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Faraer
Great Reader
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 Posted - 05 Aug 2004 : 20:16:08
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Elaine Cunningham has so named her novel co-written with Ed Greenwood in this interview. The name echoes Cormyr: A Novel and Evermeet: Island of Elves, though I don't think we know if it uses the James Michener-style organization of those books.
Only a year to wait!
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Edited by - Faraer on 05 Aug 2004 20:16:48
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
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Posted - 05 Aug 2004 : 20:56:15
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| I believe Mrs. Cunningham has already put forth that this novel will be set within present/current Realms time and not feature the back and forth found in the Evermeet and Cormyr novels. |
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 05 Aug 2004 : 21:17:25
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Originally posted by Faraer
Elaine Cunningham has so named her novel co-written with Ed Greenwood in this interview. The name echoes Cormyr: A Novel and Evermeet: Island of Elves, though I don't think we know if it uses the James Michener-style organization of those books.
More accurately, WotC has so named this novel.
It is neither Micheneresque nor Rutherfordian in style. It's set in near-current time (1372) and has mostly new characters. It has no pretensions of going the way of Evermeet or Cormyr. That was the original plan, with Khelben's long life the focal point of the plot, but the Powers That Be decreed otherwise.
I think readers will enjoy the story more if they think of it as "a" novel of Waterdeep, not "the" novel of Waterdeep. |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 05 Aug 2004 : 21:19:57
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
I think readers will enjoy the story more if they think of it as "a" novel of Waterdeep, not "the" novel of Waterdeep.
A novel set in Waterdeep rather than THE Waterdeep novel?
Thank you for the reply and for a entertaining interview. |
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Faraer
Great Reader
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Posted - 05 Aug 2004 : 21:28:37
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I meant that you'd disclosed the name, not chosen it. Current time boo, new characters yay, etc.
By the way Elaine, if you'd written a Star Wars novel in the Republic or Empire timeframes, I'd have read it. I just don't buy into the post-Episode VI EU. Sorry! |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
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Posted - 05 Aug 2004 : 22:47:02
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| Hmm August 2005, I thought it was coming out in May 05 |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 06 Aug 2004 : 02:53:35
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Originally posted by Dargoth
Hmm August 2005, I thought it was coming out in May 05
I've never heard May, August was always the month I recall given. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 06 Aug 2004 : 03:05:30
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Originally posted by SiriusBlack
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Originally posted by Dargoth
Hmm August 2005, I thought it was coming out in May 05
I've never heard May, August was always the month I recall given.
Either way, it's too far away! I want to read it now, if not sooner!  
I am looking forward to this one, seriously. It's a great combo all the way around: the wonderful and talented Elaine, the man himself, Ed, and the best city in the Realms. What's not to love?  |
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Winterfox
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 06 Aug 2004 : 05:43:50
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Originally posted by Faraer
By the way Elaine, if you'd written a Star Wars novel in the Republic or Empire timeframes, I'd have read it. I just don't buy into the post-Episode VI EU. Sorry!
Off-topic: *mutters* What I really want is a SW novel set during the Old Republic. Say, some time before or after Exar Kun's time. (Yes, I actually like the EU -- more than the movies, if anything. So sue me. Hur hur.)
On-topic: do we start a count-down or what? |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 06 Aug 2004 : 06:14:44
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Originally posted by Winterfox
On-topic: do we start a count-down or what?
Yeah, we need a site with a countdown to this novel's release date.
If the internet can have a site with a countdown to when the Olsen twins turn 18 <shudder> than it can have a City of Splendors: A Novel of Waterdeep countdown site. |
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DDH_101
Master of Realmslore
Canada
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Posted - 06 Aug 2004 : 06:27:24
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I agree. After all, we "DnD nerds" care about the Waterdeep novel as much as those perverts care about the Olsens... Lol.
Forgive my ignorance, but does anyone know what this novel will be about? I go search on the internet and I find dozens of sites on Waterdeep, but nothing on this upcoming novel. |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 06 Aug 2004 : 14:21:31
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Originally posted by DDH_101
Forgive my ignorance, but does anyone know what this novel will be about? I go search on the internet and I find dozens of sites on Waterdeep, but nothing on this upcoming novel.
I think there are brief descriptions for the novel in both the Cunningham and Greenwood threads. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 04 Aug 2005 : 17:32:53
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Originally posted by SiriusBlack
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Originally posted by Winterfox
On-topic: do we start a count-down or what?
Yeah, we need a site with a countdown to this novel's release date.
If the internet can have a site with a countdown to when the Olsen twins turn 18 <shudder> than it can have a City of Splendors: A Novel of Waterdeep countdown site.
I was looking around online this morn... The Barnes & Noble website says this tome will be available August 24th.
Edit: And wow, I didn't realize I was unearthing a year-old thread! I was simply trying to find an existing topic about this tome.  |
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Edited by - Wooly Rupert on 04 Aug 2005 17:50:08 |
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Kuje
Great Reader
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Posted - 04 Aug 2005 : 18:00:18
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No wonder I was confused, because I thought this book was coming out this year!
Note to self: Look at the dates of the replies. |
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Pipers Youth
Acolyte
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Posted - 05 Aug 2005 : 02:23:23
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Originally posted by DDH_101
I agree. After all, we "DnD nerds" care about the Waterdeep novel as much as those perverts care about the Olsens... Lol.
Forgive my ignorance, but does anyone know what this novel will be about? I go search on the internet and I find dozens of sites on Waterdeep, but nothing on this upcoming novel.
Yes, I can't wait another moment for this book to come out! Ed's knack for Realms lore, and Elaine's lyrical writing style, should make for an interesting read.
And I believe the interview on the official Dungeons and Dragons web site should shed a little light on the story, or at least the new characters. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 05 Aug 2005 : 03:00:01
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Originally posted by Kuje
No wonder I was confused, because I thought this book was coming out this year!
Note to self: Look at the dates of the replies.
I did exactly the same thing  .
And then I thought, surely Faraer wouldn't be so far behind on such Realms-matters .
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Kuje
Great Reader
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Posted - 05 Aug 2005 : 03:14:07
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Kuje
No wonder I was confused, because I thought this book was coming out this year!
Note to self: Look at the dates of the replies.
I did exactly the same thing .
And then I thought, surely Faraer wouldn't be so far behind on such Realms-matters .
Yay! Now I don't feel so stupid. :) |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36782 Posts |
Posted - 05 Aug 2005 : 03:52:56
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Originally posted by Kuje
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Kuje
No wonder I was confused, because I thought this book was coming out this year!
Note to self: Look at the dates of the replies.
I did exactly the same thing .
And then I thought, surely Faraer wouldn't be so far behind on such Realms-matters .
Yay! Now I don't feel so stupid. :)
Hmmm... I guess I'm going to have to find another year-old thread to resurrect, so I can play with everyone's minds! |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 05 Aug 2005 : 05:57:26
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Hmmm... I guess I'm going to have to find another year-old thread to resurrect, so I can play with everyone's minds!
We all have to have a hobby .
Now, back to the discussion about the City of Splendors novel.
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 05 Aug 2005 : 19:53:21
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
Also, I think the Candlekeep community will be pleasantly surprised by the dedication. :)
Has me curious now. :) |
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Alaundo
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 06 Aug 2005 : 01:40:45
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Originally posted by Kuje
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
Also, I think the Candlekeep community will be pleasantly surprised by the dedication. :)
Has me curious now. :)
 Wow! Mentions in the Ed and Elaine interview... and a possible mention in Dragon.
How's that Alaundo .
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06 Aug 2005 : 09:31:28
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Kuje
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
Also, I think the Candlekeep community will be pleasantly surprised by the dedication. :)
Has me curious now. :)
Wow! Mentions in the Ed and Elaine interview... and a possible mention in Dragon.
How's that Alaundo .
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 18 Aug 2005 : 01:54:35
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So,
Am I still the only one, in the States, that hasn't been able to find this novel yet? :) Walks away grumbling about local bookstores. |
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Edited by - Kuje on 18 Aug 2005 01:55:46 |
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Melfius
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 18 Aug 2005 : 02:14:01
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Reefy
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
892 Posts |
Posted - 18 Aug 2005 : 02:16:55
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Originally posted by Kuje
So,
Am I still the only one, in the States, that hasn't been able to find this novel yet? :) Walks away grumbling about local bookstores.
Be glad that you don't have to wait as long as I seem to have to here in the UK. And I think I've finally found a win-win solution regarding this book. I've found something I want for my birthday and it means I can get my hands on it soon, rather than having to wait for the more affordable paperback. |
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RedStrike
Acolyte
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Posted - 18 Aug 2005 : 02:19:34
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| Worse still, for me, in my country, the novel was supposed to have been released, yet I and my friends are still scouring the country bookstores for the book. |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 18 Aug 2005 : 02:28:23
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Originally posted by RedStrike
Worse still, for me, in my country, the novel was supposed to have been released, yet I and my friends are still scouring the country bookstores for the book.
Well it was supposed to be released in the States a week or two ago. :) Hence my question of, "Anyone else not have it that lives in the States?"
And Melf: Blah but at least I'm not the only one. |
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Edited by - Kuje on 18 Aug 2005 02:30:19 |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36782 Posts |
Posted - 18 Aug 2005 : 03:02:11
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Originally posted by Kuje
So,
Am I still the only one, in the States, that hasn't been able to find this novel yet? :) Walks away grumbling about local bookstores.
I've not seen it, either. |
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 18 Aug 2005 : 04:22:55
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Yeah, I asked the person at my game store and they told me it was supposed to be in this Friday... however, the guy has been known to tell me that before and has been wrong... I will wait patiently, though
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City of Splendors: A Novel of Waterdeep
