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Help: Reading list for the world of Baldur's Gate

johntyljohntyl Member Posts: 400
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Hi guys, I need some suggestions on books to read if I want to fully grasp the world of Baldur's Gate. I've been told to stay away from the BG novels (which I will). So what are the essential books to read?
I've come up with a preliminary list based on some online recommendations:
1) The Avatar series
2) The Legend of Drizzt series
3) Fan fictions
What else have I missed? Thanks in advance :)

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  • DJKajuruDJKajuru Member Posts: 3,300
    The icewind dale trilogy is a very good series to put you in the mood for more complex FR stories, it's actually one of my favorite trilogies.
  • QuickbladeQuickblade Member Posts: 957
    1. The Harpers. Bunch of more-or-less stand alone novels. Some of them, usually from the same author, often follow each other. Obviously involves Harpers.
    2. Moonshae trilogy. It was first.
    3. Shandril's Saga. That poor, poor barmaid. Second book is in the Harpers series.
    4. Song and Swords.

    Actually, I think it might be easier to say anything by Elaine Cunningham, Ed Greenwood, Troy Denning, or Douglas Niles gets my approval. Otherwise this list would explode.

    Also I feel that the first book in the BG trilogy was...acceptable.
  • johntyljohntyl Member Posts: 400
    thank you @DJKajuru and @Quickblade.
    I just bought the first book of the Dark Elf trilogy which is the prequel to the Icewind dale trilogy. There goes my weekend :)
    Btw, if I wish to know more about the different temples and religion in BG, which book/s will be good?
  • ThacoBellThacoBell Member Posts: 12,235
    "Also I feel that the first book in the BG trilogy was...acceptable."
    LIES, do not listen!
  • QuickbladeQuickblade Member Posts: 957
    ThacoBell said:

    "Also I feel that the first book in the BG trilogy was...acceptable."
    LIES, do not listen!

    JUST the first one though. And acceptable doesn't mean great.

    As I said elsewhere, it was at least coherent. There is no coherency in the second one, Abdel seems to be on an acid trip for half the book. In the 3rd one, well, to talk about it would be spoilers, but it's also crap.

    Plus I like the end. I'm probably misquoting:

    "There will be more of us, brother! You may have killed me, but there will be others."
    "Then I'll kill them too, brother."
  • TheArtisan TheArtisan Member Posts: 3,277
    The Cleric Quintet (also by Salvatore) is pretty great.
  • Mantis37Mantis37 Member Posts: 1,177
    Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast.
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