Where To Get Talislanta

Looking For Books

Talislanta books can sometimes be hard to get. The first and second edition books have been out of print for a number of years, and even then they were never that widely distributed. For all those folks who have wanted to complete their Talislanta collection, here’s some (possibly) helpful advice for doing so.

Note: I am not affiliated with any places mentioned below. These are just places I know of that you can get Talislanta products.

The first thing to do is to check your local gaming stores to see if they have any copies of the books or can order them for you. Check them first because the more customers who ask for them, the more likely the stores are to buy Talislanta books and put them on the shelves for other customers. The popularity of Talislanta soars, eventually displacing Magic and AD&D as the most popular game! All this, just from checking your local game stores first!

Assuming you’ve already done that (and failed to locate anything) your next stop is to try net–based resources. Here are a few web–friendly spots you can try that frequently have Talislanta books for sale.

• The Talislanta Home Page is run by the friendly folks at Shooting Iron, the current publishers of Talislanta, and they still have some unsold product left. If you hurry over there, you might find that they have in stock that one book you were missing to complete your collection.
• Powell’s Book Store is a cool bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that carries new and used books. They typically have a bunch of used RPG books including ones for Talislanta. Their web site has all kinds of search capabilities, so if you do a keyword search on the word “Talislanta” you’ll probably find it right off if they have it.
• The Sentry Box is a gaming store in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. You can order Talislanta stuff via their website. Their catalog is indexed by publisher’s name, so be sure to search under both Bard Games (for the really old stuff) and Wizards of the Coast. Thanks to Chris Doherty for this info.
• Titan Games is an online store specializing in older gaming stuff. Look under Bard Games and Wizards of the Coast for the Talislanta stuff. This supplier recommended to me by Blain Newport.
• Noble Knight carries both new and out of print games. Check under Bard Games.Recommended by Rakesh Malik.

There might well be other online gaming stores that have Talislanta stuff, but it’s been quite a while since I looked. You’re on your own here, but if you find a store that does, and you were a sufficiently satisfied customer, drop me a line and I’ll add them to my list of Talislanta web sources.

I’ve also got a few places you can try in real life, if your real body happens to be reasonably close to Portland, Oregon.

• Again, I recommend trying Powell’s. Either the big one in downtown Portland or the one at Cascade Plaza in Beaverton. They do tend to always have a few Cyclopedias on the shelves.
• Number two place to try would be Bridgetown Hobbies (aka Military Corner) on 33rd and NE Sandy. They don’t usually have Talislanta books on the shelves, but the books do come out when they have their clearance sales. Be sure to ask the staff if you can’t find what you’re looking for.
• Hmm, my number three place, Addams Family Games, seems to have vanished as of 1999. Oh well.

As a helpful reminder, the Source Books page has the ISBN numbers of all the Talislanta books. You may find these numbers useful when placing your order or while doing searching. Be warned though that a few of the ISBN numbers (in particular the ones for the Talislantan Handbook and the Archaen Codex) seem a little suspicious, even though those are the numbers printed on the books.

Looking For Miniatures

As of June 9, 1998, the company that made the Talislanta miniatures, Lance & Laser, still had some in stock. Write to them for a catalog of what they’ve got in stock and what the prices are. You can write to them at:

    Lance & Laser Models, Inc.
    PO Box 14491
    Columbus, OH	43214

Thanks to Monk for tracking this info down!

Looking For Music

What a deal! The new publishers, Shootingiron, are now rereleasing all three Talislanta music offerings. Even better, the first album is being rereleased on CD instead of on tape, for your listening pleasure. You should visit their website for cost and ordering details.

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Last modified: Fri Mar 9 08:41:24 PST 2001.