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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
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 Posted - 06 Mar 2009 : 13:41:53
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Originally posted by mnb128
Finished Crusade today. It took me longer to get through this book than any Realms book I've ever read. It's not that the writing or storyline were bad. I just found myself being so sick of the Tuigan that I didn't really care what happened. Anyone else feel like that when they read this trilogy?
Starting The Parched Sea later today.
Not me, I enjoyed seeing them get what was coming to em. |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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MasksChosenOne
Acolyte
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 06 Mar 2009 : 18:15:49
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| Have not been on in forever . Started Streams of Silver and am half way through . |
Drink a lot of water , Walk slowly ! |
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Thielan
Acolyte
Australia
25 Posts |
Posted - 07 Mar 2009 : 10:29:03
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| Finally got, and read Shadowrealm, pretty happy with it, thought it was a worthy ending to the trilogy. |
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MasksChosenOne
Acolyte
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 07 Mar 2009 : 16:40:22
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| Finished Streams of Silver and getting the Halfling's Gem later on today! |
Drink a lot of water , Walk slowly ! |
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Knight of the Gate
Senior Scribe
USA
624 Posts |
Posted - 07 Mar 2009 : 18:58:48
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The Only series I've read in entirety are Icewind Dale and the Dark Elf Trilogy (both of which I read when I was in the Army,which was a looong time ago).
I've recently (and only b/c they were written by Ed) started reading both the Elminster series (having finished Elminster in Myth Drannor) and the Knights of Myth Drannor series (having finished Swords of Dragonfire).
I always feel like I should read more of the novels, but when I have the extra scratch to buy new books, I tend to spend it on gaming supplements, rather than fiction. |
How can life be so bountiful, providing such sublime rewards for mediocrity? -Umberto Ecco |
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MasksChosenOne
Acolyte
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 07 Mar 2009 : 22:26:08
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| The Erevis Cale Trilogy and the Drizzt Series have to be my favorite by far. |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2009 : 13:03:07
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| I've finished Unholy last week and am starting Depths of Madness today. |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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swifty
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
517 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2009 : 23:16:59
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| just started forsaken house which i am loving.far better than the boring year of rogue dragons. |
go back to sleep america.everything is under control.heres american gladiators.watch this.shuttup. BILL HICKS. |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 10 Mar 2009 : 11:10:19
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Originally posted by swifty
just started forsaken house which i am loving.far better than the boring year of rogue dragons.
I enjoyed both, but yeah Forsaken House is very good. |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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scererar
Master of Realmslore
USA
1618 Posts |
Posted - 11 Mar 2009 : 01:19:19
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Originally posted by Alisttair
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Originally posted by swifty
just started forsaken house which i am loving.far better than the boring year of rogue dragons.
I enjoyed both, but yeah Forsaken House is very good.
I have just started re-reading this trilogy. Very good IMO. |
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Baldwin Stonewood
Acolyte
34 Posts |
Posted - 12 Mar 2009 : 16:59:02
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| I just finished Daughter of Drow this morning. I thought this was an outstanding book and I can not wait to begin Tangled Webs tonight. |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 13 Mar 2009 : 15:56:07
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| Just finished Depths of Madness. Excellent read. Not sure yet which will be next though. |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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mnb128
Learned Scribe
USA
130 Posts |
Posted - 14 Mar 2009 : 01:09:40
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| Finished The Parched Sea yesterday and was pleasently surprised. Apart from Troy Denning's habit of having as few chapter breaks as possible (1 in this book), which is a pet peave of mine, I really enjoyed it. Started The Curse of the Shadowmage last night and liked the first three chapters. |
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 17 Mar 2009 : 14:31:53
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Currently reading "The Shield of Weeping Ghosts" by James P. Davis. I really enjoyed the first 3 of the Citadel novels and so far am enjoying this one as well. I'm about a 3rd of the way in and I like the feeling of the story.
This is number 57 for me :) |
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scererar
Master of Realmslore
USA
1618 Posts |
Posted - 18 Mar 2009 : 02:48:18
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Originally posted by mnb128
Finished The Parched Sea yesterday and was pleasently surprised. Apart from Troy Denning's habit of having as few chapter breaks as possible (1 in this book), which is a pet peave of mine, I really enjoyed it. Started The Curse of the Shadowmage last night and liked the first three chapters.
the Parched sea was indeed a good read and went in a different direction than I originally thought. If your liked this one, should may want to check out the other harper novels that include Ruha. She also makes appearances in the the RotAW trilogy and I believe a short story or two. |
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swifty
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
517 Posts |
Posted - 18 Mar 2009 : 08:26:22
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Originally posted by mnb128
Finished The Parched Sea yesterday and was pleasently surprised. Apart from Troy Denning's habit of having as few chapter breaks as possible (1 in this book), which is a pet peave of mine, I really enjoyed it. Started The Curse of the Shadowmage last night and liked the first three chapters.
ifound this along with every other denning novel pretty unbearable.if youre reading harper noverls at the mo have you tried elfshadow yet.highly reccomended. |
go back to sleep america.everything is under control.heres american gladiators.watch this.shuttup. BILL HICKS. |
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mnb128
Learned Scribe
USA
130 Posts |
Posted - 18 Mar 2009 : 20:10:05
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Originally posted by scererar
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Originally posted by mnb128
Finished The Parched Sea yesterday and was pleasently surprised. Apart from Troy Denning's habit of having as few chapter breaks as possible (1 in this book), which is a pet peave of mine, I really enjoyed it. Started The Curse of the Shadowmage last night and liked the first three chapters.
the Parched sea was indeed a good read and went in a different direction than I originally thought. If your liked this one, should may want to check out the other harper novels that include Ruha. She also makes appearances in the the RotAW trilogy and I believe a short story or two.
Thanks for the advice. Although I haven't read it yet, I know she's also in Crucible: The Trial of Cyric the Mad. I've get them all on my shelf, but I'm doing my best to read as many of the books in chronological order as I can. |
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mnb128
Learned Scribe
USA
130 Posts |
Posted - 18 Mar 2009 : 20:20:53
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I finished Curse of the Shadowmage a couple of days ago. Although I've read a lot of bad reviews about both this book and Crypt of the Shadowking, I really enjoyed both of them. Other than the fact that the endings were somewhat weak in both they kept me entertained throughout.
I also just finished Beyond the Moons, which is the first book in The Cloakmaster Cycle set in the Spelljammer setting. The only reason I decided to pick up these books is because (although it's a Spelljammer book) the second in the cycle (Into the Void by Nigel Findley) takes place in the Forgotten Realms. Therefore I consider it a FR book. Beyond the Moons took place on Krynn, so I guess that makes it my first Dragonlance book as well. The visit to the Realms takes place in 1361 DR, so it fits chronologically after Shadowmage. I'll be spending my next 5 books with Spelljammer and then I'll return to the Realms with Elfshadow (Thanks for the recommendation Swifty). |
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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
879 Posts |
Posted - 18 Mar 2009 : 21:11:46
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| I know I'm way behind the times on these, but I just finished the second book in the first Erevis Cale Trilogy, yay. And today, the mailman dropped off a box containing the second book of Blades of the Moonsea, Corsair (and the Player's Handbook 2, but I digress). |
My Realms novel, Sandstorm, is now available for ordering. |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 18 Mar 2009 : 23:43:30
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| I am now currently reading TEMPLE HILL!!! Very good so far. |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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swifty
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
517 Posts |
Posted - 19 Mar 2009 : 14:49:06
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| loved temple hill.the cities series was arguably my fave series. |
go back to sleep america.everything is under control.heres american gladiators.watch this.shuttup. BILL HICKS. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 19 Mar 2009 : 14:55:24
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Yeah, I was fond of Temple Hill myself. |
"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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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
2950 Posts |
Posted - 19 Mar 2009 : 16:49:41
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Strangely enough Temple Hill didn't work for me at all, it is one of the few books I never finished. But then again, that was about the time I stopped following the novels, so it might just have been a question of general burnout.
I loved Curse of the Shadowmage and Crypt of the Shadowking (and the old Denning novels for that matter)though, at least when I read them about ten years ago. |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 20 Mar 2009 : 02:01:47
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| Finally got my hands on a copy of Jewel of Turmish and it is enjoyable so far. |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 20 Mar 2009 : 10:41:00
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This has been a busy week and I haven't got to read as much as usual. Darnit all to heck  |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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mnb128
Learned Scribe
USA
130 Posts |
Posted - 20 Mar 2009 : 21:27:24
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Originally posted by Jorkens
I loved Curse of the Shadowmage and Crypt of the Shadowking (and the old Denning novels for that matter)though, at least when I read them about ten years ago.
I find myself wanting to know more about Kellen and the Shadowstar. Does anyone know if there's any lore out there about them?
Thanks. |
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swifty
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
517 Posts |
Posted - 22 Mar 2009 : 14:24:49
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
Finally got my hands on a copy of Jewel of Turmish and it is enjoyable so far.
borran klosk is a proper nasty piece of work.great book. |
go back to sleep america.everything is under control.heres american gladiators.watch this.shuttup. BILL HICKS. |
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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
2950 Posts |
Posted - 23 Mar 2009 : 08:49:35
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Originally posted by mnb128
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Originally posted by Jorkens
I loved Curse of the Shadowmage and Crypt of the Shadowking (and the old Denning novels for that matter)though, at least when I read them about ten years ago.
I find myself wanting to know more about Kellen and the Shadowstar. Does anyone know if there's any lore out there about them?
Thanks.
Working from faulty memory here. There's a few titbits in Heroes Lorebook for 2ed. but little that's not mentioned in the books themselves. I think there's a brief mention of the main characters in Code of the Harpers also. Except for that I cant think of anything. |
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scererar
Master of Realmslore
USA
1618 Posts |
Posted - 24 Mar 2009 : 01:14:38
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The wife picked up Unholy for me this afternoon, while I was at work. I have a wonderful wife
Does anyone know where the short story that was just released on WOTC get placed within the trilogy? |
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Kyrene
Senior Scribe
South Africa
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Posted - 24 Mar 2009 : 07:46:58
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Originally posted by scererar
Does anyone know where the short story that was just released on WOTC get placed within the trilogy?
Perhaps ask him directly in his scroll... Although, I seem to recall Richard mentioning somewhere that it can be read in any order in conjunction with the trilogy. |
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