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#1
Houndstooth
May 26, 2011 3:46:50 Im running a game in a couple months and it is a homebrew with Heavey Eberron influance, and would like to read some of the Eberron novels out there.
Is there a good place to start, or a clear Best in Show book I should read.
To give you an idea of what I read typicly, Im a long time non fiction reader, but my fiction loved are "Soon I will Be Invincible" "Hunger Games" "Mouse Gaurd" "Walking Dead" "Invincible" and... and thats about it, my fiction comes mostly from reading DnD articals, and I read non fiction but I want to jump into the fantacy books.
And feel free to be honest, if there are no good Eberron books suggest something else. And by good I don't mean its not terrible, I mean good as in hard to put down, had to tell your friends about it good.

Thanks!
#2
jhanzur
May 26, 2011 4:30:15 The Thorn of Breland trilogy is very good, and encompasses a few aspects of what makes Eberron unique(without giving much away, the first book sends the main character to Droaam to negotiate with the Daughters of Sora Kell, the second book deals with the aberrant marks, and the people who use them, and the 3rd goes so far as to give the Day of Mourning a cause.
#3
Siberys
May 26, 2011 11:40:05 Heirs of Ash is really good, and is easily my favorite Eberron trilogy. Dreaming Dark is also very good, and the Dragon Below and Heirs of Dhakaan are great too.
#4
mrockwell
May 26, 2011 18:36:09 I'd recommend The Inquisitives series (but, then, I'm understandably biased, heh. ;)). I'd also second the Dreaming Dark recommendation, since it was a) written by Eberron's creator, b) contains a handy guide in the back, and c) highlights some very uniquely Eberron places.

Regards,
Marsheila (Marcy) Rockwell
www.marsheilarockwell.com
#5
mhacdebhandia
May 28, 2011 21:36:57 I'll second all of the recommendations above, but I want to emphasise especially that the Dragon Below and Heirs of Dhakaan series are really good. Don Bassingthwaite knows Eberron very well, and it shows. Read the Dragon Below trilogy first, because some of the protagonists of that series are the protagonists of the Heirs of Dhakaan trilogy.

Obviously Keith Baker's novels are to be recommended because he invented the damn world! The Dreaming Dark trilogy is less mature than his later work, but still quite an excellent tour of Eberron, from Sharn to Xen'drik to the planes. The Thorn of Breland novels are more like spy novels, with a single protagonist, than traditional D&D novels with a party of adventurers, but the exotic locales the titular Thorn visits are really brought to life.

I really liked Marcy Rockwell's Legacy of Wolves there in her avatar; a good Eberron take on the murder-mystery genre that doesn't sacrifice the Eberron feel for the mystery (unlike, say, The Left Hand of Death by Parker DeWolf, which almost reads more like a fantasy mystery that was slotted into Eberron via search-and-replace on relevant names).

I can also recommend Paul Crilley's Night of the Long Shadows, and my wife liked Jeff LaSala's The Darkwood Mask though I haven't yet gotten around to it!
#6
mythod
May 29, 2011 15:43:03 I agree with the above recommendations. Actually, I've enjoyed all of the Eberron books to date. Also just wanted to add a recommendation for the "The Lost Mark" series by Matt Forbeck.
#7
Ashlock
Jun 20, 2011 23:49:28
...and my wife liked Jeff LaSala's The Darkwood Mask though I haven't yet gotten around to it!

Your wife has fine taste. ;) So...what's keeping you?

In all seriousness, I generally recommend The Dream Dark Trilogy as a starting point. The first book is a flavorful story with some characters who showcase the setting nicely, but I swear, it also almost reads like a Sharn sourcebook. And I mean that in a good way. I've referenced it countless times when running my own game!

And for a scattering of cultures and noir, I definitely recommend the various Inquistives novels.
#8
AvonRekaes
Jun 21, 2011 0:02:04 Really my go-to books for the setting and feel of Eberron are The Dragon Below and Heirs of Dhakann trilogy (great for exploring some fringe elements of the setting like the Shadow Marches and Darguun, while still firmly rooted in the civilization of the Five Nations and making great use of the Dragonmarked Houses), the Dreaming Dark trilogy (For some great pulp-action, indiana-jones-like Eberron adventuring), and then the Inquisitives series and the Thorn series (for that gritty, noir, city-life side of the Setting and great fluff on some cool cities.)

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#1 Houndstooth May 26, 2011 3:46:50	Im running a game in a couple months and it is a homebrew with Heavey Eberron influance, and would like to read some of the Eberron novels out there. Is there a good place to start, or a clear Best in Show book I should read. To give you an idea of what I read typicly, Im a long time non fiction reader, but my fiction loved are "Soon I will Be Invincible" "Hunger Games" "Mouse Gaurd" "Walking Dead" "Invincible" and... and thats about it, my fiction comes mostly from reading DnD articals, and I read non fiction but I want to jump into the fantacy books. And feel free to be honest, if there are no good Eberron books suggest something else. And by good I don't mean its not terrible, I mean good as in hard to put down, had to tell your friends about it good. Thanks!
#2 jhanzur May 26, 2011 4:30:15	The Thorn of Breland trilogy is very good, and encompasses a few aspects of what makes Eberron unique(without giving much away, the first book sends the main character to Droaam to negotiate with the Daughters of Sora Kell, the second book deals with the aberrant marks, and the people who use them, and the 3rd goes so far as to give the Day of Mourning a cause.
#3 Siberys May 26, 2011 11:40:05	Heirs of Ash is really good, and is easily my favorite Eberron trilogy. Dreaming Dark is also very good, and the Dragon Below and Heirs of Dhakaan are great too.
#4 mrockwell May 26, 2011 18:36:09	I'd recommend The Inquisitives series (but, then, I'm understandably biased, heh. ;)). I'd also second the Dreaming Dark recommendation, since it was a) written by Eberron's creator, b) contains a handy guide in the back, and c) highlights some very uniquely Eberron places. Regards, Marsheila (Marcy) Rockwell www.marsheilarockwell.com
#5 mhacdebhandia May 28, 2011 21:36:57	I'll second all of the recommendations above, but I want to emphasise especially that the Dragon Below and Heirs of Dhakaan series are really good. Don Bassingthwaite knows Eberron very well, and it shows. Read the Dragon Below trilogy first, because some of the protagonists of that series are the protagonists of the Heirs of Dhakaan trilogy. Obviously Keith Baker's novels are to be recommended because he invented the damn world! The Dreaming Dark trilogy is less mature than his later work, but still quite an excellent tour of Eberron, from Sharn to Xen'drik to the planes. The Thorn of Breland novels are more like spy novels, with a single protagonist, than traditional D&D novels with a party of adventurers, but the exotic locales the titular Thorn visits are really brought to life. I really liked Marcy Rockwell's Legacy of Wolves there in her avatar; a good Eberron take on the murder-mystery genre that doesn't sacrifice the Eberron feel for the mystery (unlike, say, The Left Hand of Death by Parker DeWolf, which almost reads more like a fantasy mystery that was slotted into Eberron via search-and-replace on relevant names). I can also recommend Paul Crilley's Night of the Long Shadows, and my wife liked Jeff LaSala's The Darkwood Mask though I haven't yet gotten around to it!
#6 mythod May 29, 2011 15:43:03	I agree with the above recommendations. Actually, I've enjoyed all of the Eberron books to date. Also just wanted to add a recommendation for the "The Lost Mark" series by Matt Forbeck.
#7 Ashlock Jun 20, 2011 23:49:28	...and my wife liked Jeff LaSala's The Darkwood Mask though I haven't yet gotten around to it! Your wife has fine taste. ;) So...what's keeping you? In all seriousness, I generally recommend The Dream Dark Trilogy as a starting point. The first book is a flavorful story with some characters who showcase the setting nicely, but I swear, it also almost reads like a Sharn sourcebook. And I mean that in a good way. I've referenced it countless times when running my own game! And for a scattering of cultures and noir, I definitely recommend the various Inquistives novels.
#8 AvonRekaes Jun 21, 2011 0:02:04	Really my go-to books for the setting and feel of Eberron are The Dragon Below and Heirs of Dhakann trilogy (great for exploring some fringe elements of the setting like the Shadow Marches and Darguun, while still firmly rooted in the civilization of the Five Nations and making great use of the Dragonmarked Houses), the Dreaming Dark trilogy (For some great pulp-action, indiana-jones-like Eberron adventuring), and then the Inquisitives series and the Thorn series (for that gritty, noir, city-life side of the Setting and great fluff on some cool cities.)