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Teneck
Learned Scribe
USA
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 Posted - 16 Jul 2009 : 18:10:37
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I am looking for some advice on what post Spell plague novel is better to start with as far as time line and lore.
Any suggestions?
Mod edit: Changed the name to better reflect the subject, and to make it easier for others to find the same advice. 
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"Go ahead...Sleep in the church...the vampires can't get ya in the church" Any DM...any time.
"He's like a trained ape...without the training"
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Edited by - Wooly Rupert on 16 Jul 2009 18:28:43
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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Posted - 16 Jul 2009 : 20:14:47
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I've found reading them as they're released works just fine from a time line point of view. As for lore, I guess it depends on what you're looking for. The "lore heaviest" may have been Blackstaff Tower, but there are others that are in the running, especially if you're more interested in different geographical areas.
Cheers,
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Teneck
Learned Scribe
USA
133 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jul 2009 : 20:45:06
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Thank you. Do you know where I can find a chronological release list? Or even better a listing of books in DR calender order  |
"Go ahead...Sleep in the church...the vampires can't get ya in the church" Any DM...any time.
"He's like a trained ape...without the training"
Simon after Jane trashed the Med lab |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Teneck
Learned Scribe
USA
133 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jul 2009 : 21:21:51
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Great link Wooly...Just what I was looking for  |
"Go ahead...Sleep in the church...the vampires can't get ya in the church" Any DM...any time.
"He's like a trained ape...without the training"
Simon after Jane trashed the Med lab |
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BEAST
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 17 Jul 2009 : 14:10:49
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Fellow Candlekeep member Fillow is also managing this list of all Spellplague-related works, including sourcebooks, magazine articles, etc.:
<"Post-Spellplague bibliography">
I can say that the Spellplague-related Prologue and Epilogue of Salvatore's The Orc King are fairly vague and generic when it comes to the Plague. They appear to take place around 1472 DR and feature Drizzt reminiscing about odds-and-end things that have taken place over the last century in a pretty sweeping overview style. Look elsewhere if you actually want the details. |
"'You don't know my history,' he said dryly."
--Drizzt Do'Urden (The Pirate King, Part 1: Chapter 2)
<"Comprehensive Chronology of R.A. Salvatore Forgotten Realms Works"> |
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Teneck
Learned Scribe
USA
133 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jul 2009 : 17:33:15
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Well thanks to the great advice from all the scribes, I chose to start with the Ed Greendwood presents Waterdeep series. The 4 books that are out now are all very well written and what better place to start reading about the "new" realms than the City of Splendors.
Blackstaff Tower= Great story line, good lore for building a post spell plague campaign, and some great characters for future writing.
Mistshore = Most unique setting I have had the pleasure of reading about. Excellent depiction of effects of the spell plague and how various individuals feel and deal with the scars.
Downshadow = Very creative characters and interactions. Detailed depiction of of the advancement of a spell scared illness and the dread that accompanies it. LOTS (and by this I means more than I could count) tie ins to pre-spell plague stories and lore on what happened. Very respectful tribute to all the previous writings on the Realms.
City of the Dead = Awesome characters, engaging story line from a very skilled writer(artist actually). New insight to the graveyard of Waterdeep and its history. Wonderfully told.
This is a fantastic series of books and my hat is off to all the writers.
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"Go ahead...Sleep in the church...the vampires can't get ya in the church" Any DM...any time.
"He's like a trained ape...without the training"
Simon after Jane trashed the Med lab |
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 04 Aug 2009 : 13:05:49
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Originally posted by Teneck
Downshadow = Very creative characters and interactions.
Thats why Erik Scott de Bie is great. If you haven't already, check out Depths of Madness. It has just that cool characters and great interactions. Very cool book IMHO |
When hinges creak in doorless chambers and strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls, whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still, that is the time when ghosts are present, practicing their terror with ghoulish delight. |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Posted - 04 Aug 2009 : 15:33:31
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Originally posted by MerrikCale
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Originally posted by Teneck
Downshadow = Very creative characters and interactions.
Thats why Erik Scott de Bie is great. If you haven't already, check out Depths of Madness. It has just that cool characters and great interactions. Very cool book IMHO
Aw shucks, guys. 
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Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Teneck
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 04 Aug 2009 : 15:38:10
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Thats why Erik Scott de Bie is great. If you haven't already, check out Depths of Madness. It has just that cool characters and great interactions. Very cool book IMHO
I can't seem to convince my stores here to carry it....hmmm...maybe I will just order one straight from Erik...that way I can get it signed too |
"Go ahead...Sleep in the church...the vampires can't get ya in the church" Any DM...any time.
"He's like a trained ape...without the training"
Simon after Jane trashed the Med lab |
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
947 Posts |
Posted - 11 Aug 2009 : 02:01:27
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Originally posted by Teneck
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Thats why Erik Scott de Bie is great. If you haven't already, check out Depths of Madness. It has just that cool characters and great interactions. Very cool book IMHO
I can't seem to convince my stores here to carry it....hmmm...maybe I will just order one straight from Erik...that way I can get it signed too
amazon is a beautiful thing. so is Fox-in-Twilight |
When hinges creak in doorless chambers and strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls, whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still, that is the time when ghosts are present, practicing their terror with ghoulish delight. |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Posted - 11 Aug 2009 : 07:02:22
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Originally posted by Teneck
I can't seem to convince my stores here to carry it....hmmm...maybe I will just order one straight from Erik...that way I can get it signed too
Drop me a line sometime!
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Originally posted by MerrikCale
amazon is a beautiful thing. so is Fox-in-Twilight
You'll have to take my word for it, but she's giving you that sly "say-on-good-sir-if-you-dare" wink. 
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Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Advice for reading post-Spellplague novels
