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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
 Posted - 26 May 2008 : 09:55:44
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Poll Question:
And once again I feel the subject of the poll is self-explanatory.
Note: I go by WoTC's product listing, so if any novel shouldn't be in this poll, it's their fault
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There is a rumour going around that I have found god. I think is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist.
Terry Pratchett |
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Ergdusch
Master of Realmslore
Germany
1720 Posts |
Posted - 26 May 2008 : 10:46:45
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| Had to vote for Pauls novel as it is the only one that I indeed have read so far. |
"Das Gras weht im Wind, wenn der Wind weht." |
Edited by - Ergdusch on 26 May 2008 10:49:35 |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
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GRYPHON
Senior Scribe
USA
527 Posts |
Posted - 26 May 2008 : 14:36:18
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'Everyone dies...I only choose the time and place for a few.' --Eric Destler |
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scererar
Master of Realmslore
USA
1618 Posts |
Posted - 26 May 2008 : 15:40:43
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| Swords of Dragonfire and Shadowstorm are the 2 that I have read from list list. While both were great and I have been a fan of Ed for over 20 years, the scales tip just slightly in favor of Paul's trilogy on this one. |
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Dart Ambermoon
Learned Scribe
Germany
253 Posts |
Posted - 26 May 2008 : 18:24:44
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| Swords of Dragonfire and Shadowstorm tie this one for me. |
~ In Finder I trust, for danger I lust ~ |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 26 May 2008 : 22:45:59
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| I picked Crypt of the Moaning Diamond, mainly because of how light-hearted it was. I loved the characters, too. |
"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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Danny Glick
Acolyte
USA
18 Posts |
Posted - 27 May 2008 : 01:25:57
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Kyrene
Senior Scribe
South Africa
758 Posts |
Posted - 27 May 2008 : 09:40:25
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I'll have to get back to this one, since I've only read one, but do own more of them. Expect a vote sometime before the end of the year.  |
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
1757 Posts |
Posted - 27 May 2008 : 18:33:12
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Broken Helm
Learned Scribe
USA
108 Posts |
Posted - 28 May 2008 : 02:40:50
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Ed's Swords of Dragonfire is head and shoulders better writing than the others on this list.
I expect Paul Kemp's ongoing Erevis Cale arc is going to be a classic, but "Shadowstorm" considered on its own fell short of Dragonfire, for me.
Several of the one-shot books on this list were more fun and wrapped up their plots more tidily (and so they should, as standalones), but . . . Dragonfire stands above them all.
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BARDOBARBAROS
Senior Scribe
Greece
581 Posts |
Posted - 28 May 2008 : 07:49:40
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BARDOBARBAROS DOES NOT KILL.
HE DECAPITATES!!!
"The city changes, but the fools within it remain always the same" (Edwin Odesseiron- Baldur's gate 2) |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 28 May 2008 : 15:05:09
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Originally posted by Broken Helm
Ed's Swords of Dragonfire is head and shoulders better writing than the others on this list.
I loved Ed's book, but Crypt was probably the most fun for me. |
"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) |
Edited by - Rinonalyrna Fathomlin on 28 May 2008 15:06:04 |
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Baldwin Stonewood
Acolyte
34 Posts |
Posted - 28 May 2008 : 18:51:00
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| My vote goes to Kemp. I enjoy all his novels. I feel like I'm part of the action at a gaming table when I read his books. |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 30 May 2008 : 11:32:53
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| I voted for Crypt of the Moaning Diamond. It's got bugbear bards in it for Oghma's sake!! |
There is a rumour going around that I have found god. I think is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist.
Terry Pratchett |
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Best FR-novel during the 2nd half of 2007
