The Name of the Wind

[Bromen]

Everyone should read this book! I think it's where Draugor got his name from lol.

-B

[Draugor]

Everyone should read this book! I think it's where Draugor got his name from lol.

-B

The what now? I got the name from my own imagination Suppose I could read it tho If its any good

[Bromen]

You're mentioned in it as some sort of Demon. The author writes better than Weiss, Hickman, or Greenwood. The first few chapters are slow (like any fantasy book starts) but when you get into it, you honestly find yourself laughing out loud and a wee bit emotional.

I'd rate this book right underneath LoTR and I'm only halfway through lol

-B

[gorboth]

Is writing better than Weiss and Hickman really that meaningful an accomplishment?

Okay, here come the barbs from the Dragonlance fans. But ... seriously ... fun fantasy, sure. Good writing? Uhhhhhh ...

G.

[Ilrahil]

I would say their writing greatly improved from the Original Chronicles to the Lost chronicles that were just released. But there are much better Dragonlance writers out there than Weis and HickmanI will agree with you on that Gorbie.

[Amberlee]

For good fantasy writing i would have to say Elaine Cunningham, Lisa Smedman, Rickard Baker, Thomas M Reid, Richard Lee Byers, Phillip Athans and of cource.. R.A Salvatore..

[Rhynox]

I am not saying they are very good writers, but they are also limited in the scope (D&D sets the limits). I prefer Chris Pierson, his Spirit of the Wind is really well written, and shows he understands the spirit of the kenders (the setting is really powerful too, having the kenders massively feel fear for the first time). And his Kingpriest Trilogy is the best written (personally) trilogy in Dragonlance. He greatly surpasses W&H.

I think Salvatore had the same problem as W&H: they rolled a hero (Wulfgar and Tanis respectively) but the public preferred the one with the dark side (Drizzt and Raistlin). In the case of Salvatore he killed his unwanted hero, in the case of W&H they killed him some time later. However, whereas W&H killed Raistlin (even though he returned a few times) and let the story continue with the original heroes' sons, Salvatore is too afraid of killing Drizzt. I only read the first two trilogies (I really appreciate the Dark Elf one) but checking Wikipedia I find that the latest book he wrote (The Ghost King, 2009-10 I think) Drizzt is still there. I wonder if Artemis Entreri is still alive?

Reminds me of Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball. His main characters (Goku) grew so strong in power that he couldn't find a way to make stories interesting as he was so powerful he could destroy a planet with just one attack.

[Windemere]

Just in response to what you said about Salvatore...his books were about Drizzt. Wulfgar was a secondary character. It only makes sense, then, to keep the primary character of whom you are telling all these stories alive.

Second, keep reading Drizzt, you'll find something quite surprising about Wulfgar in a later book.

Windemere

[Draugor]

You're mentioned in it as some sort of Demon.

-B

Its oddly fitting

[Ilrahil]

In my opinion Best set of books for Forgotten Realms was "War of the Spider Queen." I've reread the books in it probably 3-4 times and each time they still snag me in. It has great fighting, great drow backstory and culture, and the magic in it is phenomenally well done.