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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 4612880" data-attributes="member: 18182"><p>Gaming-related fictions gets an unfair rap, IMO. Some gaming fiction is absolutely amazing, some of it is good, some of it is okay, and some of it is drek. Of course, the same is true regarding non-gaming fiction as well.</p><p></p><p>Crappy non-gaming fiction quickly gets forgotten and disapears to the place where lost socks go. Crappy gaming fiction sticks around because it is a part of a larger collection and setting.</p><p></p><p>The first round of Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms fiction was pretty darn good, IMO. The original Chronicles for Dragonlance and the Moonshae trilogy for the Realms. Unfortunately, they were quickly followed by books with a mix of quality leaning towards the not-so-great. As TSR and then later WotC matured as fantasy publishers, the books picked up in quality quite a bit.</p><p></p><p>I feel that the current D&D fiction being released today by WotC is universally pretty awesome and I pick (almost) all of them up. And the best of the current stuff, mostly Realms novels by Kemp, deBie, and others is great reads!!</p><p></p><p>The only D&D novels I avoid today are the Dragonlance furry fiction books, books where all the main characters are minotaurs, ogres, hobgoblins, etc. Dragonlance as a novel series also has an unfortunate obsession with the past of the setting, and not enough books are set in the current era of Krynn. Although even then, some of the "historical" novels being published today are still pretty good.</p><p></p><p>A lot of the earlier Realms stuff is pretty hit-and-miss, but current Realms fiction is a treat. I don't care for Greenwood's writing and so avoid his novels, but the rest are gold to me.</p><p></p><p>The Eberron line is flat-out made of pure awesome, I loved every book and eagerly await each next one. Good stuff.</p><p></p><p>Someday I'd love to start a website that tracks all the D&D novels and stories released over the years to help guide people through the novel series, as there are hundreds of 'em. Set it up to allow for reader's reviews too. But, first I have to learn how to put together a website, and then I have to find the free time . . .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 4612880, member: 18182"] Gaming-related fictions gets an unfair rap, IMO. Some gaming fiction is absolutely amazing, some of it is good, some of it is okay, and some of it is drek. Of course, the same is true regarding non-gaming fiction as well. Crappy non-gaming fiction quickly gets forgotten and disapears to the place where lost socks go. Crappy gaming fiction sticks around because it is a part of a larger collection and setting. The first round of Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms fiction was pretty darn good, IMO. The original Chronicles for Dragonlance and the Moonshae trilogy for the Realms. Unfortunately, they were quickly followed by books with a mix of quality leaning towards the not-so-great. As TSR and then later WotC matured as fantasy publishers, the books picked up in quality quite a bit. I feel that the current D&D fiction being released today by WotC is universally pretty awesome and I pick (almost) all of them up. And the best of the current stuff, mostly Realms novels by Kemp, deBie, and others is great reads!! The only D&D novels I avoid today are the Dragonlance furry fiction books, books where all the main characters are minotaurs, ogres, hobgoblins, etc. Dragonlance as a novel series also has an unfortunate obsession with the past of the setting, and not enough books are set in the current era of Krynn. Although even then, some of the "historical" novels being published today are still pretty good. A lot of the earlier Realms stuff is pretty hit-and-miss, but current Realms fiction is a treat. I don't care for Greenwood's writing and so avoid his novels, but the rest are gold to me. The Eberron line is flat-out made of pure awesome, I loved every book and eagerly await each next one. Good stuff. Someday I'd love to start a website that tracks all the D&D novels and stories released over the years to help guide people through the novel series, as there are hundreds of 'em. Set it up to allow for reader's reviews too. But, first I have to learn how to put together a website, and then I have to find the free time . . . [/QUOTE]
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