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Skeptic
Master of Realmslore
Canada
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 Posted - 01 Aug 2007 : 06:38:33
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Hi,
I'm currently reading Silverfall, the only Ed's novel I didn't read before except Stormlight. I was quite surprised to find that it's one of my favorite coming from him.
Do many of you have this one as your favorite from our beloved creator of the Realms?
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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
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Posted - 01 Aug 2007 : 09:03:04
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Well, I must admit that Silverfall is not among my favorites, although its got its high points. That is, I remember thinking it was OK, but nothing more when I had read it. I seem to remember that it had a bit to much combat for my taste, much like the Shadow of the Avatar books.
Now, looking back, I only remember the good parts, so maybe I just read the book at the wrong time. |
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Ergdusch
Master of Realmslore
Germany
1720 Posts |
Posted - 01 Aug 2007 : 10:11:58
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I read the book some years back, so my memory is alittle wage. However, as I loved theseven sisters back at that time I enjoyed the book very much. I still remember some parts of it, like Dove'sdance with the swords or Storm's game with the poison.
I should read it again some time, I think. Comparing it with those other books I have read more recently, I believe Silverfall is indeed one of the better ones . At least under the top 5 in my book shelf, I'd say. And compared only to those of Ed himself - well, I was not too thrilled of the Elminster series, have avoided Shandril's Saga so far, have not gotten around reading the Knights of MD, so I have to say, from Ed's books it is up on top of that list (maybe challanged only be Making of the Mage).
Thanks for making me think of Ed's Silverfall! 
Ergdusch |
"Das Gras weht im Wind, wenn der Wind weht." |
Edited by - Ergdusch on 01 Aug 2007 10:16:56 |
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scererar
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 02 Aug 2007 : 01:10:52
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| While I liked the novel, it was not my favorite. All of Ed's novels get a special place on bookshelves though. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 02 Aug 2007 : 01:53:52
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| Yeah, I liked the novel, but it's not one of my favorites. Like all Ed's novels it has plenty of memorable scenes in it though. The whole is greater than the often inconsistent and hard to follow parts. |
"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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Skeptic
Master of Realmslore
Canada
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Posted - 02 Aug 2007 : 02:10:38
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
The whole is greater than the often inconsistent and hard to follow parts.
Sometimes reading Ed's novels without having english as a first language is a difficult thing  |
Edited by - Skeptic on 02 Aug 2007 02:10:53 |
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freyar
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 05 Aug 2007 : 17:07:30
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| I liked Silverfall but not as much as the other books of his I've read (Shandril, some of the Elminster books, Cormyr). The individual scenes -- even the individual chapters -- were great on their own, but I just didn't get how they all got put together into a coherent whole. Maybe I just don't know enough Realmslore myself to work it out . |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 09 Aug 2007 : 00:53:39
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Originally posted by freyar
I liked Silverfall but not as much as the other books of his I've read (Shandril, some of the Elminster books, Cormyr). The individual scenes -- even the individual chapters -- were great on their own, but I just didn't get how they all got put together into a coherent whole. Maybe I just don't know enough Realmslore myself to work it out .
I didn't really "get it", myself, and I wasn't exactly new to the Realms when I read that book. |
"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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scererar
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 09 Aug 2007 : 01:50:35
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| Yeah, it was a bit different in style. Almost a collection of short stories, that came together in the end of the novel |
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Skeptic
Master of Realmslore
Canada
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Posted - 11 Aug 2007 : 21:35:42
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Finally, I have to say that the ending was a bit disapointing, maybe because I didn't understand it completly either.
I'm now reading Swords of Eveningstar and so far I like it. |
Edited by - Skeptic on 11 Aug 2007 21:36:32 |
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 12 Aug 2007 : 22:40:31
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| If I remember right, it offered some interesting insight and background on the Sister, but that was about it. Aside from having a clever storyline, it really doesn't stand out. |
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