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DragonReader
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SheriffJoe
Seeker
USA
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 Posted - 25 Jan 2006 : 16:14:20
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Purple Dragon Knight
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1796 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jan 2006 : 18:37:26
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| Are these books novels or supplements? are they FR-specific? |
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Chosen of Bane
Senior Scribe
USA
552 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jan 2006 : 19:23:24
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Originally posted by Purple Dragon Knight
Are these books novels or supplements? are they FR-specific?
From what I've heard they are the next "classes" line of Realms novel, similar to "Rogues" (Yellow Silk, Alabastor Staff, etc..) and "Fighters" (Master of Chains, Son of Thunder, etc..).
I have also heard that Blackstaff, a novel about Khelben will be one of these four novels.
I don't know how accurate this information is, but it is what I have heard and believe to be true.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 25 Jan 2006 : 21:02:59
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Originally posted by Chosen of Bane
I have also heard that Blackstaff, a novel about Khelben will be one of these four novels.
Steven Schend is the author of Blackstaff. He announced it himself.
These novels are going to be class-specific novels set in the Realms, like the Priest and Rogues books. |
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Beezy
Learned Scribe
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jan 2006 : 22:52:44
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Chosen of Bane
I have also heard that Blackstaff, a novel about Khelben will be one of these four novels.
Steven Schend is the author of Blackstaff. He announced it himself.
These novels are going to be class-specific novels set in the Realms, like the Priest and Rogues books.
As well as fighters. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 26 Jan 2006 : 00:26:38
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Chosen of Bane
I have also heard that Blackstaff, a novel about Khelben will be one of these four novels.
Steven Schend is the author of Blackstaff. He announced it himself.
Ad if you perform a search through the archives here at Candlekeep, you'll find the few tidbits Sage Schend has been able to reveal about the Blackstaff novel.
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Lameth
Learned Scribe
Germany
196 Posts |
Posted - 15 Feb 2006 : 19:03:57
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Argh, there will be 4 novels about Wizards?
1. Blackstaff (July 2006)
2. Darkvision (September 2006)
3. Bloodwalk (November 2006)
4. ?????? |
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
5402 Posts |
Posted - 15 Feb 2006 : 19:05:56
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| Bruce Cordell writing a Realms novel eh? |
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Jindael
Senior Scribe
USA
357 Posts |
Posted - 15 Feb 2006 : 19:26:29
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| Bruce Cordell has already written Lady of poison for the priest series. I wonder if there will be some sort of crossover, at least to explain what kind of person the tattooed fighter was. |
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Braveheart
Learned Scribe
Austria
159 Posts |
Posted - 16 Feb 2006 : 09:36:29
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Let's hope Bruce does a better job with his next book (which I really, really do hope)  . |
Jarlaxle: "Do keep ever present in your thoughts, my friend, that an illusion can kill you if you believe in it."
Entreri: "And the real thing can kill you whether you believe in it or not." |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 16 Feb 2006 : 17:19:13
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Just a reminder of one of the rules in the Candlekeep Forum Code of Conduct (B.2, to be exact):
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2. Be polite when reviewing any novels or products. If you didn’t like the novel, then fine, let the author know with constructive criticism, not by a barrage of abuse or slating the whole book in an aggressive manner. On the other hand, if you liked the book, then please say so, i’m sure the author would love to hear that his work was appreciated by you.
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SheriffJoe
Seeker
USA
54 Posts |
Posted - 16 Feb 2006 : 21:43:20
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| I've very much enjoyed getting the class novels...simply because there comes a point where just one more trilogy will kill a guy! Stand alones are an excellent way of breaking the rhythm (although you don't get to spend as much time with characters you really like...unless they appear later down the road in a...trilogy). Can't wait to find out who writer #4 is and what it will be called. |
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wwwwwww
Learned Scribe
116 Posts |
Posted - 16 Feb 2006 : 23:05:08
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| C'mon Wooly, you're completely overeating. Braveheart's comment was pretty tame, considering. It's not like he started saying that the author "sucks" or anything like that. It was a simple comment done in a non-derisive manner. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 16 Feb 2006 : 23:57:58
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Originally posted by wwwwwww
C'mon Wooly, you're completely overeating.
Overeating? I'm not eating at all! 
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Originally posted by wwwwwww
Braveheart's comment was pretty tame, considering. It's not like he started saying that the author "sucks" or anything like that. It was a simple comment done in a non-derisive manner.
Actually, my post was in response to another post, which the poster voluntarily deleted. I posted because I was concerned that things might go into an ugly area, and I was trying to prevent it. |
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wwwwwww
Learned Scribe
116 Posts |
Posted - 17 Feb 2006 : 01:12:32
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Overeating? I'm not eating at all!
Heh, oops. 
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Actually, my post was in response to another post, which the poster voluntarily deleted. I posted because I was concerned that things might go into an ugly area, and I was trying to prevent it.
Oh... no worries then. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 17 Feb 2006 : 01:20:07
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Originally posted by wwwwwww
C'mon Wooly, you're completely overeating. Braveheart's comment was pretty tame, considering. It's not like he started saying that the author "sucks" or anything like that. It was a simple comment done in a non-derisive manner.
I didn't read the post myself, but if Wooly thought adding the reminder about the CoC was required, then that's good enough for me.
Just a further note... Remember fellow scribes, FR authors are taking time out of their own busy schedules to come here and interact with us. It's a delight for sure... and we should see it as a privilege and it should be cherished accordingly. We should try to extend to them every point of politeness and courtesy and have respect for what they are doing. I don't want to see the FR Novel section going the way of the WotC-Novel section.
Thank you .
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Koushiro
Acolyte
USA
12 Posts |
Posted - 17 Feb 2006 : 01:22:55
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| I'm quite looking foreword to the wizards series, though I do think wizards are a little overdone in FR novels. |
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Braveheart
Learned Scribe
Austria
159 Posts |
Posted - 17 Feb 2006 : 09:19:43
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by wwwwwww
C'mon Wooly, you're completely overeating. Braveheart's comment was pretty tame, considering. It's not like he started saying that the author "sucks" or anything like that. It was a simple comment done in a non-derisive manner.
I didn't read the post myself, but if Wooly thought adding the reminder about the CoC was required, then that's good enough for me.
Just a further note... Remember fellow scribes, FR authors are taking time out of their own busy schedules to come here and interact with us. It's a delight for sure... and we should see it as a privilege and it should be cherished accordingly. We should try to extend to them every point of politeness and courtesy and have respect for what they are doing. I don't want to see the FR Novel section going the way of the WotC-Novel section.
Thank you .
I really respect Bruce's work, but I do think that a tidbit of honest and justified critcism would help him much more than some false praise. |
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Entreri: "And the real thing can kill you whether you believe in it or not." |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 17 Feb 2006 : 11:18:28
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Can we get off of the moderating subject? There was a post here that was not constructive criticism, a post which was removed by the poster. I did not say we could not offer constructive criticism. What I did was see what could have been the start of a round of author-bashing, and I was trying to forestall it. That's it. My post was not directed at Braveheart or anyone else in particular -- I was just trying to keep things from going in a bad direction.
It is over and done with. Perhaps we can get back to the original topic, now? |
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Braveheart
Learned Scribe
Austria
159 Posts |
Posted - 17 Feb 2006 : 12:16:36
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| Yes . Darkvision: Is there any information on who will be the main character or where the novel will be set in? |
Jarlaxle: "Do keep ever present in your thoughts, my friend, that an illusion can kill you if you believe in it."
Entreri: "And the real thing can kill you whether you believe in it or not." |
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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Lord Nemes
Seeker
Canada
58 Posts |
Posted - 23 Mar 2006 : 01:41:27
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Alaundo, are you sure that it isn't an Eberron novel :P ?
I don't know a thing of Eberon but found that.
From Wikipedia: Eberon: ... Frostfell is an unexplored land of ice in the north...
Hope you're not turning on Eberon side :P |
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nbnmare
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
205 Posts |
Posted - 23 Mar 2006 : 02:20:50
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| According to the Frostburn sourcebook, 'Frostfell' is a term which refers to "any area - no matter how small (a single chamber within a dungeon) or how large (an entire plane) - dominated by a combination of ice, snow, and extreme cold, much like 'the underdark' references and endless variety of regions found deep underground." |
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
5695 Posts |
Posted - 23 Mar 2006 : 08:07:58
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Originally posted by Lord Nemes
Hi
Alaundo, are you sure that it isn't an Eberron novel :P ?
I don't know a thing of Eberon but found that.
From Wikipedia: Eberon: ... Frostfell is an unexplored land of ice in the north...
Hope you're not turning on Eberon side :P
Well met
Indeed, Lord Nemesm I did wonder. However, i'm assured that this is indeed the aforementioned FR tome from the Wizards series.
Maybe more light will be shed in time. I'll try and see if I can unearth more information. Wizards have been constantly tight-lipped throughout the naming of the Wizards series, for some reason. |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Posted - 23 Mar 2006 : 15:39:44
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Originally posted by nbnmare
According to the Frostburn sourcebook, 'Frostfell' is a term which refers to "any area - no matter how small (a single chamber within a dungeon) or how large (an entire plane) - dominated by a combination of ice, snow, and extreme cold, much like 'the underdark' references and endless variety of regions found deep underground."
I don't have my book with me, but isn't "Frostfell" also a spell in Frostburn? Basically a mini-ice age?
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Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Dhomal
Senior Scribe
USA
565 Posts |
Posted - 23 Mar 2006 : 16:34:05
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Hello-
On this note also - I clicked on the link to the Amazon.ca site - and then clicked on the author link. Seems he has a Eberron novel coming out in April. I had the thought from somewhere that in general they kept their authors in one world - I'm not sure where I have that thought from though...
Its not like Amazon has not made mistakes in the past. That adventure in the FR that is being speculated about elsewhere here - as I recall - is listed as 32 pages - AND a hardcover....
Alaundo is right - time will tell.....
Dhomal |
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EytanBernstein
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
704 Posts |
Posted - 23 Mar 2006 : 19:06:50
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| There is a long history of authors writing for more than one setting. Jean Rabe wrote an FR novel, but also a number of Dragonlance novels. Don Bassingthwaite writes for both FR and Eberron. A number of authors have written Greyhawk as well as other setting based novels. While I'm sure you have some authors that definitely prefer one setting over another, many are quite versatile in this regard. |
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 23 Mar 2006 : 19:31:45
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quote:
Originally posted by Dhomal
Hello-
On this note also - I clicked on the link to the Amazon.ca site - and then clicked on the author link. Seems he has a Eberron novel coming out in April. I had the thought from somewhere that in general they kept their authors in one world - I'm not sure where I have that thought from though...
Its not like Amazon has not made mistakes in the past. That adventure in the FR that is being speculated about elsewhere here - as I recall - is listed as 32 pages - AND a hardcover....
Alaundo is right - time will tell.....
Dhomal
Actually the April Eberron book is an anthology that he edited (as previously mentioned he is the line editor for Eberron).
Anyway, Mark has confirmed on an Eberron-related website that "Frostfell" is in fact the 4th book in the Wizards series set in the Forgotten Realms. |
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Lord Nemes
Seeker
Canada
58 Posts |
Posted - 23 Mar 2006 : 22:48:45
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thanks for the confirmation DragonReader.
In fact I think it's an interresting title. I'm curious about the region it will feature. |
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SheriffJoe
Seeker
USA
54 Posts |
Posted - 24 Mar 2006 : 20:26:34
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Whoops....looks like I started a new topic too soon!! Sorry guys!
Mark has been editing the Eberron books and has Tales of the Last War coming out next month. I THINK Frostfell is his first novel, though I can't be sure! Anyway, I'm looking forward to this series. Hopefully it's as good a series as The Fighters has been.
I think Wizards is trying to keep specific authors in specific realms. Baker, Bassingthwaite and Forbeck seem to be Eberron authors now, while Bolme, De Bie, Kemp, Lebow and Smedman, among others, remain in the Realms.
This is a good thing...especially if you are a fan of all these guys (and gals)!  |
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