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<blockquote data-quote="Andre" data-source="post: 1865050" data-attributes="member: 25930"><p>As others have said, tastes differ, so I'll just list the ones I've read and what I think of them.</p><p></p><p><em>Spellfire</em> by Ed Greenwood. Ever listen to someone in a game store drone on and on about his characters? That's what this book felt like. </p><p></p><p><em>Cormyr</em> by Ed Greenwood and Jeff Grubb. Really two stories in one. A current problem (an assasination attempt on the king) and the history of Cormyr (which relates to the assasination). The book alternates between the two stories. I found the part about the assasination fairly tedious, but the history was fascinating, IMO. Worth the time to read.</p><p></p><p>Moonshae trilogy (<em>Darkwalker on Moonshae, Black Wizards, Darkwell</em>) by Douglas Niles. I loved this trilogy precisely because it read like a good fantasy trilogy, not a D&D story.</p><p></p><p><em>Azure Bonds</em> by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb. Read this a long time ago and enjoyed it. Some interesting twists.</p><p></p><p>Icewind Dale trilogy (<em>The Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver, The Halfling's Gem</em>) by R.A. Salvatore. Read these years ago and also enjoyed them. Artemis Entreri is an despicable villain, Drizzt was new and interesting, and Bruenor is a great dwarf. IMO, the first book is the best of the three.</p><p></p><p><em>Evermeet</em> by Elaine Cunningham. Written in the same style as Cormyr, with alternating chapters covering a contemporary story and a history of the elves. As with Cormyr, I found the history more interesting, but the contemporary story isn't bad either. Highly recommended.</p><p></p><p><em>Realms of the Underdark</em>, edited by J. Robert King. A collection of short stories. The only one that I still remember is "Rite of Passage" by Elaine Cunningham. Outstanding story about a drow coming of age. </p><p></p><p>Threat from the Sea trilogy (<em>Rising Tide, Under Fallen Stars, The Sea Devil's Eye</em>) by Mel Odom. I read the first two and enjoyed them for their focus on sahuagin - the culture really comes across. Unfortunately, the third book wasn't published for another year or more, by which time I'd lost interest. One of these days I'll re-read the first two and pick up the third - I'm still curious how Odom ended the story.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andre, post: 1865050, member: 25930"] As others have said, tastes differ, so I'll just list the ones I've read and what I think of them. [i]Spellfire[/i] by Ed Greenwood. Ever listen to someone in a game store drone on and on about his characters? That's what this book felt like. [i]Cormyr[/i] by Ed Greenwood and Jeff Grubb. Really two stories in one. A current problem (an assasination attempt on the king) and the history of Cormyr (which relates to the assasination). The book alternates between the two stories. I found the part about the assasination fairly tedious, but the history was fascinating, IMO. Worth the time to read. Moonshae trilogy ([i]Darkwalker on Moonshae, Black Wizards, Darkwell[/i]) by Douglas Niles. I loved this trilogy precisely because it read like a good fantasy trilogy, not a D&D story. [i]Azure Bonds[/i] by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb. Read this a long time ago and enjoyed it. Some interesting twists. Icewind Dale trilogy ([i]The Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver, The Halfling's Gem[/i]) by R.A. Salvatore. Read these years ago and also enjoyed them. Artemis Entreri is an despicable villain, Drizzt was new and interesting, and Bruenor is a great dwarf. IMO, the first book is the best of the three. [i]Evermeet[/i] by Elaine Cunningham. Written in the same style as Cormyr, with alternating chapters covering a contemporary story and a history of the elves. As with Cormyr, I found the history more interesting, but the contemporary story isn't bad either. Highly recommended. [i]Realms of the Underdark[/i], edited by J. Robert King. A collection of short stories. The only one that I still remember is "Rite of Passage" by Elaine Cunningham. Outstanding story about a drow coming of age. Threat from the Sea trilogy ([i]Rising Tide, Under Fallen Stars, The Sea Devil's Eye[/i]) by Mel Odom. I read the first two and enjoyed them for their focus on sahuagin - the culture really comes across. Unfortunately, the third book wasn't published for another year or more, by which time I'd lost interest. One of these days I'll re-read the first two and pick up the third - I'm still curious how Odom ended the story. [/QUOTE]
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