Which D&D Novels to buy?

[Brother Shatterstone]

Might have been mentioned quickly but "The Legend of Huma" (Heroes 1: Vol. 1) and "Kaz, the Minotaur" (Heroes II: Vol. 1) are excellent Dragonlance books.

Note the Heroes are not your usually trilogy, one does not need to read the whole series as the books do not connect it.

"The Legend of Huma" is very sad btw.

 

[Hypersmurf]

Might have been mentioned quickly but "The Legend of Huma" (Heroes 1: Vol. 1) and "Kaz, the Minotaur" (Heroes II: Vol. 1) are excellent Dragonlance books.

Really?

It's been many years now, but I remember getting halfway through Legend of Huma and thinking "Oookay, if it doesn't have Weis and Hickman's names on the cover, don't bother in future"...

-Hyp.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Really?

It's been many years now, but I remember getting halfway through Legend of Huma and thinking "Oookay, if it doesn't have Weis and Hickman's names on the cover, don't bother in future"...

-Hyp.

Really? And I thought you had taste... Maybe it was a bad week? Knaak, in my opinion, is a very good writer and I've enjoyed numerous Non D&D books of his on the side. In all honesty his name is usually mentioned right after Weis and Hickman when it comes to classic books in the Dragonlance series.

 

[Tarrasque Wrangler]

Pardon the turn of phrase, but Legend of Huma RAWKED. I liked it much better than Chronicles. I only flimsily remember Kaz the Minotaur, but I think that was a good book too.

And I'd wholeheartedly recommend Perdido Street Station. She's going to have to learn about how bug-women have sex eventually. Don't make her learn on the street like I did.

 

[Silver Moon]

Alright. Here's the list we have going: Finder's Stone Trilogy

I thought that one was pretty good. The character of Finder Wyvernspur is an extremely interested character. I've even added him into my weekly campaign (they've met him twice) as an old Polyhedron magazine included character spec's.

...but as stated, she is specifically looking for D&D novels (we have a collection of Sci-Fi / Fantasy that nearly rivals that of Silver Moon)

A man after my own heart. This next generation of gamers is terriffic. I'm thrilled that my eldest seems to have the same interests as Kriskrafts and myself. I haven't introduced her to ENWorld yet, but she's joined and posted under adult supervision over on Randlomling's House (she started the Harry Potter discussion thread). I think she will one day make a great Dungeonmaster.

 

[JediSoth]

I'd have to second (or is that third?) the Cleric Quintet. Some of Salvatore's best FR work, I think. I also really enjoyed the novels with Alias and Dragonbait (Curse of the Azure Bonds, Song of the Saurials (though you should read The Wyvern's Spur between the two), and Masquerades. Once she gets a grounding in Dragonlance, I would have to recommend Kendermore. A lot of people hate Kender, but I think this novel is hilarious.

JediSoth

 

[HellHound]

Well, it's been two days - which did she enjoy most?

-Hyp.

LOL

We live an hour from the nearest city, and SHE's the one with the gift certificates so we have to go there on a weekend to buy the books.

And of course, this weekend she's off at a friend's place teaching them how to play BESM d20

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Oh, and I've added Cleric Quintet to the list. We ALMOST bought it last week before I posted this, but held back and didn't buy anything, instead Genevieve has picked up the Shannara set from my bookshelf as she hadn't read it yet.

 

[Crothian]

Start her on Thieves World!!!!

 

[HellHound]

Good lord.

Thanks Crothian. Would you believe that I recently re-read the first six books and didn't even THINK of passing them on to her?

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Oh, that's right.

It's because I am stealing ideas from those books left-right-and-centre for my urban campaign.