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Kaladorm
Master of Realmslore
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 30 Jan 2007 : 10:24:28
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I've found very good copies of books 1 and 3 on a market stall as I was passing by.
Are these books out of print now (I notice amazon.co.uk only has book 2 for £16  ), and also a good enough read to warrant buying?  I've still got the last half of wotsq trilogy, masquerades, tymoras luck, and stormlight to read, but I'm sure I could add to that list 
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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
2950 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jan 2007 : 10:34:41
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If you like Greenwood (I do) they are worth getting. They are a bit action heavy for my taste and therefore not among my favorites, but they do clarify the Time of troubles and are the best lore on the Malaugryms.
I do not know if they are in print or not, but i would say that they are worth buying. |
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Mace Hammerhand
Great Reader
Germany
2296 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jan 2007 : 19:51:54
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I bought 'em, read 'em and wondered why I bought 'em in the first place... My memory is kinda lacking when it comes to Shadows, I may have to reread them, but my overall opinion back then was kinda "wtf???" Maybe, now that I've grown far more accustomed to Ed's style I should read them again...
If you are an obsessive compulsive like me, I don't have to tell you to get 'em... if not...well, I dunno |
Mace's not so gentle gamer's journal My rants were harmless compared to this, beware! |
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Faraer
Great Reader
3308 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jan 2007 : 20:22:02
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| I like these a lot and wish more Realms books were like them. Despite the Time of Troubles setting, this is honest-to-goodness swashbuckling adventure in the Dales and the Plane of Shadow without publisher high concept, authorial one-upmanship, overneat endings and all that encumbrance. Terrific characters, some great set pieces, and an indispensable look at the Dalelands, the Malaugrym and the Zhents. |
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At your Behest
Acolyte
Germany
46 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jan 2007 : 21:31:08
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I wholeheartedly agree with Faraer.
I enjoyed the series very much and apart from the points mentioned there is also a fair amount of action and interaction with Syluné which intrigued me pretty much.
We do of course also get a look at how busy Old Stinkbeard and some others were during the development of the "Avatar Series"...
Just my two platinum pieces though ;)....
Cheers,
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Beware the beast man, for he is the Devil's pawn.
Alone among God's primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yeah, he will murder his brother to possess his brother's land.
Let him not breed in great numbers, for he will make a desert of his home and yours. Shun him, for he is the harbinger of death. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jan 2007 : 22:49:48
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quote:
Originally posted by Faraer
I like these a lot and wish more Realms books were like them. Despite the Time of Troubles setting, this is honest-to-goodness swashbuckling adventure in the Dales and the Plane of Shadow without publisher high concept, authorial one-upmanship, overneat endings and all that encumbrance. Terrific characters, some great set pieces, and an indispensable look at the Dalelands, the Malaugrym and the Zhents.
Ditto. I definitely recommend buying these books and giving them a shot, especially if you can find them at a good price. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
--Richard Greene (letter to Time) |
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Zaknafein
Seeker
USA
77 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jan 2007 : 01:03:15
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| i got all three of them at Half Price Books for $2.98 a pop. pretty good deal if you ask me. |
Zaknafein Do'Urden: mentor, teacher, friend....To Zak, the one who inspired my courage. -Drizzt Do'Urden
Full plate and packing steel. |
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scererar
Master of Realmslore
USA
1618 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jan 2007 : 02:44:08
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| very good trilogy. It also plugs some holes pertaining to the avatar trilogy. worth the read my friend |
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Archwizard
Learned Scribe
USA
266 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jan 2007 : 03:22:02
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| I liked them. I think of all books, these probably need a reprint, preferably with new covers (I get so tired of seeing the same cover to the 2e FR box set reused for this trilogy). |
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Zaknafein
Seeker
USA
77 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jan 2007 : 06:35:30
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| i'm sure they will do reprints of them...eventually and also if i did hear correctly i do believe they are going to be reprinting some of the Harpers novels..yet again in some cases. |
Zaknafein Do'Urden: mentor, teacher, friend....To Zak, the one who inspired my courage. -Drizzt Do'Urden
Full plate and packing steel. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 01 Feb 2007 : 00:21:24
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The question is, how long do you want to wait for these reprints? As of now there is no clear date (if there is ever going to be one) for them.
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"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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Archwizard
Learned Scribe
USA
266 Posts |
Posted - 01 Feb 2007 : 02:16:30
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| I've already read the Shadows of the Avatar trilogy years ago (my library had them). I just don't want to own the books with their current cover. I feel it's one of the few series of books with covers worst that the look of 3e reprints. Though this is purely a personal aesthetic thing. Perhaps it was unwise of me to bring up this limited tangent. |
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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
2950 Posts |
Posted - 01 Feb 2007 : 06:55:02
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Hm, these books had some of the best covers to my taste. But then I generally don't like the newer covers. As I had the first printing of the 2ed. Realms box (with the rider on gold background) I don't think of that when looking at the book cover.
As one of my books has the new Realms logo, there must have been at least one reprinting, so it might take a while before there comes a version with a new cover. |
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