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So I am reading one of my newest books, Garden of the Gods, and while I have read bits and pieces throughout the book already, I had not yet read the introduction story and material. So I just got done with the introduction story. Without saying any spoilers, it has me wanting more. But it also has me wondering if there has ever been any novels set in the Palladium Fantasy setting. If not, why not? Of course, only Kevin can answer that question, but with the overall story that's been built in all the books, I think they have a great base for a series of novels. Two ideas come to mind right away for me: one, stories taking place during the time of the Elf-Dwarf War, and two, stories related specifically to the Defilers. I think I am right in thinking that the Defilers were the original players of Kevin's early games, so perhaps only Kevin could really put that story down on paper but he could also work with someone to get it done.

I just think some novels in the PF setting could work (and would, though maybe no where near as well as the Rifts novels) and would love to see some come out.
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No novels that I am aware of, because it's not Rifts, which is Kevin's favorite setting. There may have been stories published in the Rifter.
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There has been at least one short story in the Rifters.
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Stone Gargoyle wrote:No novels that I am aware of, because it's not Rifts, which is Kevin's favorite setting. There may have been stories published in the Rifter.

I am pretty sure that Palladium Fantasy is in fact Kevin's favorite as I have heard him say that on multiple occasions but regardless Rifts gets most of the attention because the books sell the best from what I am told.

drewkitty ~..~ wrote:There has been at least one short story in the Rifters.

Just a quick scan of my index has

Rifter 46 - The Dark Realm of Netosa which is one of my personal favorites
Rifter 61 - The Heart Taker
Rifter 73 - has a short story on Triumvirate Dragons

I am sure there are others but that's what I could find quick.
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A series of Palladium novels would be good, as long as they were as well-written as the books in the Dragonlance saga and so on, and not the things that were "written" for Rifts. I bought those off of Amazon, thinking they'd be readable; not so much, as it happened.
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Fenris2020 wrote:A series of Palladium novels would be good, as long as they were as well-written as the books in the Dragonlance saga and so on, and not the things that were "written" for Rifts. I bought those off of Amazon, thinking they'd be readable; not so much, as it happened.


You might want to consider trying the other Rifts fiction out there. There's Tales of the Chi-Town Burbs, an excellent short story collection, there's a comic book, and there's the new novel that just came out, Duty's Edge, which I'm rather attached to.
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Hotrod wrote:
Fenris2020 wrote:A series of Palladium novels would be good, as long as they were as well-written as the books in the Dragonlance saga and so on, and not the things that were "written" for Rifts. I bought those off of Amazon, thinking they'd be readable; not so much, as it happened.


You might want to consider trying the other Rifts fiction out there. There's Tales of the Chi-Town Burbs, an excellent short story collection, there's a comic book, and there's the new novel that just came out, Duty's Edge, which I'm rather attached to.


There's also my short story that got lost(!), but was written for the Tales of the Chi-Town Burbs.
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Not Bad Idea.
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Fenris2020 wrote:A series of Palladium novels would be good, as long as they were as well-written as the books in the Dragonlance saga and so on, and not the things that were "written" for Rifts. I bought those off of Amazon, thinking they'd be readable; not so much, as it happened.


Which "things" do you mean, out of curiosity?
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SolCannibal wrote:
Fenris2020 wrote:A series of Palladium novels would be good, as long as they were as well-written as the books in the Dragonlance saga and so on, and not the things that were "written" for Rifts. I bought those off of Amazon, thinking they'd be readable; not so much, as it happened.


Which "things" do you mean, out of curiosity?



Sonic Boom, and so on. The three Rifts... novels.
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Hotrod wrote:
Fenris2020 wrote:A series of Palladium novels would be good, as long as they were as well-written as the books in the Dragonlance saga and so on, and not the things that were "written" for Rifts. I bought those off of Amazon, thinking they'd be readable; not so much, as it happened.


You might want to consider trying the other Rifts fiction out there. There's Tales of the Chi-Town Burbs, an excellent short story collection, there's a comic book, and there's the new novel that just came out, Duty's Edge, which I'm rather attached to.



Thanks for the heads-up, I'll look for them. I assume they were edited? Maybe without Palladium's usual plethora of sentence fragments and so on?
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Fenris2020 wrote:
SolCannibal wrote:
Fenris2020 wrote:A series of Palladium novels would be good, as long as they were as well-written as the books in the Dragonlance saga and so on, and not the things that were "written" for Rifts. I bought those off of Amazon, thinking they'd be readable; not so much, as it happened.


Which "things" do you mean, out of curiosity?



Sonic Boom, and so on. The three Rifts... novels.


Good to know, some reference on what to be warned about at least.
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