Meech17
WotC President Runner-Up.
Having just finished Ben Riggs' 'Slaying the Dragon', apparently that was one of the first things Adkison did after WOTC purchased TSR. He took the TSR Rolodex in one hand and a checkbook in the other and went and called tons of people trying to make amends. He offered to pay Salvatore the money he was owed, and asked him to pretty please come back and write more Drizzt. He also apparently called @JLowder who's been participating in this very thread and gave him back the rights to his book that TSR had seemingly decided to hold hostage.Um, actually . . .
They screwed up their relationship with Salvatore first, which then resulted in WotC commissioning Anthony to write (and finish) "The Shores of Dusk". Anthony's Dark Elf novel got canned because they repaired their relationship with Salvatore.
I've always wanted to read that "alternate history" Dark Elf novel . . . I've also felt bad for the guy (Anthony), to be this close to getting your story published, to have the rug pulled out from under you.
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Totally unrelated to this thread, but I geeked out a little bit seeing Mr. Lowder comment on this thread right after I had finished the book. Thought I'd use sidebar conversation to share that tidbit.
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