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swifty |
Posted - 19 Feb 2013 : 19:01:15 I've just finished prince of ravens and was wondering what eBook only release I should get next.I want one which isn't a sequel of sorts to any previous paperback release like prince of ravens was. |
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The Red Walker |
Posted - 22 Feb 2013 : 21:57:42 Well. When i think of books/eBooks I enjoyed reading, which make me want to read more.....Erik's name always pops up on my "playlist"......and while I know it wont always rank at this spot (as I gain some distance from it), right here, right now....Neverwhere is the most enjoyable read I can remeber ......ever. And American Gods is just F'ing good stuf too.(I think it helps, that right before I read it I watched Thor and Meet Joe Black ...so that Everytime the old man turned up in that book, I saw(as Odin) and heard(as the businessman from Joe Black) in my mind Sir Anthony Hopkins.....and thats a very good thing |
Ayrik |
Posted - 22 Feb 2013 : 19:55:03 Neverwhere is fantastic stuff, agreed. |
Erik Scott de Bie |
Posted - 22 Feb 2013 : 17:43:35 Wow, being mentioned in the same sentence as Neil Gaiman . . . [koff koff] Sorry, out of breath there for a second.
Cheers |
The Red Walker |
Posted - 21 Feb 2013 : 01:19:25 quote: Originally posted by swifty
I've just finished prince of ravens and was wondering what eBook only release I should get next.I want one which isn't a sequel of sorts to any previous paperback release like prince of ravens was.
to get this scroll almost back on track...
Best ebooks I've read recently were Erik Scott de Bies Shadowbane books and Neil Gaiman's American Gods and Neverwhere |
The Sage |
Posted - 21 Feb 2013 : 00:45:42 quote: Originally posted by Tanthalas
quote: Originally posted by The Masked Mage
idk if you have read the older stuff, but if not I'd definitely suggest you turn your attention away from 4th E, except Eds Elminster books of course.
I really wish people would stop acting like everything 4E is horrible. You're missing out on a lot of great stories.
Agreed. I've yet to read a 4e novel that I didn't particularly enjoy. Granted, there have been a rare few that I probably won't read again, but I've found a lot of expansion of the 4e Realmslore covered in these novels.
And with the lack of dedicated sourcebooks covering some of these regions in the 4e-era, the novels are largely all we have to work with in order to learn more about the post-Spellplague Realms. |
Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 20 Feb 2013 : 19:59:20 quote: Originally posted by Tanthalas
quote: Originally posted by The Masked Mage
idk if you have read the older stuff, but if not I'd definitely suggest you turn your attention away from 4th E, except Eds Elminster books of course.
I really wish people would stop acting like everything 4E is horrible. You're missing out on a lot of great stories.
It's not for everyone. The 4E novels I read were good tales, but the changes to the setting were too jarring for me, and it dramatically affected my enjoyment of the tales themselves. |
Tanthalas |
Posted - 20 Feb 2013 : 19:52:02 quote: Originally posted by The Masked Mage
idk if you have read the older stuff, but if not I'd definitely suggest you turn your attention away from 4th E, except Eds Elminster books of course.
I really wish people would stop acting like everything 4E is horrible. You're missing out on a lot of great stories. |
swifty |
Posted - 20 Feb 2013 : 18:38:27 I actually far more prefer paperback.its just that I can read ebooks quicker due to the fact I've always got my tablet with me. |
Erik Scott de Bie |
Posted - 20 Feb 2013 : 17:38:38 To clarify, swifty, my first Shadowbane novel (Downshadow) came out in paperback and ebook, and then its sequels Shadowbane and Shadowbane: Eye of Justice have thus far appeared in ebook only. So if you're big into the ebook thing, that might be a good route.
Cheers |
swifty |
Posted - 20 Feb 2013 : 13:37:51 I've read nearly everything pre 4e.ironically the one series I haven't read is the elminster series.it may be controversial but I despise ed greenwoods style of writing. |
The Masked Mage |
Posted - 20 Feb 2013 : 09:43:26 idk if you have read the older stuff, but if not I'd definitely suggest you turn your attention away from 4th E, except Eds Elminster books of course. |
swifty |
Posted - 20 Feb 2013 : 09:26:36 Might just read all the paperback 4e stuff first then.cheers. |
Tanthalas |
Posted - 19 Feb 2013 : 23:44:20 Well there really isn't any truly stand alone ebook only novels yet besides Prince of Ravens (and even that one was connected to City of Ravens).
I guess you could try reading Spider and Stone. Its a sequel to Mistshore, but it isn't deeply connected to the first book (but I'd read Mistshore first anyway). Shadowbane, Eye of Justice and Spinner of Lies are all sequels.
The Cold Steel and Secrets novellas are a complete stand alone story, though the price is a bit too high for comfort for the amount of content you get. |
swifty |
Posted - 19 Feb 2013 : 22:44:06 ive read everything pre 4e.ive read no true 4e novels bar prince of ravens. |
The Masked Mage |
Posted - 19 Feb 2013 : 21:11:15 What have you read so far Swifty? |