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BountyHunter Posted - 18 Mar 2017 : 09:46:57
Just wondering if there are any big event-type series in the line that I should pick up? I know about The Sundering books, but what else should I look into getting?

I use the term EVENT cuz, yeah, I read a lot of comics and couldn't think of another term.
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Gary Dallison Posted - 04 Apr 2017 : 20:35:02
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Originally posted by BountyHunter

Oh I get picking and choosing, dazerdall sounds like they don't read ANY of the novels, though.



Apologies BountyHunter for not replying sooner.

I don't read novels because I'm primarily a gamer and out of that group a DM. I like to tell the tales rather than read someone elses. Plus after after reading other people's summaries of the novels I decided I would not like the direction some of the novels went in for many of the plot hooks I intended to use for myself.

Rather than being anti-novel I view them as just a bard's rendition of events which is then of course subject to dramatism and elaboration.

For me the real events are quite different from the novel interpretation.
CorellonsDevout Posted - 04 Apr 2017 : 20:03:38
There are many lol
idilippy Posted - 22 Mar 2017 : 13:58:14
In my opinion the better books of the Realms are the smaller, less world-altering ones, rather than the ones centered on the world shattering events. In (loosely and with some possible mistakes) publication order some of the major "event" series are:

Avatar trilogy (plus 2)- about the Time of Troubles
Return of the Archwizards- about the return of Shade
War of the Spider Queen- about Lloth's Silence, debatable how much actually changes
Year of Rogue Dragons- about the dracorage, debatable how much actually changes
Last Mythal- about the elven Return
Lady Penitent- about Lloth and the drow gods
Haunted Lands- about Thay and Szass Tam
Empyrean Odyssey- some Spellplague stuff sorta explained, maybe
Twilight War- more Shade, Sembia changes. Before reading this I recommend the excellent Everis Cale trilogy by the same author, Paul S Kemp, so that you know the characters involved.

After that my Realms book knowledge is low. Hope this helps. If you are interested in the Realms novels I suggest reading many of the smaller scale books more than I would recommend the massive event books. There are many great stories out there that aren't part of massive world altering events.
BountyHunter Posted - 19 Mar 2017 : 11:18:02
So that's it? Got them all covered?
Artemas Entreri Posted - 18 Mar 2017 : 21:01:18
A few more fun series that covered POTENTIALLY world-changing events are:

The Empires Trilogy
The Threat from the Sea
Artemas Entreri Posted - 18 Mar 2017 : 21:00:01
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Originally posted by BountyHunter

OK, those are on the list now.

Should I try and get books 4 and 5 of the Avatar series, or are they not needed?




I really enjoyed books 4 and 5 and would definitely recommend them.
BountyHunter Posted - 18 Mar 2017 : 20:41:01
Oh I get picking and choosing, dazerdall sounds like they don't read ANY of the novels, though.
Zeromaru X Posted - 18 Mar 2017 : 19:30:22
Not all people like the changes those novels brought to the canon. As a DM, I can relate with them. Is frustrating to work on a campaign world for a lot of time, and that then a novel came and destroy your world-building in a second. I read the novels, but I tend to ignore events I don't like.
BountyHunter Posted - 18 Mar 2017 : 17:53:49
I guess I mean, the BIG ones, world altering ones. I'm not against getting some of the smaller ones, too mind you.

Why haven't you read any of the novels?
Gary Dallison Posted - 18 Mar 2017 : 17:47:05
The number of events is fairly large. Ive never read any novels so couldnt tell you the names but here are a few events.

Threat from the sea
The dracorage
Return of the archwizards
Reclamation of myth drannor
BountyHunter Posted - 18 Mar 2017 : 17:15:10
OK, those are on the list now.

Should I try and get books 4 and 5 of the Avatar series, or are they not needed?
Zeromaru X Posted - 18 Mar 2017 : 14:53:23
The Haunted Lands and the Empyrean Odyssey cover the Spellplague.
BountyHunter Posted - 18 Mar 2017 : 14:43:07
Okay, cool. Adding that to the list. (Yes, there is a list, and it has categories and everything,)
Artemas Entreri Posted - 18 Mar 2017 : 13:34:37
The Avatar Trilogy covers the Time of Troubles.

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