I'm honestly not sure how up to date this PDF is, but it is worth looking at...
http://ww2.wizards.com/books/Wizards/guides/EBNovelsGuide.pdf
Hmmm... Lets see, a random rumor about cancelling Eberron on a Forgotten Realms fan site, yep, thats totally legit and above reproach.
I think it's less likely a malicious rumor and more likely a misundersanding concerning there being no new Eberron sourcebooks after the EPG and ECG.
I think it's less likely a malicious rumor and more likely a misundersanding concerning there being no new Eberron sourcebooks after the EPG and ECG.
I agree. The vast majority of FR fans aren't petty enough to start spreading malicious rumors about WOTC's other golden hen.
http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/259944-details-wizards-coast-2010-spring-catalog.html
Were there any Eberron novels scheduled to be released during that timeframe?
May not mean anything, but it looks like the WotC Spring 2010 catalog (Jan - April 2010) doesn't mention any Eberron novels:
http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/259944-details-wizards-coast-2010-spring-catalog.html
Were there any Eberron novels scheduled to be released during that timeframe?
Doesn't mean they are canceling anything. The Eberron novels may be slated for a Fall release, as most bestselling novels are.
Thanks for clearing that up; I was hoping the rest of the Thorn of Breland line would be published, as well as the Dhakaan novels.
There's little chance those wouldn't be released, as they actually sell decently well as Eberron Novels go. I believe the Don Basingwaithe novels are pretty universally loved, and pretty much the same for Keith's novels. - they're the Salvadore and Greenwood of Eberron. Sooner or later the Basingwaithe books will hit the best seller's lists, like the Drizzt books did years ago - those didn't start selling like crazy right away - neither did the dragonlance novels.
- they're the Salvadore and Greenwood of Eberron.
With the slight difference that Baker and Bassingthewaite actually know how to write...
Actually, what you're probably thinking of is that, last year, several of WotC's fiction lines were canceled and/or reorganized. The new Ravenloft line was canceled (which is why my own RL novel Black Crusade is only available online, for instance; whimper). The new "Discoveries" line was canceled. And some Eberron books--such as further installments in the Inquisitives series--were canceled. But not all Eberron novels were cut.
I loved the Inquisitives series. I wish they'd bring it back. Oh well.
So if you'd like to see more writing from me, the best thing would be to check out The Queen of Stone. ;)
As for Hellcow's comments on bookstores - you are so right sir ! I can never find Eberron novels in the UK bookstores and i buy from Amazon. I also regularly visit the USA on business trips and i always check out the bookstores. Normally i can find lots of FR novels which i really dont want and if im lucky for every 20 or so FR novels i might find 1 Eberron - what gives book store owners ????
Well i for one can thoroughly recommend 'Queen of Stone' - downright awesome read !
As for Hellcow's comments on bookstores - you are so right sir ! I can never find Eberron novels in the UK bookstores and i buy from Amazon. I also regularly visit the USA on business trips and i always check out the bookstores. Normally i can find lots of FR novels which i really dont want and if im lucky for every 20 or so FR novels i might find 1 Eberron - what gives book store owners ????
Maybe because the total number of different FR novels in print vastly outnumbers Eberron's?:P
Maybe because the total number of different FR novels in print vastly outnumbers Eberron's?:P
Ordinarily i would say yes but in my experience the FR novels only tend to be last 2 years releases and usually multiple copies of each - sadly the same can't be said for the Eberron novels otherwise there would be i believe comparable numbers.
I appreciate the book store owners have got 'history' with FR novel sales but they have to at least give Eberron novels a chance otherwise they will never get decent sales from them.
The fact of the matter is that the majority of the bookstores I've visited don't carry The Queen of Stone.
This is a simple and sad truth, and worst of all the book's own author said it. My local Borders on average has one maybe two Eberron novels and then a shelf full of DL and FR. The two B&Ns and the B.Dalton are a bit better when it comes to the Eberron selection but I know I'm going to have to special order all of the Eberron books this fall.
Don't worry Keith, I am eagerly awaiting Son of Khyber. In fact since reading about the Son of Khyber in the ECG and having just reread the three Dreaming Dark books I am hoping he is who I think he is.
In my town I can usually find no more than 6 Eberron novels in any one store (individual copies). It disappoints me. Queen of Stone was a fun read, and what I've read of Storm Dragon is great. I can't find a single copy of the Dhakaan or Inquisitive books anywhere.
Really guys? Where I live, the bookstores (2 Borders and 2 Barnes & Nobles in my immediate area) generally have a couple full shelves devoted to Eberron books in each store. FR still has about four shelves on average, but both settings seem to be well represented in diversity of their novels wherever I go. Are stores like mine really so uncommon?
Really guys? Where I live, the bookstores (2 Borders and 2 Barnes & Nobles in my immediate area) generally have a couple full shelves devoted to Eberron books in each store. FR still has about four shelves on average, but both settings seem to be well represented in diversity of their novels wherever I go. Are stores like mine really so uncommon?
You are one lucky guy !
Ive tried local stores - Preston, Manchester and Leeds in the UK as well as stores in the US at Santa Monica, LA, Boston, Worcester, Irvine and another town in MA that I cant recall the name of ! All in the last 6 months - could just be me going in on the wrong days of course. :D
Really guys? Where I live, the bookstores (2 Borders and 2 Barnes & Nobles in my immediate area) generally have a couple full shelves devoted to Eberron books in each store. FR still has about four shelves on average, but both settings seem to be well represented in diversity of their novels wherever I go. Are stores like mine really so uncommon?
It used to be this way were I live when I started reading Eberron a few years back. The B&Ns and B.Dalton would keep two or three copies of each Eberron book on the shelf, but over the last year and a half they slowly stopped re-ordering Eberron books as they sold, and rarely have copies of new books the day of release. I had to special order Doom of Kings, Queen of Stone, and When Night Falls to be able to get them in a timely fashion last fall. In fact I need to go to B&N today and have them order Word of Traitors so I know I copy will be waiting for me September 1st.
It used to be this way were I live when I started reading Eberron a few years back. The B&Ns and B.Dalton would keep two or three copies of each Eberron book on the shelf, but over the last year and a half they slowly stopped re-ordering Eberron books as they sold, and rarely have copies of new books the day of release. I had to special order Doom of Kings, Queen of Stone, and When Night Falls to be able to get them in a timely fashion last fall. In fact I need to go to B&N today and have them order Word of Traitors so I know I copy will be waiting for me September 1st.
I'm in a similar boat. The Eberron novels are there when they come out at my local Chapters, but go back two months later and the selection is pretty grim, so I think they are finding they sell well to start with but have little in the way of shelf life once the initial sales are made.
The new Ravenloft line was canceled (which is why my own RL novel Black Crusade is only available online, for instance; whimper).
Which, by the way, I've been trying to catch you in a thread to tell you it was Awesome, and so was your work on the Eberron Player's Guide.
Keith I apologize for kissing @*#. But, I love what you did with Medusas so far through your novels and Droam in general. Because, of Queen of Stone my brother is quite intent on having the PCs running into Xorchlyc (Spelling?). Though, I have feeling the PCs already have since the woke up with no memory of who they were in a cell in the Graywall arena.
My only gripe is that the ending really caught me off guard.
But, anyways keep writing up stuff on Droam I love it. If I could make any suggestion I'd love to see more Valenar characters. Gotta get more material for my Valenar Barbarian (Member of the Dalan Rael).
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As for the QoS, it was a good read, don't know if I like the twist with Thorn but I'm more than willing to stick with the series to see how it develops. Also the development on Lycanthropy was pretty darn good imo, so I think I'm going to incorporate it into my campaigns now.
As for the QoS, it was a good read, don't know if I like the twist with Thorn but I'm more than willing to stick with the series to see how it develops. Also the development on Lycanthropy was pretty darn good imo, so I think I'm going to incorporate it into my campaigns now.
I agree. The vast majority of FR fans aren't petty enough to start spreading malicious rumors about WOTC's other golden hen.
I wouldn't be so sure about a certain subset of them myself.
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I believe the Don Basingwaithe novels are pretty universally loved, and pretty much the same for Keith's novels. - they're the Salvadore and Greenwood of Eberron. Sooner or later the Basingwaithe books will hit the best seller's lists, like the Drizzt books did years ago
Hey, thanks very much! I do aspire to some day hit those lists.
Just to echo what Keith said, go out and buy the Eberron novels. You can also show your support with reviews on Amazon and so forth -- getting the word out of how much you enjoy the books is very helpful.
And on that note, don't forget that The Word of Traitors is out at the beginning of September (also a great time to pick up The Doom of Kings if you haven't already).
Don
Good problem to have though, last one left such a cliffhanger, the suspense is killing me.
Of course that's nothing on how long we've been waiting on the cliffhanger of Keith's third novel.
All these cliffhangers can't be good for my blood pressure.
For all those that lament the lack of novel coverage in your respective realms, you should try living in Western Oz for a while... It'll be a lucky day when the local Borders (and only one in the entire state) happens to stock a D&D book, let alone some Eberron novels. Amazon is my one and only friend out here :P .
Well although i dont live in Oz your post is a common one relating to gaming products in that part of the world. I do feel real sorry for you folks down under !
I hope the series will at least get a third book, but unless sales pick up on QoS and The Son of Khyber, I think the third may be the last.
*cue shriek of horror*
I only got into Eberron a little while ago, which isn't helping my search. Found my own copy of Queen of Stone in a Waldenbooks . . . but I kick around a lot of bookstores and it is looking increasingly like I got the last copy in the entirety of Massachusetts' South Shore area. And other Eberron books are also scarce. Only managed to buy and find Book I of both the Lost Mark and Dragon Below series, and I also picked up Bound by Iron . . . but other than that, rather thin. Maybe 2 of 7 stores lacked Eberron books completely. My inability to easily continue the aforementioned series is . . . grating.
Still, I'll hunt them down sooner rather than later. As long as I'm receiving good product I'll keep handing over money. :D
By the way, can anyone confirm the October 6th release date for Death Comes Easy on Amazon? I'm wanting to get the book from B&N, but as I said earlier, it isn't even in their system...
I also hooked one of my players on the Geth books, and probably would have been Keith's too, if my girlfriend's little brother would ever finish it :P
He'll likely buy the new ones when they come out
The thing that's most likely to keep Eberron novels alive is, well, sales. The fact of the matter is that the majority of the bookstores I've visited don't carry The Queen of Stone. I know that many of the people I've visited didn't even know it existed. If people don't know it exists, it doesn't sell. If it doesn't sell, there's no incentive to to make more. I hope the series will at least get a third book, but unless sales pick up on QoS and The Son of Khyber, I think the third may be the last.
So if you'd like to see more writing from me, the best thing would be to check out The Queen of Stone. ;)
Well here in Richmond most bookstores have a few copies for various Eberron novels, most have QoS. I've got to admit when I first bought it week of release, it just didn't take with me for some reason. Last week I finally picked it back up and with in about 2 days of reading during every break at work I was done wishing book two were out already.
It has to be on of my favorite Eberron books now, very well done Keith, looking forward to the rest of the series.
Hey, thanks very much! I do aspire to some day hit those lists.
Just to echo what Keith said, go out and buy the Eberron novels. You can also show your support with reviews on Amazon and so forth -- getting the word out of how much you enjoy the books is very helpful.
And on that note, don't forget that The Word of Traitors is out at the beginning of September (also a great time to pick up The Doom of Kings if you haven't already).
Don
This is the series I'm dying to complete. When I finished Doom of Kings I seriously sat there with my jaw dropped and a combination of WTF and Holy **** ! passing through my mind.
Not only do I love that the characters from your Dragon Below series were carried into this one, but the shear concept of scope of the story was wonderful. I'm honestly planning to use this has a campaign primer once the story is complete.
every time a new novel of yours comes out I spend the month leading up to it rereading your old novels... and that reading list just keeps getting longer. Good problem to have though, last one left such a cliffhanger, the suspense is killing me.
Thanks.
You won't have to wait much longer for The Word of Traitors though! Out next week...
When I finished Doom of Kings I seriously sat there with my jaw dropped and a combination of WTF and Holy **** ! passing through my mind. Not only do I love that the characters from your Dragon Below series were carried into this one, but the shear concept of scope of the story was wonderful. I'm honestly planning to use this has a campaign primer once the story is complete.Wow - thanks again!!
Clearly I'm going to have to swng through here more often. Lately I've had an excuse though (beyond the boards being down) - I've been wrapping up the draft of book 3, The Tyranny of Ghosts. Just turned it in an hour ago!
You won't have to wait much longer for The Word of Traitors though! Out next week...
I am very excited about this. I have about 70 pages left in Doom of Kings. I wanted to refresh myself before Tuesday. Unfortunately, I don't think I will be able to finish it and get started on Word of Traitors because I have a paper on Arkansas slave family life due in a little over a week and I have never written a paper from a historical perspecitve.
I feel my nominalist interpretive look of the world is going to be vastly different than what the instructor wants from the paper. I am trying to get it done ASAP so I can have him look it over and then make changes. Why oh why must the things I actually want to read come out when I have other readings that must be done? I'm just hoping my papers for linguistics and anthropological thought don't get in the way of Death Comes Easy or Son of Khyber, or I may just have to wait until the winter break to catch up
I have a paper on Arkansas slave family life due in a little over a week and I have never written a paper from a historical perspecitve.I feel my nominalist interpretive look of the world is going to be vastly different than what the instructor wants from the paper.
Ah, you're going to make me think too early in the morning to figure out exactly what "nominalist interpretive" is when applied to anthropology (clearly I've been out of university too long!), but when I did my anthropology degree lo these many years ago, the occasions I took a material history course were usually marked with a clash with the prof on approach.
Now I use the anthropology degree (and the material history courses) to make up stuff about hobgoblins and orcs!
Clearly I'm going to have to swng through here more often. Lately I've had an excuse though (beyond the boards being down) - I've been wrapping up the draft of book 3, The Tyranny of Ghosts. Just turned it in an hour ago!
Congratulations, Don! I can't wait for book two, myself. Now I just need to finish up The Fading Dream...
Congratulations, Don! I can't wait for book two, myself. Now I just need to finish up The Fading Dream...
well, go on, do it!
[and if you need some inspiration, you know where to get very good chocolate :D]btw: is there any way we can make Don do "Have Book, Will Travel?"
Hey! Don Bassingwaite! Good to see you around the forums again.
I'm sorry to say that I haven't read Doom of Kings and won' be buying the next one yet either. The idea of havin to wait a whole year between instalments of your books.... augh! I want it all at once!
However I have no doubt that they're excellent and eagerly wait the release of the third book, when I can finally buy all three and read them back to back. It'll be like a christmas you had to wait three years for. (Three... very... long... years...)
Now I use the anthropology degree (and the material history courses) to make up stuff about hobgoblins and orcs!
That actually made me chuckle a little, but it is cool none-the-less. I actually talked with the teacher about it and he said as long as it reads well he doesn't care too much. the best thing that happened today is that while I was printing out some class work the local B&N called saying my copy of Word of Traitors is in and I can't wait to pick it up! Debating whether or not I should eat dinner before I go.
It's really wierd though, I have degree in communication which is a subdiscipline of anthropology but there are too few times when the paradigms I use in my writings come up at all in anthropological writings... maybe I am just strange.
Does anyone know the fate of Death Comes Easy? It was supposed to come out in October but I notice it is not listed in the online catalog.
Amazon has Death Comes Easy out on October 6. I don't think I'm going to get it; I hate the main character for that series. He's such a ****.
However, amazon now says Death Comes Easy is not available (used to be able to pre-order).
While this has been my least favorite of the novels, I am a completist.