Looking for the best WotC (D&D) novels from the last 15 years.

[Rhuarc]

Really liked the two new books (out of three) by Bruce Cordell called "Abolethic Sovereignty" which are completely using the 4E Forgotten Realms.

Nothing extraordinary, but a nice read nevertheless.

 

[Dragonhelm]

the thread title mentioned 15 years and Jack99 confirmed it. wasn't sure if you cared. but that's how i read the OP.

I care to spread the joy of a world that has brought joy to many thousands of readers to others so that they might enjoy it as well. I truly believe in the world of Dragonlance. I don't believe the thread title originally had the 15 years in it (though I may have missed it). I wasn't trying to go outside of Jack99's wishes. I just missed his post clarifying his intent, is all.

There are plenty of good Dragonlance novels from the last 15 years, including Lost Chronicles. Most are fairly edition-independent, but a few, including the Dark Disciple trilogy by Margaret Weis, include some 3e-isms. There are no Dragonlance novels at this time with 4e-isms that I'm aware of.

I think your best bet are some of the Forgotten Realms novels of late that are written by 4e game designers.

 

[Jack99]

Well it certainly looks like I have quite a few ones to pick from

Except for a small bit in Orc King.

Gonna wait with the drizzit books

Anything by either Elaine Cunningham or Paul Kemp, especially Elaine's 'Wizard War' trilogy set in Halruaa, and Kemp's 'Erevis Cale' series of books. Likewise the DL books by Weiss and Hickman have always been enjoyable.

Cunningham, was that the one who wrote Elfshadow, I like that book. Or rather, I liked it back in the day when I read it.

Aw, only D&D novels? No love for Magic?

I will make an exception for the ones you have written, of course

City of the Dead by Rosemary Jones for FR is a good book.

The Moaning Diamond also by Rosemary Jones is an interesting adventure with a quirky group.

Paul Kidd's Greyhawk novels are really funny.

The Yellow Silk by Don Bassingwaithe is another good read.

The Anubis Murders, Samarkand Solution and Death in Delhi by the late Gary Gygax are also good books. Think Sherlock Holmes in a fantasy world.

Lots of books and authors I have never heard about, awesome, always good to try new things.

If you like Eberron at all, I highly recommend Keith Baker's works. They are fun reads that really help illuminate the setting.

I really ought to. Big fan of Keith's writing in the game books..

well i like the greyhawk ones. white plume mountain, temple of elemental evil, keep on the borderlands (not technically greyhawk).

keith baker does a very good job for a new author (or at least he was at the time of the release of his novels) and well eberron is his baby.

for some way back try Quag Keep. not great literature. but easy reading for a D&D player of any edition.

I must admit I didn't know there had been books covering the classic dungeons (or some of them, anyway). Thats very interesting.

The best Dragonlance trilogy released in the last 15 years would probably be the Kingpriest Trilogy by Chris Pierson.

The Ergoth Trilogy by Paul B. Thompson and Tonya Cook, and the Plainsmen Trilogy by the same are pretty good too.

The Anvil of Time series seems to also be thought highly of by the fanbase but I've only read Renegade Wizards. Renegade wizards is okay, but requires you to be a "setting insider" to get some of the references to 5th Age magic and how it works.

The Lost Chronicles (filler Chronicles books) are merely okay.

Is it about *the* Kingpriest? (I assume there has been none other since the one who got a mountain of fire tossed in his head, but I am not so strong in Dragonlance Lore.

Really liked the two new books (out of three) by Bruce Cordell called "Abolethic Sovereignty" which are completely using the 4E Forgotten Realms.

Sounds like Aberrants galore, yum-yum

There are plenty of good Dragonlance novels from the last 15 years, including Lost Chronicles. Most are fairly edition-independent, but a few, including the Dark Disciple trilogy by Margaret Weis, include some 3e-isms.

I think your best bet are some of the Forgotten Realms novels of late that are written by 4e game designers.

Thanks, I will pay my local gaming shop a visit and see what they have in stock.

Cheers