not thinking about the Netheril boxed set and associated adventure module that are both available for free download at WotC?
For those wishing to know what I am referring to, see here:- http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads
Oops. Yeah, that's what I was thinking of.
Well... anyway, Clayton Emery's put up quite a number of his short stories for free viewing on his website, including Bold as Brass, a short story originally meant for the NWN anthology, and Night School, the short story that appeared in the Sembia anthology, plus Forged in Fire (Realms of the Deep short story). |
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