best eberron novel? [Archive] - Wizards Community

best eberron novel? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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PersonalFable
11-20-06, 11:15 AM which novel would you recomend as the best for getting the feel for eberron?
Bluebrush
11-20-06, 01:05 PM Don Bassingthwaite's Dragon Below series (Beginning with The Binding Stone) is an excellent read and captures a great wilderness adventure feel.

Keith Baker's own Dreaming Dark novel series starts out pretty good (With City of Towers) and improves with each installment. Since it's by the setting creator it's the best for the intended feel.
SiouLubb
11-20-06, 02:42 PM I second Bluebrush's opinion. The Dragon Below books are fantastic.

I like the second book of the Dreaming Dark far more than the first. I eagerly await the third installments of both series.
Arcane Guyver
11-20-06, 07:27 PM Erm...I third the opinion of Bluebrush here. Book #3, 'The Killing Song,' is almost here! Gotta give thanks for that!
Count Nerindil Van Seraph
11-20-06, 08:27 PM Add my ditto to the list. Much love for Hellcow, but nothing in Eberron is as good as Geth and co.

My friend has a crush on Singe. I love it. Best part: she doesn't play D&D, or any game for that matter.
Kensan_Oni
11-20-06, 10:14 PM I personally think that the best novel so far that I've read has been Of Blood and Honor (The Wartorn Series Book 4), but I've not really been interested in the trilogies, really.

Actually, I'm still miffed that I haven't seen a novel featuring the Lords of Dust yet. Maybe the Claws of the Tiger might be what I've been looking for.
Quicksilver
11-21-06, 12:29 AM Don Bassingthwaite's Dragon Below series (Beginning with The Binding Stone) is an excellent read and captures a great wilderness adventure feel.

Keith Baker's own Dreaming Dark novel series starts out pretty good (With City of Towers) and improves with each installment. Since it's by the setting creator it's the best for the intended feel.

I agree with this entirely. These two series are the best for capturing the feel, and as a bonus they have the most captivating characters and storylines.
Bluebrush
11-21-06, 03:01 AM Actually, I'm still miffed that I haven't seen a novel featuring the Lords of Dust yet. Maybe the Claws of the Tiger might be what I've been looking for.Well, it has Raksasha, but they lack that element of subtle planning and manipulation which is the hallmark of the Lords of Dust.
Still pretty good though.
Frederyck
11-21-06, 03:19 AM I agree with the previous posters about the Dragon Below and the Dreaming Dark books. Very good stories so far. I also would like to add "Voyage of the Mourning Dawn" to the list of really good books. It has engaging characters, lots of shades of grey and is excellently paced.
cancerousmango
11-21-06, 11:08 AM Uh, Keith's stuff FTW.
Bluebrush
11-21-06, 12:31 PM Rather than second myself again, Orb of Xoriat has an excellent feel for high-action adventure and Voyage of the Mouring Dawn is also pretty good.
Save-vs-DM
11-21-06, 04:29 PM I think that the Dreaming Dark series was quite excellent, and it even (BOOK THREE SPOILER AHOY! captures the feel of Thelanis, which was great) captures some unique aspects of Eberron quite well.

Cheers,
Save vs DM
Jancarius
11-21-06, 04:45 PM Avoid the Crimson Talisman like the plague it is. Worst Eberron book, ever. Orb of Xoriat is good, though I object to the author having a section of every story he writes dedicated to mocking non-sorcerer spellcasters. I'll take an example from Tales of the Last War. There's this Aundarian unit pursuing some Karnathi marauders. They have them holed up in this cave, but the place is fortified. The commander fo the unit wants to use the mage to break the barracades, but he stops the story for one day for no other purpose than to illustrate that wizards have to prepare their spells. Had it been a sorcerer, the sorcerer instead of saying "Wait till tommrow" would have said "Wait until I level a few times so that I can take a suitable blasting spell". Other than that, Orb of Xoriat and the rest of that story mentioned are pretty good.

I will say Dragon Below and Dreaming Dark trilogies are the best though. If you're gonna run a game that includes Sharn (which all games should), DEFINANTLY read City of Towers.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
PersonalFable 11-20-06, 11:15 AM	which novel would you recomend as the best for getting the feel for eberron?
Bluebrush 11-20-06, 01:05 PM	Don Bassingthwaite's Dragon Below series (Beginning with The Binding Stone) is an excellent read and captures a great wilderness adventure feel. Keith Baker's own Dreaming Dark novel series starts out pretty good (With City of Towers) and improves with each installment. Since it's by the setting creator it's the best for the intended feel.
SiouLubb 11-20-06, 02:42 PM	I second Bluebrush's opinion. The Dragon Below books are fantastic. I like the second book of the Dreaming Dark far more than the first. I eagerly await the third installments of both series.
Arcane Guyver 11-20-06, 07:27 PM	Erm...I third the opinion of Bluebrush here. Book #3, 'The Killing Song,' is almost here! Gotta give thanks for that!
Count Nerindil Van Seraph 11-20-06, 08:27 PM	Add my ditto to the list. Much love for Hellcow, but nothing in Eberron is as good as Geth and co. My friend has a crush on Singe. I love it. Best part: she doesn't play D&D, or any game for that matter.
Kensan_Oni 11-20-06, 10:14 PM	I personally think that the best novel so far that I've read has been Of Blood and Honor (The Wartorn Series Book 4), but I've not really been interested in the trilogies, really. Actually, I'm still miffed that I haven't seen a novel featuring the Lords of Dust yet. Maybe the Claws of the Tiger might be what I've been looking for.
Quicksilver 11-21-06, 12:29 AM	Don Bassingthwaite's Dragon Below series (Beginning with The Binding Stone) is an excellent read and captures a great wilderness adventure feel. Keith Baker's own Dreaming Dark novel series starts out pretty good (With City of Towers) and improves with each installment. Since it's by the setting creator it's the best for the intended feel. I agree with this entirely. These two series are the best for capturing the feel, and as a bonus they have the most captivating characters and storylines.
Bluebrush 11-21-06, 03:01 AM	Actually, I'm still miffed that I haven't seen a novel featuring the Lords of Dust yet. Maybe the Claws of the Tiger might be what I've been looking for.Well, it has Raksasha, but they lack that element of subtle planning and manipulation which is the hallmark of the Lords of Dust. Still pretty good though.
Frederyck 11-21-06, 03:19 AM	I agree with the previous posters about the Dragon Below and the Dreaming Dark books. Very good stories so far. I also would like to add "Voyage of the Mourning Dawn" to the list of really good books. It has engaging characters, lots of shades of grey and is excellently paced.
cancerousmango 11-21-06, 11:08 AM	Uh, Keith's stuff FTW.
Bluebrush 11-21-06, 12:31 PM	Rather than second myself again, Orb of Xoriat has an excellent feel for high-action adventure and Voyage of the Mouring Dawn is also pretty good.
Save-vs-DM 11-21-06, 04:29 PM	I think that the Dreaming Dark series was quite excellent, and it even (BOOK THREE SPOILER AHOY! captures the feel of Thelanis, which was great) captures some unique aspects of Eberron quite well. Cheers, Save vs DM
Jancarius 11-21-06, 04:45 PM	Avoid the Crimson Talisman like the plague it is. Worst Eberron book, ever. Orb of Xoriat is good, though I object to the author having a section of every story he writes dedicated to mocking non-sorcerer spellcasters. I'll take an example from Tales of the Last War. There's this Aundarian unit pursuing some Karnathi marauders. They have them holed up in this cave, but the place is fortified. The commander fo the unit wants to use the mage to break the barracades, but he stops the story for one day for no other purpose than to illustrate that wizards have to prepare their spells. Had it been a sorcerer, the sorcerer instead of saying "Wait till tommrow" would have said "Wait until I level a few times so that I can take a suitable blasting spell". Other than that, Orb of Xoriat and the rest of that story mentioned are pretty good. I will say Dragon Below and Dreaming Dark trilogies are the best though. If you're gonna run a game that includes Sharn (which all games should), DEFINANTLY read City of Towers.