Drizzt Do'Urden

Rudar Dimble · Post by **Rudar Dimble** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 2:53 am

The Drizzt-books are certainly a lot of fun, but after reading the Dark Elf Trilogy, I got a bit tired of reading about the same character all the time. Right now I'm reading the Star Wars novel 'Darth Maul: Shadowhunter' (edit: just finished the book) . It's a kind of prequel to The Phantom Menace. Very good reading!
And after that and after my exams I will read:
1. Elminster, The making of a Mage
2. Evermeet, Island of Elves
3. Cleric Quintet
4. The Summoning

And I'm going to write a quest that will take the PC's from level 1 to level 25-35

So, I know what to do in the summer

Noghri · Post by **Noghri** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 5:16 am

Quite Interesting reading you have to do Rudar! After this book I will be reading some Robin Hobb stuff I quess.. Long time ago..

I found the stories about Drizzt and Artemis Entreri were really mindblowing!

Rudar Dimble · Post by **Rudar Dimble** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 5:21 am

Yeah, I've heard those Hobb books are very good. May be I'll try one myself one time or another. But for now, there's so much about the Forgotten Realms that I would like to read...

Rob-hin · Post by **Rob-hin** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 5:41 am

I'm going to finish my Hobb series this summer, I plan to start reading them when the sun starts to shine.
After that, I plan to read up on the FR novels, though I expect less of them then of conventional fantasy.

Rudar Dimble · Post by **Rudar Dimble** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 5:46 am

[QUOTE=Rob-hin]
After that, I plan to read up on the FR novels, though I expect less of them then of conventional fantasy.[/QUOTE]
You could well just be pleasantly surprised

Noghri · Post by **Noghri** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 6:00 am

[QUOTE=Rudar Dimble]You could well just be pleasantly surprised

[/QUOTE]

Indeed, don't underestimate writers like Salvatore!

Rob-hin · Post by **Rob-hin** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 6:20 am

Let's hope so.

Rudar Dimble · Post by **Rudar Dimble** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:01 am

Take for instance 'Dragons of Autumn Twilight'. Ok, it's a Dragonlance book, but still D&D based. I really enjoyed reading it!

The Chosen One · Post by **The Chosen One** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:05 am

[QUOTE=Noghri]
I found the stories about Drizzt and Artemis Entreri were really mindblowing![/QUOTE]

So you mean that another author than Salvatore wrote about Drizzt and Artemis?
Chosen

Fiberfar · Post by **Fiberfar** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:11 am

@ Rudar: I really recommend Elminster, Making of a mage. I am currently reading Elminster in Myth Drannor.

Rudar Dimble · Post by **Rudar Dimble** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:14 am

[QUOTE=Fiberfar]@ Rudar: I really recommend Elminster, Making of a mage. I am currently reading Elminster in Myth Drannor.[/QUOTE]
That makes me even more curious!

I'll just have to wait another month, cause I'm not gonna begin reading another book while I have to learn exams

.
It's hard not to start reading, since I have the book on pole position on my book shelf

Noghri · Post by **Noghri** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:33 am

[QUOTE=The Chosen One]So you mean that another author than Salvatore wrote about Drizzt and Artemis?
Chosen[/QUOTE]

Not that I am aware of, why?

CM · Post by CM » Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:28 am

I personally am a very big Ed Greenwood fan. I have read every FR and DL book out there to date. I love Eliminister and the fact that he is always getting his ass whipped and others have to help him out. He learns, he lives and he learns so more. He is an uber power character but he doesn't win all his fights. He loses a great deal of them as well.

Magrus · Post by **Magrus** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 10:19 am

I like that Elminster book myself. I read a lot of the FR and DL novels. The original DL trilogy is what really got me interested in reading. Definately recommend Making of a Mage though. Great story.

Ripe · Post by **Ripe** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 10:37 am

Yeah Elminster series is realy good (I'm still looking for fifth book - Emlinster's Daughter), but right now I'm waiting for final chapter of War of the Spider Queen novels. Can't wait to see how that story will end. One of possible ending will have great repercusions on entire FR campaing setting so I presume they will not choose that but Salvatore and people at WotC might have a suprise in store for all the fans.

PS. My favorite drow character is Liriel Baenre - she is much more fun than Drizzt and she doesn't go on endless discusion on how the world hate him because he is a drow - she is a drow, she want to be a drow, and everybody else is going to accept her as a drow or they could go to hell. Besides claiming you are Sylune, Witch of Shadowdale 15+ years after her death to people who knew Sylune while she was alive takes courage (granted she didn't know Sylune is dead but still...).

Adahn · Post by **Adahn** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 1:12 pm

I also like the two Baldur's Gate books writen by Philip Athans, I didn't much like that Crap-yshy guy who did the last one, the book was 'good' but the plot and pacing sucked some serious -bleep-

The Chosen One · Post by **The Chosen One** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 10:28 am

[QUOTE=Noghri]Not that I am aware of, why?[/QUOTE]

you wrote something about robin hobb...or something like that..Prehaps I missunderstood somehing :S
Chosen

Loudannoyingkid · Post by **Loudannoyingkid** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:19 pm

Who is Robin Hobb and what is Elminster(sp?) about?

Rob-hin · Post by **Rob-hin** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:50 am

Robin Hobb is an author, but she doesn't write anything about the FR.

Elminster is a mage in the Forgotten Realms. One of the most powerfull mages around even.

melancolly · Post by **melancolly** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 12:56 pm

i have read all the salvatore books and i think they rock , i like artemis entreri but my favorite charector has to be JARLAXLE now thats a cool customer