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<blockquote data-quote="JLowder" data-source="post: 7889217" data-attributes="member: 28003"><p>Some people liked Brian. I was not one of them. His management of the book line and the book department directly led to me parting ways with TSR as a writer and editor in 1994.</p><p></p><p><em>Shores of Dusk</em> was, I believe, finished and ready for the printer when the project was killed. Mark Anthony might have his drafts, but may not have the final, edited copy; he was paid a kill fee for the book and probably signed away any rights to publication. Wizards may have files, but it is also possible that the edited text was not saved. TSR was terrible about keeping records and Wizards has some gaping holes in their company archives. In any case, it's unlikely the book will ever see print so long as Bob Salvatore is still writing Drizzt. I'm not privy to the terms of the agreement, but it may have precluded the book ever seeing print.</p><p></p><p>If you want a glimpse into the alternate Drizzt, there's <em>Realms of the Underdark</em>, which contains no new Salvatore. (Including the <em>Passage to Dawn </em>preview was a way to get his name on the cover, even though he did not contribute to the book.) Mark Anthony does the Drizzt story in that one. As with <em>Once Around the Realms</em>, the real-world machinations show through in <em>Realms of the Underdark</em> if you know the backstory--the book as a whole is all about Brian showing Bob that the Underdark and drow in the Realms will go on at TSR without him. (The four Realms anthologies I had pitched as line editor were <em>Valor</em>, <em>Infamy</em>, <em>Magic</em>, and <em>Mystery</em>. I left before <em>Magic.</em> <em>Mystery</em> did not end up on the schedule until after the WotC buyout.)</p><p></p><p>Cheers,</p><p>Jim Lowder</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JLowder, post: 7889217, member: 28003"] Some people liked Brian. I was not one of them. His management of the book line and the book department directly led to me parting ways with TSR as a writer and editor in 1994. [I]Shores of Dusk[/I] was, I believe, finished and ready for the printer when the project was killed. Mark Anthony might have his drafts, but may not have the final, edited copy; he was paid a kill fee for the book and probably signed away any rights to publication. Wizards may have files, but it is also possible that the edited text was not saved. TSR was terrible about keeping records and Wizards has some gaping holes in their company archives. In any case, it's unlikely the book will ever see print so long as Bob Salvatore is still writing Drizzt. I'm not privy to the terms of the agreement, but it may have precluded the book ever seeing print. If you want a glimpse into the alternate Drizzt, there's [I]Realms of the Underdark[/I], which contains no new Salvatore. (Including the [I]Passage to Dawn [/I]preview was a way to get his name on the cover, even though he did not contribute to the book.) Mark Anthony does the Drizzt story in that one. As with [I]Once Around the Realms[/I], the real-world machinations show through in [I]Realms of the Underdark[/I] if you know the backstory--the book as a whole is all about Brian showing Bob that the Underdark and drow in the Realms will go on at TSR without him. (The four Realms anthologies I had pitched as line editor were [I]Valor[/I], [I]Infamy[/I], [I]Magic[/I], and [I]Mystery[/I]. I left before [I]Magic.[/I] [I]Mystery[/I] did not end up on the schedule until after the WotC buyout.) Cheers, Jim Lowder [/QUOTE]
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