Ironworks Gaming Forum - View Single Post - advice needed on buying some mage books please

shamrock_uk · 04-21-2004, 08:53 AM

Afternoon all,

Having read the three RA Salvatore trilogies i'm looking for something a little different now and more magic orientated.

I understand from other threads on here that the popular choices are between Elminster and Raistlin. Both characters I would be interested in reading about, but I prefer 'realism' in my books. One of the criticisms i've seen of Greenwood is a lack of realism, so is he the only author to do a series of books on Elminster?

I'm looking for the 'coming of age' stories, so if somebody could tell me what the very first 3 books concerning both characters are that would be wonderful (cuz they're always trilogies

). I find it very difficult to tell on Amazon whether the books they're trying to flog me are the first ever books written about the character or just first in a series.

Thanks in advance, and if anybody can strongly recommend the books about one character over the other that would also be very welcome [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 04-21-2004, 10:55 AM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]

04-21-2004, 08:53 AM	#1
shamrock_uk Dracolich Join Date: January 24, 2004 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 3,092	Afternoon all, Having read the three RA Salvatore trilogies i'm looking for something a little different now and more magic orientated. I understand from other threads on here that the popular choices are between Elminster and Raistlin. Both characters I would be interested in reading about, but I prefer 'realism' in my books. One of the criticisms i've seen of Greenwood is a lack of realism, so is he the only author to do a series of books on Elminster? I'm looking for the 'coming of age' stories, so if somebody could tell me what the very first 3 books concerning both characters are that would be wonderful (cuz they're always trilogies ). I find it very difficult to tell on Amazon whether the books they're trying to flog me are the first ever books written about the character or just first in a series. Thanks in advance, and if anybody can strongly recommend the books about one character over the other that would also be very welcome [img]smile.gif[/img] [ 04-21-2004, 10:55 AM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]