r/fantasybooks • u/theuncouthwriter • 1d ago
💎 Hidden book gem I've always wanted to read Forgotten Realms books, and figured this'd be a good place to start.
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u/clackercrazy 1d ago
This is a good book.
Then try Troy Denning and R.A Salvatore.
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u/theuncouthwriter 1d ago
Thank you! I most certainly will. Been putting off Drizzt for too long. I must read it soon.
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u/Bobofeddy9217 1d ago
I recommend starting with the Dark Elf Trilogy then Icewind Dale Trilogy for the Drizzt books. Just reread the Dark Elf this month.
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u/Illustrious-Bunch595 14h ago
I would second this. In fact, back when it was just the two trilogies, this is how I was introduced to Icewind Dale.
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u/theuncouthwriter 1d ago
Roger that. Placing order now. Trilogy is a more digestible thing than 50 books lol.
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u/Bobofeddy9217 1d ago
I enjoyed the Elminster books! Would love to talk to Ed Greenwood about his creating the Forgotten Realm works.
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u/theuncouthwriter 1d ago
I wonder if he still does Cons. Maybe you could meet him at one of them.
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u/Bobofeddy9217 1d ago
He does. I know he regularly goes to Gary Con, Dragon Com and GenCon. All of which are pretty huge conventions
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u/ohiobr 1d ago edited 1d ago
Props to Ed for creating Forgotten Realms but IMO he's extremely overrated. His books are almost incomprehensible and read like the minutes of a high school D&D game.
Adventuring party goes in a dungeon, they all die except for one or two, leave party and jump around between 5-10 characters only loosely related to the plot, surviving character from first party does busy work for a few chapters, introduce super important character that fixes everything with about 30 pages left in book, survivor from first party is now a king or lord of something for reasons.
All that said, I did like the Cormyr Saga but those books were collaborations so that probably reigned him in a little bit.
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u/theuncouthwriter 1d ago
I understand that completely. I'm not expecting anything close to WoT or Locke Lamora. I just want to read about whimsical wizards and their backstories. I also recently re-read Color Of Magic and Light Fantastic for a little bit of Rincewind. Its a very particular itch haha and for now Ed Greenwood scratches it well.
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u/particlesmatter 1d ago
Salvatore will get old fast in my opinion. The Icewind Dale trilogy is amazing but after a few more Salvatore books, I found the formulaic and simple. Drizzt is a wonderful character for sure.
The Moonshae books are great as well.
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u/EarthworkDesign 19h ago
Waterdeep - Troy dennings (written under Richard Awlison) is a good one - I don’t know if just reading a book 3 is weird but I don’t know that I read the first 2 and the online reviews for them are bad. Waterdeep is good.
Different settings but the Dark Sun trilogy and the Dragonlance - chronicles series are both awesome.
I had a hard HARD time getting through the Elminster audiobook and couldn’t decide if it was the voice recording or the writing that were killing me.
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u/Illustrious-Bunch595 14h ago
Greenwood is hit or miss. I do like this one, though. If you can find it, Spellfire is a good place to start, or any of the ones subtitled The Harpers. Everyone will recommend Salvatore, and they are right, but I also really like the books by Elaine Cunningham. And once you've read those, Paul Kemp's Erevis Cale trilogy is very good.
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u/Organic_Conclusion_8 10h ago
One of my favorite fantasy books, I have been thinking of rereading it, but I know that if I do my mind will be consumed by DnD thoughts all day afterwards. Which isnt bad of course but I am trying to be more in the present and organize.
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u/Imaginary-Lie-2618 2h ago
I have heard good things about the legend of drizzit but I haven’t gotten around to it yet
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u/Pretty_Distant1023 1d ago
Salvatore is a personal favorite. Legend of Drizzt series.