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posted September 20, 2002 11:49 PM |
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R.A. Salvatore
I just started reading one of this books this week ("The Crystal Shard") and I really enjoyed it, does ayone knows other cool books from him?
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Shadow_Elf
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posted September 21, 2002 12:00 AM |
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were cmp ppl who needs books ( joke ) LoL the answer is no
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privatehudson
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posted September 21, 2002 12:21 AM |
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He's done lots of books on the group in the crystal shard. In that series there is 2 other books with drizzt, wulfgar and co and there is at least another dozen or so to my knowledge all set in Forgotten Realms.
Try going to wizards.com and looking at their product library, most of his works should be there. I think he's done none FR stuff, but I've never seen it sorry
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Nebuka
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posted September 21, 2002 12:32 AM |
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That bastard killed Chewbacca in one of those horrible Star Wars Expanded Universe books...
If you're interested...'Attack of the Clones' novelisation and 'Vector Prime' (in this one Chewie met his death)...
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posted September 21, 2002 12:52 AM |
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I liked the dark elf triology (I think it's by Salvatore)... cool and dark books with lot's of style.
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privatehudson
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posted September 21, 2002 01:25 AM |
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Yes he wrote a few based around the early life of drizzt, a drow chaotic good ranger and how he survived the underdark and came to become a ranger in the above ground world.
Didn't know he wrote SW though nebs thanks for that info
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Largo_LeGrande
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from the Carribean
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posted September 21, 2002 07:46 AM |
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I used to like Salvatore's books until the Drizzt became an über-hero. I like the Spine of the World novel alot thou. Otherwise I prefer Dragonlance books, the stories are so great (at least by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman and Don Perrin). I just love Raistlin and Tasslehoff is JUST like me (well except the thief part)!
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Thunder
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posted September 22, 2002 06:13 PM |
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Salvatore's books are little above mediocre at best. Hack and slash with über hero and different creatures is what it contains mostly. However, they were good enough for me to read in the past (although, I doubt that I would have read them if they haven't had fantasy theme).
Dragonlance series are better but nothing too impressive either. Death's Gate cycle (written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman) is good.
The best fantasy books I've read are The Farseer Trilogy (Assassin's Quest, Royal Assassin and Assassin's Apprentice).
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Largo_LeGrande
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posted September 22, 2002 08:04 PM |
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One of the best fantasy books I've read are the Discworld novels by Terry Prachet! It's just so great and funny in the black way!
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Consis
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posted March 08, 2004 07:28 AM |
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R.A. Salvatore
The only Salvatore I've ever read was a small excerpt from one of his books. My friend absolutely forced me to read it. He said if you read nothing else in your life you must read this small piece that I've taken out for you.
So, I read it and I must admit Salvatore seemed like he knew his fencing strategies quite well. Otherwise I found the material to be too scripted and predictable. It seemed to focus only a single character(Drizzt) while the others mostly just followed him around unquestionably. I found the fight scene to be superb as both Drizzt and this other guy were edging to gain the small advantage of higher ground. If I were an expert in fencing then I'm sure I would commend the author for his following certain battle guidelines to the letter but I tend to look for more in a story.
I actually liked the Drizzt character but I did not like how the author would abuse him with other godly characters that he would create to most likely balance out the uber swordsman that Drizzt was. As for the other companions of Drizzt, I found them to be almost suffering from neglect. I don't like it when an author does that. I didn't like the feeling I got from how all the characters were just a bunch of pawns by an all powerful uber-item character called, Jarlaxle.
It seemed to me that the author reduced his characters to action figures by the presence of Jarlaxle. Character belittlement performed by the author simply ruins the storyline. I did not like the character nor did I like the incomplete storylines that would junction at the author's will regardless of how it might interupt the smooth flow of the text.
My opinion: Author suffers from low self esteem and tends toward patterns of character related self abuse. Once he writes something down that is really good he then seems to butcher it by playing god with a character like Jarlaxle. That seems to be his way of saying, "Hey if people don't like my Drizzt character then Jarlaxle will destroy him and anyone who reads this book." Kind of like a slap in the face to the reader and it allows him to play god with his toy soldiers.
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hamsi128
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posted March 08, 2004 08:34 AM |
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Quote:
I just started reading one of this books this week ("The Crystal Shard") and I really enjoyed it, does ayone knows other cool books from him?
you started with wrong book... you started to read with icewinddale trilogy.. you should start reading darkelves trilogy first.. try to read these books in order:
darkelves trilogy:
1) homeland
2) exile
3) sojourn
then icewinddale trilogy:
1) crystal shard
2) streams and silver
3) halflings gem
if you liked forgotten realms fantasy world try to find these books too:
avatar trilogy by richard awlinson:
1) shadowdale
2) tantras
3) waterdeep
elmister trilogy and harper series are a lot of fun too...
btw, my favorite world is still krynn .. check wizards coast link above for dragonlance which is better 
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Lord_Woock
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posted March 08, 2004 10:15 PM |
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One of the best fantasy books I've read are the Discworld novels by Terry Prachet! It's just so great and funny in the black way!
Agreed!~
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posted October 20, 2004 01:09 AM |
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salvatore
your all out to butcher the name of salvatore, even though most of you havent even read a full book of his!
you all make me sick.
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Lith-Maethor
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posted January 26, 2007 06:55 AM |
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Vahn_Fritz
try to censor yourself before the filter does... and read the FAQ/Rules
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alcibiades
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posted January 26, 2007 09:35 AM |
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Salvatore's books are little above mediocre at best. Hack and slash with über hero and different creatures is what it contains mostly. However, they were good enough for me to read in the past (although, I doubt that I would have read them if they haven't had fantasy theme).
Dragonlance series are better but nothing too impressive either. Death's Gate cycle (written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman) is good.
The best fantasy books I've read are The Farseer Trilogy (Assassin's Quest, Royal Assassin and Assassin's Apprentice).
Amen to that. And even better are the sequels Liveship Trilogy (Ship Of Magic / Mad Ship / Ship Of Destiny) and Tawny Man Trilogy (Fool's Errand, The Golden Fool, Fool's Fate).
I did, however, enjoy the Dark Elf trilogy a lot, and would deffinitely recommend the original poster to look it up, if he likes Crystal Shard.
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relentless
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posted January 26, 2007 12:54 PM |
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I bought a few books before I realised Salvatore is a bad writer. He's almost as bad as the guy writing the Warcraft books. The characters are flat and boring, the plot is a clishee and it's all badly written. It's like some kind of amateur fairy tale.
Now, Terry Pratchet knows how to write a good book. His characters are more believable and he has some interesting and original plot ideas.
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