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<blockquote data-quote="Flexor the Mighty!" data-source="post: 3646549" data-attributes="member: 1013"><p>I've probably read 50 various D&D novels and I'm trying to remember one that was really good. I liked the Gord the Rogue novels due to thier insight into Gary's Greyhawk world. Umm...the one book by that one guy...heck that's about it. I liked the Dragonlance books when I was a kid, but when I tried to re-read them a couple years ago they were painful. RA Salvatore is considered the top D&D fiction writer I guess and I find his stuff terrible. I assume there have to be some passable tie-in books out there but I just don't feel like I should waste my time on those when I have so many Hugo winning novels to read, GRR Martin's stuff, the rest of the Black Company series, that latest Tolkien book, the rest of Moorcock's Elric books, the Lankhmar books, etc. I tried some Star Wars books, the first trilogy that Zahn wrote was ok I guess. The NJO books were like reading some cheap imitation of Star Wars and I quit about half way through the series. I've tried some Star Trek books in my youth but that doesn't translate well to the page IMO. </p><p></p><p>I'd probably read a new Greyhawk book if Gary wrote is since I would view it like a sourcebook for my next 'hawk campaign. I have zero interest in FR or Eberron materials.</p><p></p><p>This comment isn't meant to be harsh but its how I feel. If the writer was really good and creative he would create something original instead of just churning out another FR/Eberron/Star Trek novel. How can someone writing a FR book hope to compete with someone who creates and original and fleshed out world that ties into the story and enhances it? Hope that doesn't offend you since I know you write FR books. Its nothing personal, I hope you do well off that since I know it beats the heck out of what I do for a living.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Flexor the Mighty!, post: 3646549, member: 1013"] I've probably read 50 various D&D novels and I'm trying to remember one that was really good. I liked the Gord the Rogue novels due to thier insight into Gary's Greyhawk world. Umm...the one book by that one guy...heck that's about it. I liked the Dragonlance books when I was a kid, but when I tried to re-read them a couple years ago they were painful. RA Salvatore is considered the top D&D fiction writer I guess and I find his stuff terrible. I assume there have to be some passable tie-in books out there but I just don't feel like I should waste my time on those when I have so many Hugo winning novels to read, GRR Martin's stuff, the rest of the Black Company series, that latest Tolkien book, the rest of Moorcock's Elric books, the Lankhmar books, etc. I tried some Star Wars books, the first trilogy that Zahn wrote was ok I guess. The NJO books were like reading some cheap imitation of Star Wars and I quit about half way through the series. I've tried some Star Trek books in my youth but that doesn't translate well to the page IMO. I'd probably read a new Greyhawk book if Gary wrote is since I would view it like a sourcebook for my next 'hawk campaign. I have zero interest in FR or Eberron materials. This comment isn't meant to be harsh but its how I feel. If the writer was really good and creative he would create something original instead of just churning out another FR/Eberron/Star Trek novel. How can someone writing a FR book hope to compete with someone who creates and original and fleshed out world that ties into the story and enhances it? Hope that doesn't offend you since I know you write FR books. Its nothing personal, I hope you do well off that since I know it beats the heck out of what I do for a living. [/QUOTE]
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