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<blockquote data-quote="(Psi)SeveredHead" data-source="post: 2688135" data-attributes="member: 1165"><p>Every DnD book will have something that will tick me off, even the ones I really enjoy. *Sigh* I just find it so much harder to enjoy fantasy books than science fiction ones.</p><p></p><p>Positive</p><p></p><p>Paul S. Kemp - for writing Twilight Falling. Very good book. I've read some of his other books, but I don't recall their titles. They may have been good ... or maybe not.</p><p></p><p>Keith Baker - for writing City of Towers.</p><p></p><p>R. A. Salvatore - for writing exciting combat sequences.</p><p></p><p>Hickman and Weis - for writing some good Dragonlance books (and some non-DnD books, too).</p><p></p><p>Negative</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I know I'll say it. The only Cunningham book that I really enjoyed was Elfsong, despite the lame villainous bard. At least Khelben is revealed to actually have weaknesses in this book, and it also heavily features Elaith. (Alas, Elaith doesn't look so good in some of her other books.) Oh yeah, and then there's the ridiculous "perfect elves" and even more "perfect" drow. Sheesh. Even Elaith falls victim to that, to some extent. Even in the last book of the Windwalker, where you actually get to see not one but too drow of limited intelligence (as villains) they still kick way too much arse.</p><p></p><p>Considering how much I dislike her work, I wonder why I read so many of her books. Must be because I like Elaith, and was hoping to see another character like him.</p><p></p><p>I didn't really like the Troy Denning's Prism Pentad Dark Sun series (pretty much any character who isn't a normal human or mul gets killed, and the Tyrian army is amazingly stupid and ineffective). I've only got to read three of the books in the series, however, two of which revolved around armies. Maybe his writing is better when the main heroes aren't surrounded by useless NPCs.</p><p></p><p>I don't like Greenwood's work that much, as it seems to me that every other female in the book will be "overly sexually free". Realistic female characters would be nice. Plus, he invented the Chosen of Mystra, and I wonder if he's responsible for the whole Time of Troubles and Mystra = good aligned mess.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="(Psi)SeveredHead, post: 2688135, member: 1165"] Every DnD book will have something that will tick me off, even the ones I really enjoy. *Sigh* I just find it so much harder to enjoy fantasy books than science fiction ones. Positive Paul S. Kemp - for writing Twilight Falling. Very good book. I've read some of his other books, but I don't recall their titles. They may have been good ... or maybe not. Keith Baker - for writing City of Towers. R. A. Salvatore - for writing exciting combat sequences. Hickman and Weis - for writing some good Dragonlance books (and some non-DnD books, too). Negative I know I'll say it. The only Cunningham book that I really enjoyed was Elfsong, despite the lame villainous bard. At least Khelben is revealed to actually have weaknesses in this book, and it also heavily features Elaith. (Alas, Elaith doesn't look so good in some of her other books.) Oh yeah, and then there's the ridiculous "perfect elves" and even more "perfect" drow. Sheesh. Even Elaith falls victim to that, to some extent. Even in the last book of the Windwalker, where you actually get to see not one but too drow of limited intelligence (as villains) they still kick way too much arse. Considering how much I dislike her work, I wonder why I read so many of her books. Must be because I like Elaith, and was hoping to see another character like him. I didn't really like the Troy Denning's Prism Pentad Dark Sun series (pretty much any character who isn't a normal human or mul gets killed, and the Tyrian army is amazingly stupid and ineffective). I've only got to read three of the books in the series, however, two of which revolved around armies. Maybe his writing is better when the main heroes aren't surrounded by useless NPCs. I don't like Greenwood's work that much, as it seems to me that every other female in the book will be "overly sexually free". Realistic female characters would be nice. Plus, he invented the Chosen of Mystra, and I wonder if he's responsible for the whole Time of Troubles and Mystra = good aligned mess. [/QUOTE]
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