Good FR novel

[Trellian]

Hi, I am in need of a Forgotten Realms novel that I can read in the holidays when I'm home visiting family. I am primarily looking for a stand-alone paperback novel.

So, any good suggestions?

 

[Aaron L]

Elfshadow.

 

[diaglo]

not many of them were written as stand alone.

maybe you want to try: Ring of Winter by James Lowder

 

[Odysseus]

Paul s Kemp's Ervis Cale trilogy is excellent, and each book can be read as a stand alone novel.

 

[Kuld]

Any of the ‘Realms of’ books would be good for a short trip. They are compilations of short stories by various authors. Some are pretty good too.

 

[Mystery Man]

And let me know how it is.

 

[Trellian]

Heh, thanks for the suggestions guys. I already own Elfshadow and Ring of Winter and a host of Realms of X books, but I'll look into the Erevis Cale trilogy and perhaps City of Splendor when I'm stopping by the bookshop. Or maybe I'll complete the Harpers series by buying Thornhold.. .

 

[Vraille Darkfang]

I've just started reading the new Ghostwalker novel (2nd in "The Fighters" Series).

So far, it's really good. Much better than what I normally associate with FR novels in general. (I'm 1/3 of the way through).

Each of the Fighter's series seems to be a stand alone novel.

I don't think there is more than 9-10 stand alone novels in the entier FR line though.

Most of the books are a series & if a stand-alone sells well is seems a sequel is bound to come out. (or if a writer writes another book he puts in a 'cameo' of his charaters from his previous novel).

 

[cybertalus]

Elaine Cunningham's Evermeet is 99% stand alone, although it has some interludes that involve characters from her Aerilyn and Danilo books. Unfortunately it's also IMO one of her weaker books.

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

Darkness Falling and the other two books in the series, by Paul Kemp. (Hey, two votes for this now.)