Worthwhile Forgotten Realms novels?

[John Crichton]

Some where on his site RAS mentioned that one of the conditions in him coming back was that no one else could write a book about his character so the novel that was already in the works got canned. As I recall this was after WotC bought TSR and went about rehiring people TSR pissed off and ran out of the company.

I had wondered for quite some time what happened to that book, I rememebred it being announced and then nothing for some time. Eventually RAS had another one on the way and it wasn't until years later looking at his site that it all got put togehter.

Just a little follow up.

Why "Shores of Dusk" never saw the light of day...

Personally, I would love to have read that book even if it wasn't cannon.

 

[Welverin]

So would I, maybe it will sneak out someday.

 

[BluWolf]

I really enjoyed the Moonshae book. I only read the first one.

DO NOT waste your money on the "Spellfire" books. Its like actually reading a mad powergaming GM gone all wrong and given full literary license... wait, like my @$$... it is exactly what his books are!!!!!!!!!!

Hey, hats off to Mr. Greenwood that he has been able to pull of what any of us gamers would consider a dream job, but it doens't mean I have to like his halfbaked campaign notes passed off as literature.

 

[ssampier]

I, like a lot of people, generally aren't too impressed with shared world books. However, I picked the fourth book of the Avatar trilogy, Prince of Lies, and I was impressed. It looks they have another book, the fifth in the series.

Any idea when this book will be out?

((Please avoid Elminster making of a mage, though, it stinks.)

 

[Wombat]

I guess it depends on what you consider "worthwhile"

I have yet to find a book based on a rpg, t.v. series, video game, or suchlike that I considered worth more than a light, easily forgotten read. FG, Ravenloft, Greyhawk, Star Wars, Warhammer, Buffy, Dragonlance all fall into the same rank for me -- the Harry Potter books are more thoughtful and interesting reads.

Then again, I know I am in a DISTINCT minority.

For those of you who enjoy these books, I hope you have many happy hours of reading.

 

[Celtavian]

Thanks for all of the suggestions, everybody.

After reading the Cleric Quintet, I'll probably read Cormyr, a Novel or the Avatar Trilogy. The Sembia novels sound great as well.

A friend of mine once referred to Elaine Cunningham's novels as "Elf Operas"; meaning that you will probably like them if you're a big fan of elves. I'll admit right now that elves are far from being my favorite D&D race, but I might check out some of the EC novels that have been recommended so far.

(By the way, I know that Salvatore's books often involve drow, who are elves. But I'd rather read about elves who are always backstabbing and plotting against each other than elves who sing in the forests and dance under the moonlight )

I'll be surprised if you like the Avatar trilogy. The coolest character in the Avatar trilogy is Cyric, and he is a bad guy for most of it.

I'm still surprised no one else has recommended the Empires Trilogy. If you can get a hold of it, it is a very good read. It is all about the Tuigan invasion from the perspective of the Tuigan, a group of Shou attacked by the Tuigan and from the Cormyerean crusade. It is a very good read and the person who wrote the first book seemed to have decent knowledge of the Mongol's.