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Bocklin
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Germany
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Posted - 23 Mar 2006 :  18:01:51  Show Profile Send Bocklin a Private Message  Reply with Quote  Delete Topic
Greetings Scribes,

Does any of you know why a novel set in Rashemen would be called "Bladesinger"?

The title made me think of Elven warriors and the like, but reading the book's introductory text, it seems to be based in Rashemen: so berserkers, wychlaran, etc.

Does anyone know how both things come together??

Bocklin

Beezy
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Posted - 23 Mar 2006 :  20:48:46  Show Profile  Visit Beezy's Homepage Send Beezy a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I have not read the back of the novel. I was expecting it to be about the elven bladesinger as well. I will see if i can find the introductory text online somewhere like amazon
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Beezy
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Posted - 23 Mar 2006 :  20:57:39  Show Profile  Visit Beezy's Homepage Send Beezy a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I did not find the introductory text but the cover does not appear to be an elf
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Bocklin
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Posted - 23 Mar 2006 :  22:16:21  Show Profile Send Bocklin a Private Message  Reply with Quote
No need to go to Amazon, simply go to WotC:

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/frnovel/950217400

As you will see, it is in Rashemen. I just wonder why the title "Bladesinger". It's confusing.

Bocklin
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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 23 Mar 2006 :  22:51:41  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Bocklin

No need to go to Amazon, simply go to WotC:

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/frnovel/950217400

As you will see, it is in Rashemen. I just wonder why the title "Bladesinger". It's confusing.

Bocklin



An obvious reason could be that a bladesinger traveled to Rashemen. Just because the book is set there, it doesn't mean all the characters are natives.

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George Krashos
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Posted - 23 Mar 2006 :  23:09:37  Show Profile Send George Krashos a Private Message  Reply with Quote
It's a half-elf bladesinger, so he's not quite 'standard' in terms of what the greater FR community thinks when it hears the term. Ah the joy of weird and wonderful protagonists traipsing around in exotic settings. You'd think that in a make-believe, made-up world that this would be a match made in heaven. For my taste, it seldom is when it comes to the Realms. I'll be interested to read the book when it hits my shores. I've liked Keith Strohm's other FR writings so I guess we'll wait and see ...

-- George Krashos

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dannyfu
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Posted - 24 Mar 2006 :  01:20:51  Show Profile  Visit dannyfu's Homepage Send dannyfu a Private Message  Reply with Quote
actually, o-love.net has the prologue and the first chapter to sample. it does indeed seem to be about a half elf from what you'd gather from the the sample chapter. it's off to a good start, i am curious to see where this one goes. it has a conan/berserk beginning/origin to it, it seems. i'm most definately going to check it out.
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Kajehase
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Posted - 24 Mar 2006 :  01:46:49  Show Profile Send Kajehase a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos

It's a half-elf bladesinger, so he's not quite 'standard' in terms of what the greater FR community thinks when it hears the term. Ah the joy of weird and wonderful protagonists traipsing around in exotic settings. You'd think that in a make-believe, made-up world that this would be a match made in heaven. For my taste, it seldom is when it comes to the Realms. I'll be interested to read the book when it hits my shores. I've liked Keith Strohm's other FR writings so I guess we'll wait and see ...

-- George Krashos




Of course, the last book with a non-stereotypical character out of her normal milieu set in Rashemen was pretty darn good

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SiriusBlack
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Posted - 24 Mar 2006 :  03:55:25  Show Profile  Visit SiriusBlack's Homepage Send SiriusBlack a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by dannyfu

actually, o-love.net has the prologue and the first chapter to sample. it does indeed seem to be about a half elf from what you'd gather from the the sample chapter. it's off to a good start, i am curious to see where this one goes. it has a conan/berserk beginning/origin to it, it seems. i'm most definately going to check it out.



Thanks for sharing the information on where the prologue and first chapter could be found. I'm not a big fan of the Rashemen area as evidenced by my lack of interest in the prologue. However, the first chapter itself I found very entertaining and I'm curious now to see where the story goes. Thus, this novel went from a possible purchase to something I will definitely buy now.

SB
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Bocklin
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Germany
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Posted - 24 Mar 2006 :  12:08:33  Show Profile Send Bocklin a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos

It's a half-elf bladesinger, so he's not quite 'standard' in terms of what the greater FR community thinks when it hears the term. Ah the joy of weird and wonderful protagonists traipsing around in exotic settings. You'd think that in a make-believe, made-up world that this would be a match made in heaven. For my taste, it seldom is when it comes to the Realms. I'll be interested to read the book when it hits my shores. I've liked Keith Strohm's other FR writings so I guess we'll wait and see ...

-- George Krashos




I see, thanks.

I was hoping for a Rashemen-heavy book. So I'll wait to see the first comments before I buy it. I am having a steady diet of "Elven things" right now (reading "Realms of the Elves" and gearing up for "The Last Gate"), so I might skip this one if there is nothing new on Rashemen.

Bocklin
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Beezy
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Posted - 24 Mar 2006 :  15:45:12  Show Profile  Visit Beezy's Homepage Send Beezy a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I will pick it up on release day for the book of the month purposes, otherwise I would probally put it off to finish some things I am currently working on.

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dannyfu
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Posted - 24 Mar 2006 :  21:58:45  Show Profile  Visit dannyfu's Homepage Send dannyfu a Private Message  Reply with Quote
like SiriusBlack, i didn't really have too much interest in the area, but putting a half elf bladesinger in rashemen has a lot of promise (encourage all of you to checkout the sample chapter at o-love.net). i'm getting a little tired of reading about half elves in FR novels(never enough strait up elf stories for me), but the half elven trait seems like it's truely pertinent to the character and the story. And besides throwing a fullblooded elf in rashemen would really be out from left field.
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