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Jakk
Great Reader
Canada
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 Posted - 03 Mar 2010 : 19:00:39
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Originally posted by sfdragon
http://paulskemp.livejournal.com/273952.html
its been resolved
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GwjfUFyY6M
 W00T! I guess I have to get my butt in gear and read the Twilight War and Erevis Cale trilogies now... I bought them months ago, shortly before learning of the cancellation... then read "His Dark Materials" (The Golden Compass, etc.) and Jack Whyte's Templar Trilogy (among other things), then (about 3 weeks ago) promptly dove into A Song of Fire and Ice, as my roommates had just finished reading Book 2... which I'm now about halfway through. I don't have as much time to read as I used to, but that's mostly because of this infernal machine that I'm currently sitting in front of.   It's a real love-hate relationship, me and technology...
Anyway, congrats, Paul! Good to see you back; I'll try to have those books read before the new trilogy is complete.  |
Playing in the Realms since the Old Grey Box (1987)... and *still* having fun with material published before 2008, despite the NDA'd lore.
If it's comparable in power with non-magical abilities, it's not magic. |
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Dart Ambermoon
Learned Scribe
Germany
253 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2010 : 02:07:42
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3285 Posts |
Posted - 06 Mar 2010 : 13:39:20
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Well Paul, I started reading Crosscurrent tonight around 130am.
It is a great novel.
I am around 250 pages in. It drew me in, and I didn't want to stop reading.
Scribes, if you haven't picked up Crosscurrent you are missing out. |
"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
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PaulSKemp
Forgotten Realms Author
808 Posts |
Posted - 06 Mar 2010 : 15:06:23
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Originally posted by Brimstone
Well Paul, I started reading Crosscurrent tonight around 130am.
It is a great novel.
I am around 250 pages in. It drew me in, and I didn't want to stop reading.
Scribes, if you haven't picked up Crosscurrent you are missing out.
Great to hear, Brimstone. Thank you. Do you read a lot of Star Wars EU novels? |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3285 Posts |
Posted - 06 Mar 2010 : 23:34:02
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No.
It was my first time.
I plan on reading more STAR WARS novels now. |
"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 07 Mar 2010 : 00:51:53
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Originally posted by Brimstone
No.
It was my first time.
I plan on reading more STAR WARS novels now.
You might want to research which novels you want to read first -- especially if this is your first time with SW EU fiction.
And while I do advocate a completely and thorough reading of every book published, I will note that some are entirely more fitting and worthwhile reads, than others. But, again, this will depend upon your own personal interests when re: the SW universe. Some readers have often disliked the prevalent nature of the Jedi and/or Sith in almost every novel. While other fans have cared more for bounty hunters and other assorted scum featuring as primary protagonists.
This is only a narrow sampling of character-types, of course. The novels generally tend to offer plenty of diversity in terms of actual main and support characters. But I thought it worthwhile to point out how some portions of the readership consider the books.
Your mileage will undoubtedly vary.
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3285 Posts |
Posted - 07 Mar 2010 : 04:13:35
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Trust me I have heard about the 'Bad' novels.
I like it all sofar.
I figure I will finish Crosscurrent, then it will be time to start Avenger, hey? |
"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
Alaundo of Candlekeep |
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skychrome
Senior Scribe
713 Posts |
Posted - 17 Mar 2010 : 12:59:59
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Paul, could you shed some light on when we can aproximately expect so see Godborn on the shelves?
And will you also write Godbound and Godslayer as originally planned? |
"You make an intriguing offer, one that is very tempting. It would seem that I have little alternative than to answer thusly: DISINTEGRATE!" Vaarsuvius, Order of the Stick 625 |
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PaulSKemp
Forgotten Realms Author
808 Posts |
Posted - 18 Mar 2010 : 14:24:40
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Originally posted by skychrome
Paul, could you shed some light on when we can aproximately expect so see Godborn on the shelves?
And will you also write Godbound and Godslayer as originally planned?
SC,
The release date is still being finalized. And yes, I'll be writing the whole Cycle of Night trilogy. |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3285 Posts |
Posted - 04 Apr 2010 : 04:14:44
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Happy Birthday Paul!
Your 29 now?
Any word on when the first novel will be released?
EDIT: Its still the 3rd of April here in Texas. |
"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
Alaundo of Candlekeep |
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PaulSKemp
Forgotten Realms Author
808 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2010 : 17:37:41
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Originally posted by Brimstone
Happy Birthday Paul!
Your 29 now?
Any word on when the first novel will be released?
EDIT: Its still the 3rd of April here in Texas.
Thanks, Brimstone. Much appreciated. No word on released dates. I'll definitely post when I know. I'm guessing next year, though, to be honest. |
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sfdragon
Great Reader
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Posted - 05 Apr 2010 : 20:35:17
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happy belated birthday If I missed it Paul.
maybe WOTC will give you a birthday present and keep the same release date or give you one close to it.... one can dream. |
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Elfinblade
Senior Scribe
Norway
377 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2010 : 22:23:33
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maybe WOTC will give you a birthday present and keep the same release date or give you one close to it.... one can dream.
What he said :) |
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skychrome
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 06 Apr 2010 : 00:58:34
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Originally posted by Elfinblade
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maybe WOTC will give you a birthday present and keep the same release date or give you one close to it.... one can dream.
What he said :)
So do I! And Paul: late happy birthday! Be there many many more to come! |
"You make an intriguing offer, one that is very tempting. It would seem that I have little alternative than to answer thusly: DISINTEGRATE!" Vaarsuvius, Order of the Stick 625 |
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Jakk
Great Reader
Canada
2165 Posts |
Posted - 07 Apr 2010 : 23:15:32
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Paul,
I finally got around to reading... all of it. The Erevis Cale trilogy and the Twilight War trilogy. Simply brilliant... can't wait for the Cycle of Night.
A quick question about the end of the Twilight War trilogy, without spoilers... is the apparent mother-child relationship in the last few pages for real?  |
Playing in the Realms since the Old Grey Box (1987)... and *still* having fun with material published before 2008, despite the NDA'd lore.
If it's comparable in power with non-magical abilities, it's not magic. |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3285 Posts |
Posted - 08 Apr 2010 : 04:10:38
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| It's a mind blower, huh? |
"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
Alaundo of Candlekeep |
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Jakk
Great Reader
Canada
2165 Posts |
Posted - 08 Apr 2010 : 04:40:45
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| Just a bit, yeah... I'm putting together a genealogy of the Faerunian pantheon, and the more canon relationships I have, the fewer things I need to make up. |
Playing in the Realms since the Old Grey Box (1987)... and *still* having fun with material published before 2008, despite the NDA'd lore.
If it's comparable in power with non-magical abilities, it's not magic. |
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PaulSKemp
Forgotten Realms Author
808 Posts |
Posted - 08 Apr 2010 : 15:39:57
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Originally posted by Jakk
Paul,
I finally got around to reading... all of it. The Erevis Cale trilogy and the Twilight War trilogy. Simply brilliant... can't wait for the Cycle of Night.
A quick question about the end of the Twilight War trilogy, without spoilers... is the apparent mother-child relationship in the last few pages for real?
Thanks, Jakk. I'm pleased that you dug on the series.
And yes, the mother-child relationship is real. |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 08 Apr 2010 : 15:49:02
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Originally posted by The Sage Some readers have often disliked the prevalent nature of the Jedi and/or Sith in almost every novel. While other fans have cared more for bounty hunters and other assorted scum featuring as primary protagonists.
My brother is one such. He prefers anything about the bounty hunters and anything about Red Squadron/X-Wing pilots. |
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skychrome
Senior Scribe
713 Posts |
Posted - 16 Apr 2010 : 16:00:23
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Paul, I have a question regarding the end of Shadowrealm:
As Cale prays to Mask, his soul is counted as one of the faithful and is thus supposedly recovered by Mask from the fugue plane.
But as Mask "dies" later, what happens to Cale's soul (and basically all other faithful souls in Mask's domain)? |
"You make an intriguing offer, one that is very tempting. It would seem that I have little alternative than to answer thusly: DISINTEGRATE!" Vaarsuvius, Order of the Stick 625 |
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PaulSKemp
Forgotten Realms Author
808 Posts |
Posted - 16 Apr 2010 : 16:05:42
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Originally posted by skychrome
Paul, I have a question regarding the end of Shadowrealm:
As Cale prays to Mask, his soul is counted as one of the faithful and is thus supposedly recovered by Mask from the fugue plane.
Is that what happened? You sure? |
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skychrome
Senior Scribe
713 Posts |
Posted - 16 Apr 2010 : 16:42:59
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Originally posted by PaulSKemp
quote:
Originally posted by skychrome
Paul, I have a question regarding the end of Shadowrealm:
As Cale prays to Mask, his soul is counted as one of the faithful and is thus supposedly recovered by Mask from the fugue plane.
Is that what happened? You sure?
Ok, yes I know that Mask is not really dead. But at least he will not be present for a defined period of time (before Vasen brings him back??).
So what happens to his faithful souls in the meantime? Home alone without parental/godly supervision? |
"You make an intriguing offer, one that is very tempting. It would seem that I have little alternative than to answer thusly: DISINTEGRATE!" Vaarsuvius, Order of the Stick 625 |
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skychrome
Senior Scribe
713 Posts |
Posted - 21 Apr 2010 : 03:37:02
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| Paul, could you give Brennus some nice parts in the upcoming trilogy? Since I read Continuum he has become my favorite realms character and I would love to see more of him. |
"You make an intriguing offer, one that is very tempting. It would seem that I have little alternative than to answer thusly: DISINTEGRATE!" Vaarsuvius, Order of the Stick 625 |
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PaulSKemp
Forgotten Realms Author
808 Posts |
Posted - 21 Apr 2010 : 19:13:36
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Originally posted by skychrome
Paul, could you give Brennus some nice parts in the upcoming trilogy? Since I read Continuum he has become my favorite realms character and I would love to see more of him.
SC,
Brennus has an important role to play in the Cycle of Night. |
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skychrome
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 21 Apr 2010 : 23:33:24
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Originally posted by PaulSKemp
quote:
Originally posted by skychrome
Paul, could you give Brennus some nice parts in the upcoming trilogy? Since I read Continuum he has become my favorite realms character and I would love to see more of him.
SC,
Brennus has an important role to play in the Cycle of Night.
Great! Thanks for the answer Paul! And congratulations again for how you portrayed him in Continuum. You really did a masterpiece with that short story! |
"You make an intriguing offer, one that is very tempting. It would seem that I have little alternative than to answer thusly: DISINTEGRATE!" Vaarsuvius, Order of the Stick 625 |
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Ergdusch
Master of Realmslore
Germany
1720 Posts |
Posted - 09 May 2010 : 21:47:23
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Hello Paul,
I have a question regarding a rather minor character of yours from a book of yours published 7 years back. However, I hope you might give me some info on him none the less.
Alkenen the peddler is featured in Twilight Falling on p. 32 et seq. I was wondering if you have any further information on this character, i.e. on backround, personality, abilities, his business contacts or traveling routes, etc. Esp. cormyr-related contacts would be of great interest to me.
Further I was wondering, if Alkenen is able to detect magic himself or if a friend or associate would check his goods for magic from time to time. Or could it be that Alkenen regularly sells magic items without him knowing so?
Thanks in advance for your answer and best regards,
Ergdusch |
"Das Gras weht im Wind, wenn der Wind weht." |
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Sandro
Learned Scribe
New Zealand
266 Posts |
Posted - 10 May 2010 : 09:50:27
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Hey Paul,
I just finished reading The Twilight War trilogy (though I do admit I read it more for the presence of the Shadovar than any other reason ), and it was absolutely astounding -- but you've heard all that before. Still, it bears repeating. I haven't read books that caught my attention and imagination so much in a long time: it felt good to get lost in the Realms again.
I eagerly await Godborn, now, and am beyond thrilled at hearing it's back on (and this time, not just because it'll have Shadovar in it). I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for the Erevis Cale trilogy omnibus, as the originals are desperately hard to find down in this corner of the world. |
"Gods, little fishes, and spells to turn the one to the other," Mordenkainen sighed. "It's started already..." |
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PaulSKemp
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 10 May 2010 : 19:55:45
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Originally posted by Sandro
Hey Paul,
I just finished reading The Twilight War trilogy (though I do admit I read it more for the presence of the Shadovar than any other reason ), and it was absolutely astounding -- but you've heard all that before. Still, it bears repeating. I haven't read books that caught my attention and imagination so much in a long time: it felt good to get lost in the Realms again.
I eagerly await Godborn, now, and am beyond thrilled at hearing it's back on (and this time, not just because it'll have Shadovar in it). I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for the Erevis Cale trilogy omnibus, as the originals are desperately hard to find down in this corner of the world.
I appreciate that a great deal, Sandro. Thank you kindly.
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PaulSKemp
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 10 May 2010 : 20:07:47
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Originally posted by Ergdusch
Alkenen the peddler is featured in Twilight Falling on p. 32 et seq. I was wondering if you have any further information on this character, i.e. on backround, personality, abilities, his business contacts or traveling routes, etc. Esp. cormyr-related contacts would be of great interest to me.
Further I was wondering, if Alkenen is able to detect magic himself or if a friend or associate would check his goods for magic from time to time. Or could it be that Alkenen regularly sells magic items without him knowing so?
Ergdusch,
You're forcing me deep down the memory hole here, brother.
In my conception, Alkenen was what we might kindly term "touched," or what we might ungenerously call "nuts." He was about two degrees of separation from the crazy street preacher who shouts at clouds.
Given his state of mind (probably caused by either a head injury, narcotic usage as a younger man, or both) he didn't have much in the way of established routes, instead traveling the heartlands along whatever roads struck him as appropriate from moment to moment. In a way, that's helped his trade, in that he's been able to procure some true oddities from some out of the way places (it's also put him in considerable danger several times). Of course, he eventually tended to find his way back to the various cities/towns that served as the anchor points of his wanderings (Selgaunt, Saerloon, Daerlun, etc.).
He could probably spin a few interesting tales about life on the road if one could tolerate considerable tangential digressions during the telling. He's also a wealth of information about back roads and little known villages throughout Sembia and eastern Cormyr. He's got a lot of leagues under his boots and could be an extraordinary contact for a group of adventurers in the area.
He probably doesn't check his wares for enchantment with any regularity (again, owing to his state of mind and the fact that, deep down, he's really not so much a profiteer as a bit of a crazy old coot afflicted with wanderlust and a taste for oddball items). So sure, he could easily sell a magic item in ignorance. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 11 May 2010 : 04:27:44
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Originally posted by Sandro
Hey Paul,
I just finished reading The Twilight War trilogy (though I do admit I read it more for the presence of the Shadovar than any other reason ), and it was absolutely astounding -- but you've heard all that before. Still, it bears repeating. I haven't read books that caught my attention and imagination so much in a long time: it felt good to get lost in the Realms again.
I eagerly await Godborn, now, and am beyond thrilled at hearing it's back on (and this time, not just because it'll have Shadovar in it). I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for the Erevis Cale trilogy omnibus, as the originals are desperately hard to find down in this corner of the world.
Hmm, I thought most people here are sick and tired of the Shadovar. Don't want to drop names, though. I'm glad you're not, for like you, I read the Twiligh War Trilogy primarily because of the Shadovar (and because of Paul's style, too). I think they are the most interesting, complex, and fascinating villains ever created. They also remind me of the primary villain in my book (which I am still editing). Anyway, I am also looking forward to Godborn!
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