Best WotC Books of 3.0/3.5?

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Lords of Madness: I always liked illithids and aboleths, but not nearly at the level of some of the other iconic monsters like demons and devils. This book took me by surprise at its sheer greatness. The layout seemed perfect for my tastes, with each major race getting a chapter. It was like an expanded Ecology article for each creature. I wish more books had been released in its format.

Given the new focus on lore and ecology, I sure hope that this book is a model for a regular (at least twice a year) series for 4E.

 

[Plane Sailing]

1. Manual of the Planes. Best 3.0 book bar none, in production values, vision, the works. So good that chunks of it got included in the 3.5 DMG. How many other 3.0 books can say that?

2. Eberron Campaign Book. A campaign setting chock-full of ideas and neat stuff. apart from certain, er, land scale issues, it was golden.

3. Can't really think of anything for #3. Perhaps PHB2.