What are you reading in 2026?

I read them lots of times - especially VotDT at #3 - as a youth. Now I find myself having to ignore a lot of the symbolism or they feel really kludgey to me. (I don't know what it says about younger me that I missed a lot/most of it on the early readings even though my mom got them for me at a Catholic Book store) Doing that I still had a great time reading all six of them to my spawn several years ago.
I think I only read The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe when I was a kid, but I was an adult when I read the entire series from start to finish. Some of it seems a bit heavy-handed to me, but generally doesn't bother me.

I have a nice plan for 2026 IF I find the time.
So I never read the classic dnd novels and my plan is to tackle The Dark Elf trilogy, Songs & Swords series and the Last Mythal
If anyone has similar suggestions that they liked, please recommend!
Would agree on Songs & Swords. Elaine Cunningham is one of the better D&D fiction writers. As far as classic D&D fiction goes, the Dragonlance Chronicles trilogy deserves mention. Probably the most iconic of TSR's fiction line.
 

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Be aware that the Dark Elf Trilogy of Drizzt's origins in the underdark and coming to the surface were a prequel trilogy written after the Icewind Dale trilogy which were the first novels Salvatore wrote. The characterization for Drizzt in those first ones is a bit different from later characterizations (more of a cold killer in the original surface trilogy whose good is mostly that he fights evil, less of the clearly moral hero he becomes in later characterization in the Dark Elf Trilogy and later written stuff). If you start with the Dark Elf trilogy and follow it up with Icewind it could be a little jarring.

In the Dragonlance line my favorite was Weasel's Luck by Michael Williams, a fairly standalone novel set before the main Dragonlance trilogy. I also really enjoyed the Hickman and Weiss short story anthologies in Dragonlance Tales. The Medusa's Eye series I remember being decent as well.

In Greyhawk I read the original (1e era) Wolf Barbarian stuff by Rose Estes, I liked the author's Endless Quest books much more. I heard good things about Paul Kidd's WotC era Greyhawk novels but have not read any. Gygax's official Greyhawk ones which lead into the not TSR Gord the Rogue series are OK, it has parts I really enjoy but I really dislike some elements and the series anitclimax ending.

I read most all of the original Ravenloft series of novels, the first one Vampire of the Mists by Christie Golden was my favorite. Some rave about Knight of the Black Rose, but I preferred his characterization in the original Dragonlance series by different authors more, so for me it was overall good but not my top.
Thank you! I recently finished a trilogy that started with Daughter of the Drow so now I'm unsure if to continue with the Drow or Elaine Cunningham.
Next to that I only read (twice) I Strahd by Elrod and I love that book
Would agree on Songs & Swords. Elaine Cunningham is one of the better D&D fiction writers. As far as classic D&D fiction goes, the Dragonlance Chronicles trilogy deserves mention. Probably the most iconic of TSR's fiction line.
Great, thanks, will check it out!
 

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