Customer Reviews
Cancelled Title - By: Antony Valente, 09 Nov 2008 
As the date for the proposed release approached I was surprised to note that there was no mention on the Wizards of the Coast website. After searching around I found the following:
"GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT
I've heard writers far more experienced than I admit that every now & then, they'll come up against a book that is far more difficult to write than they'd anticipated--including some stories they're never able to complete. For me, RECLAMATION was one of these problematic stories.
I rewrote the plot several times, changed the scope of the story, dropped characters & subplots & added new ones, changed Elaith Craulnober's role from a secondary character to a major character, wrote, revised, tossed out, lather-rinse-repeat. Despite alll these efforts--and also because of them--I was unable to complete the book before the drop-deadline. After much consideration, the folks at WotC decided to cancel RECLAMATION.
I have absolutely no complaints about the way WotC has handled this situation. If a writer cannot, for any reason, meet a contracted deadline, the publisher has every right to cancel that book.
Yes, I'm disappointed. This story dealt with several issues I would have liked to resolve: the final mystery behind the moonblades, the identity of the child Princess Amnestria bore to Elaith Craunober, the fate of Kymil Nimesin, the royal succession of Evermeet. Elaith needed to face his past & move beyond it one way or another. Danilo needed to move beyond what my friend & current co-writer callls "a walking romantic subplot" & come into his own. Arilyn had residual issues raised by events in the last part of Dream Spheres.
But. With fourth edition around the corner, it just didn't make sense to push back the release date again. Upcoming 4th edition changes to the Realms will render many of the themes & concerns of this book irrelevant, just as the destruction of Halruaa pretty much guaranteed the irrelevance of the Counselors & Kings trilogy. Also, nine years have elapsed since the release of DREAMSPHERES, the last Songs & Swords book. Nine years. That's a long, long gap, even in as long-lived a series as Songs & Swords. ELFSHADOW, the first Songs & Swords book, has been in print longer than many FR readers have been alive. All things considered, it's probably time to move on.
I apologize to readers who have been looking forward to this story & who are disappointed by its cancellation. You have my heartfelt thanks for alll your support, kindness, & friendship over the years."
So, it appears that the book will never see print. I am truly sorry to hear this as I am a serious Elaine Cunningham fan. To learn that the Songs & Swords collection will be left unfinished as well as the Changeling Detective Agency series leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.
Amazon, please remove this "product" from your catalogue.
