Looking for a book
UCT Student - frsnei003
the day and I need some help from the enormous brain power and storage
facilities of the afe.
I'm looking for the title of a old fantasy book.
The storyline is something like this
There are 4(?) main characters. An Archer, female with some telekinesis
of some sort. A Warrior. A guy who's almost unbeatable with a sword.
A woman who has some psychic powers who usually shields the group from
detection and another guy.
They're on a quest to overthrow some bad guy god type person is about
all I can remember.
Does that sound vaguely familiar to anyone. I know that I'm not being
very specific and that the type of story is very popular
Anyone?
Aquarius
>There are 4(?) main characters. An Archer, female with some telekinesis
>of some sort. A Warrior. A guy who's almost unbeatable with a sword.
>A woman who has some psychic powers who usually shields the group from
>detection and another guy.
>
>They're on a quest to overthrow some bad guy god type person is about
>all I can remember.
>
>Does that sound vaguely familiar to anyone. I know that I'm not being
>very specific and that the type of story is very popular
Ask and thou shalt receive.
It's actually two books. "Blade of the Poisoner" and "Master of
Fiends", by Douglas Hill of "Deathwing over Veynaa" fame.
Aquarius
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Jehanneton
> UCT Student - frsnei003 spoo'd forth the following:
> >There are 4(?) main characters. An Archer, female with some telekinesis
> >of some sort. A Warrior. A guy who's almost unbeatable with a sword.
> >A woman who has some psychic powers who usually shields the group from
> >detection and another guy.
> >
> >They're on a quest to overthrow some bad guy god type person is about
> >all I can remember.
> >
> >Does that sound vaguely familiar to anyone. I know that I'm not being
> >very specific and that the type of story is very popular
>
> Ask and thou shalt receive.
>
> It's actually two books. "Blade of the Poisoner" and "Master of
> Fiends", by Douglas Hill of "Deathwing over Veynaa" fame.
<chuckle> I was just thinking it sounded rather like an AD&D campaign I was
once involved in.....
Jeh :-)
Titania
<jehan...@ozemail.com.au>...
><chuckle> I was just thinking it sounded rather like an AD&D campaign I was
>once involved in...
Ah, that would not be the one where you all ended up in the river.
Sorry, I was just telling my friends about that today. :-) They were
all heartily amused.
~ Tany
"Got a gun, Fact I got two.
That's OK man 'cause I love God."
- Pearl Jam, Glorified G
mahkra
> Ask and thou shalt receive.
>
> It's actually two books. "Blade of the Poisoner" and "Master of
> Fiends", by Douglas Hill of "Deathwing over Veynaa" fame.
Thanks very much
Aquarion
Student - frsnei003 <frsn...@mail.uct.ac.za> say:
>A Few days ago I was discussing books we could remember from way back in
>the day and I need some help from the enormous brain power and storage
>facilities of the afe.
>
>I'm looking for the title of a old fantasy book.
>
>The storyline is something like this
>
>of some sort. A Warrior. A guy who's almost unbeatable with a sword.
>A woman who has some psychic powers who usually shields the group from
>detection and another guy.
>
>They're on a quest to overthrow some bad guy god type person is about
>all I can remember.
>
>Does that sound vaguely familiar to anyone. I know that I'm not being
>very specific and that the type of story is very popular
/me *blink*blink*'s
/me looks at the headers
Nope, not a cross-post
/me goes back to the blinking thing again.
I think you are thinking of the Belgariad Series by David Eddings,
beginning with Pawn Of Prophecy, Search Amazon.com for it.
Either that or DE is even *less* original than we thought....
Yours in total sincerity,
Aquarion
--
What these books have conclusively proven is that the diffence between
men and women is exactly 38 pages.
Jehanneton
> Through the mists of Tir na nOg drifts the voice of Jehanneton
> <jehan...@ozemail.com.au>...
>
> ><chuckle> I was just thinking it sounded rather like an AD&D campaign I was
> >once involved in...
>
> Ah, that would not be the one where you all ended up in the river.
>
> Sorry, I was just telling my friends about that today. :-) They were
> all heartily amused.
Hmph. It's amusing *now*! When I was drowning in a mail shirt after being
pushed off the boat by a fellow party member it was not so amusing. Of course, I
took heart in the fact that said fellow party member was shot by another party
member who was subsequently pushed over board by *another* party member.....
There are *still* bad feelings about that campaign.......
Jeh :-)
Titania
<aqua...@aquarion.freeserve.co.uk>...
>Aquarion appears in a cloud of blue sparkles just in time to hear UCT
>Student - frsnei003 <frsn...@mail.uct.ac.za> say:
>>The storyline is something like this
>>
>>There are 4(?) main characters. An Archer, female with some telekinesis
>>of some sort. A Warrior. A guy who's almost unbeatable with a sword.
>>A woman who has some psychic powers who usually shields the group from
>>detection and another guy.
<snip>
>I think you are thinking of the Belgariad Series by David Eddings,
>beginning with Pawn Of Prophecy, Search Amazon.com for it.
Who's the telekinetic archer chick? Did I miss something? (The rest
is moderately spot on, though.)
mahkra
> >>of some sort. A Warrior. A guy who's almost unbeatable with a sword.
> >>A woman who has some psychic powers who usually shields the group from
> >>detection and another guy.
> <snip>
> >I think you are thinking of the Belgariad Series by David Eddings,
> >beginning with Pawn Of Prophecy, Search Amazon.com for it.
>
> Who's the telekinetic archer chick? Did I miss something? (The rest
> is moderately spot on, though.)
Okay I know that it was not DE plus there was no blue stone(whether the
stone itself was blue or not shall remain unanswered by me) in it I
think.
There were only 4 people on the quest plus all of them die kinda and at
the end the last dude with his neck broken and almost dead summons the
good guy god who basically just zaps all bad guys resurrects all good
guys and says okay now leave me alone.
William J Marnoch
Aquarion wrote in message <38LeN2mdmt9VJO...@4ax.com>...
>Aquarion appears in a cloud of blue sparkles just in time to hear UCT
>Student - frsnei003 <frsn...@mail.uct.ac.za> say:
>>the day and I need some help from the enormous brain power and storage
>>facilities of the afe.
>>
>>I'm looking for the title of a old fantasy book.
>>
>>
>>of some sort. A Warrior. A guy who's almost unbeatable with a sword.
>>A woman who has some psychic powers who usually shields the group from
>>detection and another guy.
>>
>>all I can remember.
>>
>>Does that sound vaguely familiar to anyone. I know that I'm not being
>>very specific and that the type of story is very popular
>
>/me *blink*blink*'s
>
>/me looks at the headers
>
>Nope, not a cross-post
>
>/me goes back to the blinking thing again.
>
>beginning with Pawn Of Prophecy, Search Amazon.com for it.
I think I must have missed this female telekenetic archer person in the
Belgariad. I wouldn't exactly say there are just 4 main characters either.
>Either that or DE is even *less* original than we thought....
Or maybe somebody is copying him. That wouldn't make DE unoriginal
>Yours in total sincerity,
>Aquarion
William Marnoch
"Do not meddle in the affairs of Arends for they are stupid and quick to
anger"
Aquarius
>> >>There are 4(?) main characters. An Archer, female with some telekinesis
>> >>of some sort. A Warrior. A guy who's almost unbeatable with a sword.
>> >>A woman who has some psychic powers who usually shields the group from
>> >>detection and another guy.
>> <snip>
>> >I think you are thinking of the Belgariad Series by David Eddings,
>> >beginning with Pawn Of Prophecy, Search Amazon.com for it.
>>
>> Who's the telekinetic archer chick? Did I miss something? (The rest
>> is moderately spot on, though.)
>
>
>Okay I know that it was not DE plus there was no blue stone(whether the
>stone itself was blue or not shall remain unanswered by me) in it I
>think.
>
>There were only 4 people on the quest plus all of them die kinda and at
>the end the last dude with his neck broken and almost dead summons the
>good guy god who basically just zaps all bad guys resurrects all good
>guys and says okay now leave me alone.
Didn't I already answer this? :-)
The good guy god who Cryltaur Tabbetang summons at the end is called
Iridial. I can recite the spell he uses if you like :-)
For some reason, that duology[1] is burned into my memory; it wasn't
even very good....
Aq.
[1] two books?
--
>ask publishing exec about $100,000
"I don't understand."
-- Eric Mayer, rec.arts.int-fiction
Aquarion
>
>Aquarion wrote in message <38LeN2mdmt9VJO...@4ax.com>...
>>Aquarion appears in a cloud of blue sparkles just in time to hear UCT
>>Student - frsnei003 <frsn...@mail.uct.ac.za> say:
>>>A Few days ago I was discussing books we could remember from way back in
>>>the day and I need some help from the enormous brain power and storage
>>>facilities of the afe.
>>>
>>>I'm looking for the title of a old fantasy book.
>>>
>>>The storyline is something like this
>>>
>>>of some sort. A Warrior. A guy who's almost unbeatable with a sword.
>>>A woman who has some psychic powers who usually shields the group from
>>>detection and another guy.
My excuse is that I parsed
"An Archer, female with some telekinesis"
as
"An Archer, a female with some telekinesis"
try reading it then :-)
>>>They're on a quest to overthrow some bad guy god type person is about
>>>all I can remember.
>>>
>>>Does that sound vaguely familiar to anyone. I know that I'm not being
>>>very specific and that the type of story is very popular
*de-snipity de-mistake*
Yours in total sincerity,
Aquarion