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The Haunted Lands trilogy of Forgotten Realms novels are set in the far east land of Thay, home of the famous Red Wizards. I decided to start reading them because the Realms campaign I ran for a long time had a storyline that took the PCs to Thay, and I wanted it to be as "authentic" as possible. The trilogy is pretty good--definitely dark, and probably more of a Warhammer 3K vibe then traditional heroic fantasy. The storyline across the books has to do with a civil war in Thay launched by the archmade Szass Tam. There's a major time jump in between books (10 years between books 1 and 2, 100 years between books 2 and 3!), which is a bit startling at first, but actually ends up well. The books are definitely good at showing how Thay is an interesting and memorable nation, and I'd recommend them.
Sunday, December 21, 2014
The Haunted Lands [BOOKS]
The Haunted Lands trilogy of Forgotten Realms novels are set in the far east land of Thay, home of the famous Red Wizards. I decided to start reading them because the Realms campaign I ran for a long time had a storyline that took the PCs to Thay, and I wanted it to be as "authentic" as possible. The trilogy is pretty good--definitely dark, and probably more of a Warhammer 3K vibe then traditional heroic fantasy. The storyline across the books has to do with a civil war in Thay launched by the archmade Szass Tam. There's a major time jump in between books (10 years between books 1 and 2, 100 years between books 2 and 3!), which is a bit startling at first, but actually ends up well. The books are definitely good at showing how Thay is an interesting and memorable nation, and I'd recommend them.
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