Recommend me Eberron novels...

[Klaus]

I've read The City of Towers (by Keith Baker) and found it to be excellent and very true to the setting (obviously).

I've read Marked for Death (by Matt Forbeck) and found it to be subpar, with a few good moments here and there, but overall not entirely knowledgeable of the setting and of D&D in general.

How good are the other Eberron novels out there?

 

[dravot]

I've read The City of Towers (by Keith Baker) and found it to be excellent and very true to the setting (obviously).

I've read Marked for Death (by Matt Forbeck) and found it to be subpar, with a few good moments here and there, but overall not entirely knowledgeable of the setting and of D&D in general.

How good are the other Eberron novels out there?

There's only one other one The Crimson Talisman by Adrian Cole, and I found it be be between the two in quality. Overall, it told a good story, but the author makes mistakes with the setting (a half-elf has the Mark of Storm, but not for any reason that might help the plot), which I found to be disappointing.

On the other hand, it did a good job of evoking places, including Valenar and Aerenal.

I'd give it 3 out of 5 stars - doesn't suck, nothing stellar about it.

 

[Captain Tagon]

There is actually a fourth book out which I can't remember the name of that has been getting rave reviews from everyone I've seen that's read it.

Crimson Talismon was okay. I did really enjoy City of Towers and never got more than 30 pages into Marked for Death.

 

[dravot]

There is actually a fourth book out which I can't remember the name of that has been getting rave reviews from everyone I've seen that's read it.

Crimson Talismon was okay. I did really enjoy City of Towers and never got more than 30 pages into Marked for Death.

I didn't realize that was out. It's <a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/eberronnovel/969290000">The Binding Stone</a> by Don Bassingthwaite.

Something to look forward to.

 

[Ashrem Bayle]

*snip*a half-elf has the Mark of Storm*snip*

I should hope so...

 

[Mad Mac]

Binding Stone is pretty awesome, I'd definately reccomend it. Can't say the same for Crimson Talisman.

Binding Stone has a pretty heavy emphasis on the conflict between the Gatekeepers and the Cults of the Dragon Below, along with a healthy dose of psionic/Kalashtar goodness, and a friggen cool shifter and other nifty characters. Fun, well written novel, and with 2 sequels to look forward to eventually.

 

[MavrickWeirdo]

Just finished The Binding Stone and I have 2 thing to say.

First. I am definately buying book two

Second. I would definately sign up for a game if Don Bassingwaite (the author) were the DM

My favorite moment (I will leave out the character names, so this should not spoil the plot for anyone.)

[sblock] As the good guys prepare for their attack they hear crowd noises ahead...

Character X: "Someone's getting beaten bad out there,"

Character Y: "How do you know?"

Character X: "Listen to the crowd. You can tell by the way they cheer. It's always the same voices - they're only cheering for one person. That means one person is giving all the good hits so the other must be taking them."

Character Y: "Maybe they're all on one side."

Character X: "No, when that happens they boo a lot more and groan when the favorite takes a hit," X explained - just as a collective gasp rose from the front...

Character Y: "Like that?"

Character X shook his head. "Crotch hit. A crowd will groan for that no matter who takes it."[/sblock]

 

[Klaus]

Okay, thanks! Binding Stone, here I come!

 

[dravot]

(regarding the half-elf and mark of storm)

I should hope so...

I think I meant Mark of Passage.

 

[Pseudonym]

I just finished Binding Stone and highly recommend it. It was engaging and the end left me wanting more; unlike Crimson Talisman which was so horrible I just wanted to get it finished with. Thankfully that was a one shot novel while the others so far have potential for more goodness.