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The Clandestine Circle


Mary H. Herbert - 2000
    She quickly learns the governor is not the only one who needs protection in a city threatened by an active volcano about to erupt, a death ship filled with an unknown plague, the ever-watchful Legion of Steel, and the subversive Knights of Neraka. But who will protect Linsha from her own heart?

Night of the Eye


Mary L. Kirchoff - 1994
    On the eve of Guerrand DiThon's political marriage to a rival family, the young noble is visited by a strange, powerful mage who knows more about him than he does himself. Seduced by promises of wizardly might, Guerrand slips away beneath the triple moons and journeys for the Tower of Wayreth. No one thinks he will survive the deadly trek to the tower, but he does. It's only then that Guerrand realizes that he has made many enemies in his journey. One of these foes would not only see Guerrand dead, but the three orders of sorcery destroyed with him.

Tales of Uncle Trapspringer (Dragonlance: Adventures in Krynn)


Dixie Lee McKeone - 1997
    With curiosity as his only guide, he sets out across Ansalon and unknowingly crosses paths with a pair of corrupt gully dwarves and a misplaced evil fiend (Oops!). The result is not only the inevitable madness and mayhem, but also a chance for the diminutive Trapspringer to save all of Krynn from a catastrophie of Takhisian proportions.

King Pinch


David Zeb Cook - 1995
    Original. 75,000 first printing.

Master of Chains


Jess Lebow - 2005
    Original.

Sword Play


Clayton Emery - 1996
    Only in the mighty, magical empire of Netheril are men a force to be reckoned with.Bored and haughty in his midair castle, the Netherese mage Candlemas bets fellow wizard Sysquemalyn that a certain barbarian who has caught his eye can survive the most savage tests his friend -- and deadly rival -- can devise. The only rule: The tests must offer the subject some chance to survive, however slight.Of course, "playing fair" is a concept as alien to the wizards of Netheril as "mercy."But the subject of their wager, Sunbright Steelshanks of the Rengarth Tribe, has a mind -- and a will -- of his own. And Candlemas and Sysquemalyn are not the only players in this lethal game of swords and sorcery...

The Ogre's Pact


Troy Denning - 1994
    But first, he must uncover the kingdom's most jealously guarded secret.

Silverfall: Stories of the Seven Sisters


Ed Greenwood - 1999
    Widespread and many-tentacled is the evil that threatens Faerûn. Before its heart can be found, all of the Seven Sisters will play a part, and all too much blood will be spilled... drow blood.

Kindred Spirits


Mark Anthony - 1991
    There he meets Tanis, a thoughtful youth born of a tragic union between elf and man. Tanis and Flint, each a misfit in his own way, find themselves unlikely friends. But a pompous elf lord is mysteriously slain, and another elf soon meets the same fate. Tanis stands accused, and if his innocence cannot be proven, the half-elf will be banished forever. Solving the mystery will be a perilous task. Time is on the murder's side, and he is not finished yet.

Night of Blood


Richard A. Knaak - 2003
    The usurper owes his might to a restless legion of the dead and a pact forged with the ancient enemies of the horned empire.The struggle for power and riches spawns the Minotaur Wars - and threatens to sweep across the entire continent of Ansalon.(Description from back cover of mass market paperback)

Depths of Madness


Erik Scott de Bie - 2007
    Now it's her turn. Eldritch and forgotten arcana wait within its vaults. Twisted accidents of magic prowl its halls. Sinister forces lure the unsuspecting deeper into death or madness. Its victims don't remember how they got there. No one remembers how to get out...

The Magehound


Elaine Cunningham - 2000
    Now, with only a street waif for a companion, he's on the run from the mysterious Cabal. In the dismal Swamp of Akhlaur, Matteo will seek his own truth while battling a creature out of his nightmares.But something even worse is on his trail: a relentless persecutor of magic. The Magehound.

The Fanged Crown


Jenna Helland - 2009
    The story he tells of disease and monsters rings false to his enemies--a former mutineer is sent to discover what really happened to the Lost Colony, and what the Hero of Tethyr is hiding. The first book in a series designed to showcase the uncivilized areas that iconic to the Dungeons & Dragons(R) game, "The Fanged Crown" is an easy way for unfamiliar readers to pick up the Forgotten Realms(R). With plenty of action, intrigue, and adventure, this is a book that will appeal to new readers and familiar readers alike. "The Fanged Crown" and the rest of the Wilds series may be read in any order.

The Gossamer Plain


Thomas M. Reid - 2007
    But before she can complete a mission in that beseiged city, Aliisza finds herself in the one place a demon would never want to go, no matter how sure she is of her wits and cunning: the very heart of Celestia! Join everyone's favorite succubus and her half-fiend boyfriend, introduced in the War of the Spider Queen series, in the first installment of their own exciting new trilogy!

Blackstaff


Steven Schend - 2006
    Original.