View Full Version : A novel set in Greyhawk?


Ofelix
Tue, 8th Jul '03, 6:43pm
I'd like to read a fantasy novel set in Greyhawk, since in my humble opinion Greyhawk is superior to the forgetten realm, Is their any good one? also, are they translatded in french (if possible, if not english will do)

dshadow
Tue, 8th Jul '03, 7:32pm
Gary Gygax wrote two series set on Oerth (the world of Greyhawk) and a couple of books from there were based in Greyhawk: Artifact of Evil and... I forget the other one. They were very good.

Mathetais
Tue, 8th Jul '03, 9:35pm
The Demon Hand was set there. Read it way back in the '80s (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0880385421/qid=1057692779/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_2/104-8153556-5648742?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 .. Tal can SP-ify the link ;) )
It sucked, but was set in Greyhawk.

Also check out the GORD THE ROGUE books (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0425113736/qid=1057692845/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/104-8153556-5648742?v=glance&s=books)

There was a whole Greyhawk Adventures series, kicked off by the "Saga of Old City" (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0394742753/qid=1057692895/sr=1-7/ref=sr_1_7/104-8153556-5648742?v=glance&s=books) ... I think there were 5-6 books in this.

Taluntain
Tue, 8th Jul '03, 10:40pm
How about checking http://www.sorcerers.net/Books/index_grey.htm ? I'll add some more with the next site update if I can find the covers for them anywhere... They're so old Amazon doesn't have them.

dshadow
Wed, 9th Jul '03, 11:45pm
I've got "Saga of Old City" and "City of Hawks" - thought I had the rest of the books but can't seem to find them now!

I don't mind scanning them in - which e-mail address so I send them to?

iLLusioN'
Thu, 10th Jul '03, 7:09am
The first three books of that series are about Gord the Rouge and his adventures, the last 3 are about Mika of the Wolf tribe. Gords adventures are continued in a seprate saga by Gary Grygax, the books are (im not sure if they are in order)Sea of Death, Dance of Demons, and Come Endless Darkness.

Taluntain
Thu, 10th Jul '03, 11:06am
dshadow, no point. Those books are all out of print, you can only buy them used via Amazon. The ones on SP are the only ones that are still in print.

dshadow
Thu, 10th Jul '03, 7:21pm
Greyhawk Series: Saga of Old City, Artifact of Evil

Gord the Rogue series: Sea of Death, Night Arrant, City of Hawks, Come Endless Darkness, Dance of Demons

Ferrick
Fri, 11th Jul '03, 4:43am
If you want to read some of the worse prose immaginable as it defines power-gaming in an uber character (Gord) then read Gygax's Dance with Demons. Absolutely horrendous. I liked the first three books in the Gord the Rogue series as it gives you a good feel for what Gygax had in mind for Greyhawk. But Dance with Demons is so bad it is laughable. It's like Gygax's rumored meglomania coming through Gord, destroyer of demondom by the thousands, in a single encounter, without receiving a single scratch. I'm not making this up.

dshadow
Fri, 11th Jul '03, 7:27pm
I've read Dance of Demons myself and it really is that bad. I wondered if Gygax was drunk or something when he wrote it because it's such a come down from the first three books.

iLLusioN'
Fri, 18th Jul '03, 6:16pm
yes it is pathetic but ive read worse believe it or not.

Arabwel
Sun, 20th Jul '03, 2:39pm
Well, I have read *has a sudden memory loss* um, what's it called.... *checks the page* Queen of the DemonwebPits. Now, I like this book, especially the way Lolth is portrayed... and some of the other characters are hilarious, too. I mean, someone having been reincarnated as a Badger? A sentient sword prissier than your average elf? Hilarious.

But Lolth takes the cake, definitely :D

Shura
Fri, 25th Jul '03, 10:07am
Yes, I've just finished Queen of the Demonweb Pits. A bad story, but hilariously written.

I never knew Lolth was your average schoolgirl *****... :D

Tomb of Horrors, Against the Giants, Temple of Elemental Evil are novels based on the campaign modules they are named after. All are set in gray hawk, if i'm not wrong.

Earl Grey
Wed, 15th Oct '03, 10:28am
"White Plume Mountain" (ISBN 0786914246) is out of print. Unfortunate as it seems to be a good read.
(It's still listed here (http://www.sorcerers.net/Books/index_grey.htm) )

Taluntain
Wed, 15th Oct '03, 8:58pm
Well, it might still find its way to the Amazon Marketplace(s), so as long as Amazon still lists it, it'll stay there.