Project Realms Reads discussion

Please follow the spoilers schedule. It's fine if you read ahead but if you do please hid it under a spoiler tag until the appropriate day.

Oct 8th: Spoilers For Up To Chapter 6 Allowed

Oct 9th – Oct 15th: Spoilers For Up To Chapter 13 Allowed

Oct 22nd: Spoilers For Up To Chapter 19 Allowed

Oct 29th: Spoilers for the whole book allowed!

Where To Get A Copy


Check your Local Library - According to WorldCat's database there are copies in 123 libraries around the world. And there are likely many more that just aren't in the database.


Support Your Friendly Local Book Store - If you don't already know of one nearby check out these sites I found to see if there is one after all.

USA
UK and Ireland
International


If you want or need to purchase a copy online here are some places I would recommend checking.

Better World Books
Half Price Books
ThriftBooks
Wordery
Book Depository

Super excited to start reading tomorrow!

Nikki ~ The Nocturnal Bookworm wrote: "Super excited to start reading tomorrow!"

I've ordered my copy from BWB but I'm still waiting for it to arrive!

Also super excited! Cannot wait to explore these realms!

~ Spoilers Thru Chapter 6 Now Allowed ~

I’ll post some random questions and thoughts for this section throughout today, but feel free to talk about anything you want just follow the spoiler schedule :)

What do you think so far? Are you enjoying the book?

Do you have a favorite quote or line from this section?

Do you tend to like multiple POV stories? Do you feel it’s working well in this book?

Who do you hope to see more of in the coming chapters?

Nikki ~ The Nocturnal Bookworm wrote: "Do you tend to like multiple POV stories? Do you feel it’s working well in this book?"

I loooove multiple POV books, especially in fantasy and space opera so I'm loving it in this one. I feel like so far it's been done well.

Does anyone else really not like Tristan? lol

I picked up a used copy through BWB and it took a while to get here so I started my reading late. I also discovered page 85/86 has been RIPPED OUT of my copy!
I'm enjoying the book so far. It feels like a pretty basic fantasy novel plot-wise, but it's still fun. I've read a few of the Ravenloft novels so I'm excited to delve into more D&D realms. I like the multiple POVs, though sometimes this feels like it's a little too many POVs, or that they scenes don't stay with them for long enough.
Tristan is really annoying, I'm hoping it's to give him plenty of room to mature in the later book(s). My favorite character is Robyn, she's too good for any of these guys lol. I also have a soft spot for bards, so I also love Keren.

Raechel wrote: I also discovered page 85/86 has been RIPPED OUT of my copy!"

That sucks! Though I'm glad you are enjoying it so far. I haven't read any of the Ravenloft books yet but I probably will at some point. Robyn is my fav as well.

Okay, I'm finally a little ahead of the plague and can breathe, so I've placed a hold on Darkwalker on Moonshae from my library. It looks like there was a reprinting in 2004, so maybe this book won't have a page ripped out. *yikes*I'm looking forward to starting the series.

Raechel wrote: "I picked up a used copy through BWB and it took a while to get here so I started my reading late. I also discovered page 85/86 has been RIPPED OUT of my copy!
I'm enjoying the book so far. It feels..."

Raechel, has some one given you a pic of page 85/86? If not, I can do it, as soon as I get the book. I should gt a pretty clean copy.

Also, it's nice to be a part of a group who appreciates fantasy writing. Not all of my friends do.

Raechel, has some one given you a pic of page 85/86? If not, I can do it, as soon as I get the book. I should gt a pretty clean copy.

Also, it's nice to be a part of a group who appreciates fantasy writing. Not all of my friends do.

Actually, I posted my complaint on Facebook and one of my friends owns the book and sent me pictures of my missing pages! Thank you for your offer though. Hopefully that's the only hiccup I have in this reading.

Kim wrote: "Also, it's nice to be a part of a group who appreciates fantasy writing. Not all of my friends do."

I know the feeling.

Tristan seems to be maturing a little bit, and I'm really intrigued by the Sisters of Synnoria. I love elves and female knights! I don't know if I can comment on chapter 13, but it's probably my favorite out of the book so far.

I do wish there was a little more proofreading that went into this book, I'm finding a lot of weird errors that were overlooked and it pulls me out of the book.

Raechel wrote: "Tristan seems to be maturing a little bit, and I'm really intrigued by the Sisters of Synnoria. I love elves and female knights! I don't know if I can comment on chapter 13, but it's probably my fa..."
Spoilers for up to chapter 19 are allowed as of yesterday, for the whole book it will be allowed as of the 29th. I totally forgot to post the spoilers allowed posts lol

I'm really hoping Tristan continues to mature through the rest of the trilogy.

Tomorrow I’ll try to post more in depth, work has been crazy busy and I’ve been dealing with some health problems that have left me physically and mentally exhausted

Nikki ~ The Nocturnal Bookworm wrote: "Tomorrow I’ll try to post more in depth, work has been crazy busy and I’ve been dealing with some health problems that have left me physically and mentally exhausted"

No worries, your health is important! Get some rest!

I finished the book about a week or so ago and other than it being pretty basic fantasy with a need for a sharp editor's eye, I thought it was great! I'm really sad about Keren, I love bards and he was my fav. Hopefully we'll see Tristan step up in the rest of the trilogy.

Raechel wrote: "I finished the book about a week or so ago and other than it being pretty basic fantasy with a need for a sharp editor's eye, I thought it was great! I'm really sad about Keren, I love bards and he..."

Which edition did you read? I know mine says it's a "new recovered edition with a new introduction" and it seemed like it was ok. Grammer was my worst subject in school though so I could have just not noticed lol

I enjoyed this one and I hope that the rest of the trilogy will be enjoyable as well.

Nikki ~ The Nocturnal Bookworm wrote: "Which edition did you read? I know mine says it's a "new recovered edition with a new introduction" and it seemed like it was ok."

Mine just has the 1987 copyright, so I think it's first edition. There were things like the king's name being spelled Byron in some places and Bryon in others. Longship was misspelled at one point. I think the funniest thing I spotted was Tristan's banner being described has having a lone wolf in one instance, then "the great bear" in another, before going back to the lone wolf later on. My guess is their banner was originally a bear before the author changed it to a wolf to match The Pack.

I'm still looking forward to the rest of the series! I know that's not November's book, but it will be cool to see where Tristan goes (and hopefully matures). I hope the Sisters of Synnoria make a return because they were pretty cool.

This is such a great idea! I'm finishing up the Avatars Trilogy, but I'll jump in to Darkwalker when I'm done.

Trevor wrote: "This is such a great idea! I'm finishing up the Avatars Trilogy, but I'll jump in to Darkwalker when I'm done."

Awesome! I hope you like it!

I read this book earlier this summer (2023), and really enjoyed it! I've also liked druid/nature magic stuff, so this was right up my alley for being the first FR books I read. Robyn is my favorite character, naturally, and yes, I agree that Tristan seems immature, but also assuming that was done on purpose for character growth...?