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#1 fatbasilisk Jul 17, 2009 5:45:00	Sorry if the answer to this was somewhere obvious and I just plain missed it. I'm curious, has Wizards published any novels set during the time of 4e Forgotten Realms? Or if not, has there been any rumors or announcements about any future releases? Now that's I've started a 4e game in that setting, I thought it might be fun to read a FR book that takes place during the same era.
#2 pheonixiv Jul 17, 2009 6:06:38	Yeah, the release of the 4e FR setting was accompanied by a book by R.A. Salvatore (i think) that introduced the setting; if i recall correctly it was a short series that basically occured right as Mystra got deadeded and the Spellplague started owning everything. I'm pretty sure almost all of the FR books published after the FR setting came out are set post-Spellplague, either that or during the Spellplague itself.
#3 Seeker95 Jul 17, 2009 7:25:42	The folks over on the Forgotten Realms: General board will be more likely to have answers to (and interest in) your questions about the Realms.
#4 cartigan Jul 17, 2009 7:32:09	I think the new Salvatore novels are due to the random pieces here and there I have read.
#5 zergo78 Jul 17, 2009 8:10:25	The first official, fully 4e FR novel is Richard(?) Baker's Swordmage. It's about a human who was trained by the Coronal Guard in Myth Drannor, who returns to his home after many years away to find all sorts of trouble. I'm not usually one for the D&D novels, especially anything with a certain unnamed Drow, but I liked this. It's got a lot of little hints about how different the landscape is post-Spellplague, and even has a character with a spellscar. The sequel Corsair looks to be out soon, as it was advertised in the back of a recent sourcebook, maybe EPG.
#6 serphet Jul 17, 2009 12:52:44	The folks over on the Forgotten Realms: General board will be more likely to have answers to (and interest in) your questions about the Realms. this is a 4e question, the guys there will likely have no (constructive) interest in his question.
#7 Seeker95 Jul 17, 2009 13:30:02	this is a 4e question, the guys there will likely have no (constructive) interest in his question. This is far more a Realms question than a 4e General question. The FR:General board is inhabited by FR fans. Even the ones that hate 4e are more likely to know which FR novel is the first to be set in the 4e Realms than is the 4e General crowd.
#8 Iluvrien Jul 17, 2009 13:30:15	this is a 4e question, the guys there will likely have no (constructive) interest in his question. A massive generalisation in classifying all the members of a board in a negative light? Nice. I usually haunt the FR boards, and I can answer that yes, several novels have been published in the post-spellplague timeline. Rich Baker's Blades of the Moonsea series now comprises two books, Swordmage and Corsair (both of which have already been released) and will be followed by a third. There have also been several other such as Blackstaff Tower and Downshadow (from the Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep collection). There are more, so I would suggest asking on FR:General no matter what Serphet may think of us. This is far more a Realms question than a 4e General question. The FR:General board is inhabited by FR fans. Even the ones that hate 4e are more likely to know which FR novel is the first to be set in the 4e Realms than is the 4e General crowd. I agree, and thank you for not voicing the same opinion as Serphet.
#9 serphet Jul 17, 2009 13:43:12	sorry that you are so offended, I thought I put it quite delicately.
#10 fatbasilisk Jul 17, 2009 19:41:22	Sorry about posting in the wrong forum. Some how, I missed the FR General area on my first scan of the page. Still new here. Probably no need to re-post there anyways as some of you have given me some excellent answers already. I'll probably check out Baker's Swordmage and go from there. I normally try to stay away from Salvatore or Ed Greenwood. They're okay writers I guess, but I'm not really super into their writing styles. Thanks for the leads everyone.
#11 Seeker95 Jul 18, 2009 12:37:09	Sorry about posting in the wrong forum. No apology necessary. It is easy to overlook (or never even see in the first place) the various options of the forums. Serphet and I see this issue differently, that's all. I didn't take offense at his post. I just hold a different opinion.
#12 Iluvrien Jul 18, 2009 14:05:05	No apology necessary. It is easy to overlook (or never even see in the first place) the various options of the forums. Serphet and I see this issue differently, that's all. I didn't take offense at his post. I just hold a different opinion. Considering the number of thread move requests you can see in the VCL Request thread in Community Business it is certainly nothing you should worry about or apologise for FatBasilisk. And for the record, I wasn't offended by Serphet's comment, I was merely questioning it. Not least because as a denizen of those boards I was one of the people it applied to, delicately put or not.
#13 lord_karsus Jul 19, 2009 11:25:18	-Novels that do not take place in post-1,479 DR Faerûn, but are relevant: The Twilight War trilogy The Empyrian Odyssey trilogy The Lady Penitent trilogy -Novels that take place in post-1,479 DR Faerûn: Blackstaff Tower Corsair Downshadow The Fanged Crown Mistshore Plague of Spells Swordmage
#14 fey_feline Jul 19, 2009 12:10:50	The series about Thay and Szass Tam's takeover are during the Spellplague.
#15 markustay63 Jul 19, 2009 16:11:00	I was going to mention those - I believe the first is pre-, the second is 'during', and the third is post-plague. Making it the only series that 'spans' the spellplague, I think. Anyhow, Swordmage and Corsair are both part of the Blades of the Moonsea, along with the yet-to-be-released Avenger. I'd recommend Swordmage - haven't read the second one yet. It still had that 'Realms feel'. None of the RAS books to-date have been 4e, although the prologue and epilogues have referenced the new era.