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Message: <blockquote data-quote="J_D" data-source="post: 1863146" data-attributes="member: 20956">It's not really possible to answer the question of which is "best" without specifying what specific criteria you're interested in.  Since these are game novels -- novels set in a game world, more criteria may be applied than a standard novel.* Quality of plot/story* Style in which story is written* Quality of characterization of the characters in the novel* How well it portrays the flavor or style of the gaming world in general* How much world lore it contains (i.e. NPC's, culture, history, food & drink, any other tidbits of info about the game world)Personally, given that we are talking about game novels, I think that the last criteria -- that of world lore present -- is at least tied for #1 criterion, if not the single #1 criterion.  If a FR novel contains lots of Realmslore that fills in more detail not provided in game books, then it's a good novel even if the story sucks or the style in which it's written sucks.  In my opinion, the quality and/or style of the story at best only ties world lore in importance and never exceeds it.Whatever else anyone may think of Ed Greenwood's writing, his books are always chock full of Realmslore which means they are always good books as Realms fiction even if the story isn't great in some people's opinions.</blockquote>