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Song Of The Saurials
''Song of the Saurials'' is a 313-page Forgotten Realms paperback fantasy novel published by TSR Inc. in 1991, written by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb.[] Plot This novel is the final book of the Finder's Stone, Finders Stone Trilogy. Akabar bel Akash has visions that the god Moander is returning to the Realms, so he brings the band of adventurers back together again to counter this threat. Characters * Alias * Olive Ruskettle * Akabar bel Akash * Dragonbait * Finder Wyvernspur * Grypht * Elminster * Moander Reception One reviewer called the book "a serviceable but ultimately disappointing finale to what was otherwise an excellent couple of books." The reviewer pointed to the clichéd start to the novel, and the use of exposition to reveal the plot as the weakest parts of the book. Other concerns were the slow pace as the point of view switches back and forth from various groups of protagonists, and the use of the magical finder's stone as a ''deus ex machina'' device. The revie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Novak
Kate Novak is an American fantasy author. Biography Novak grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BS in Chemistry. She primarily published in the ''Forgotten Realms'' and ''Ravenloft'' shared worlds. She is married to writer and game designer Jeff Grubb. Novak and Grubb are co-authors of the best-selling ''Finder's Stone Trilogy'', and collaborated on the book '' Azure Bonds''. The success of the book resulted in the creation of the computer game, '' Curse of the Azure Bonds''. Bibliography * ''The Finder's Stone Trilogy'' (with Jeff Grubb) ** '' Azure Bonds'' (1988), ** '' The Wyvern's Spur'' (1990), ** '' Song of the Saurials'' (1991), * ''The Harpers'' (with Jeff Grubb) ** ''Book 10: Masquerades'' (1995), ** ''Book 15: Finder's Bane'' (1997), * ''The Lost Gods'' (with Jeff Grubb Jeff Grubb (born August 27, 1957) is an author who writes novels, short stories, and comics and a computer and role-playing game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finder's Stone
This is a list of fantasy fiction novels based in the role-playing game setting of the Forgotten Realms. They are published by Wizards of the Coast (WotC), with some originally published by TSR before it was incorporated into WotC. Abolethic Sovereignty By Bruce R. Cordell * '' Plague of Spells'' (paperback, December 2008, ) * '' City of Torment'' (paperback, September 2009, ) * '' Key of Stars'' (paperback, September 2010, ) Abyssal Plague By various authors * ''The Gates of Madness'' by James Wyatt * ''The Mark of Nerath'' by Bill Slavicsek (paperback, August 2010, ) * ''The Temple of the Yellow Skulls'' by Don Bassingthwaite (paperback, March 2011, ) * ''Oath of Vigilance'' by James Wyatt (paperback, August 2011, ) * ''The Eye of the Chained God'' by Don Bassingthwaite (paperback, April 2012, ) * '' Sword of the Gods'' by Bruce R. Cordell (paperback, April 2011, ) * ''Under the Crimson Sun'' by Keith R. A. DeCandido (set in ''Dark Sun'') (paperback, June 2011, ) * ''Shadowb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Fantasy Novels
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1991 American Novels
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Azure Bonds
''Azure Bonds'' is a 380-page paperback fantasy novel written by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb, with cover art by Clyde Caldwell, and published by TSR Inc. in 1988. It is the first novel of the ''Finder’s Stone Trilogy'' which is set within the world of the ''Forgotten Realms.'' It served as the basis for the computer game, ''Curse of the Azure Bonds''. One of the co-authors, Jeff Grubb, stated that of the novels he has written, ''Azure Bonds'' is one of his favorites. Development In 1984, while Jeff Grubb was managing the Forgotten Realms setting: "I had a concept for a novel that mixed sword-and-sorcery with mystery and personal discovery - the tale of a woman who wakes up one morning with no knowledge of her immediate past and a set of strange tattoos on her arms. I laid out the novel one night to my wife, Kate Novak, while we were driving from Lake Geneva isconsinto Milwaukee. By the time we got there, I had a co-writer". Plot The trilogy's titular "finder's stone" plays a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moander
''Forgotten Realms'' is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories. Several years later, Greenwood brought the setting to publication for the ''D&D'' game as a series of magazine articles, and the first Realms game products were released in 1987. Role-playing game products have been produced for the setting ever since, as have various licensed products including novels, role-playing video game adaptations (including the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game to use graphics), comic books, and an upcoming film. Forgotten Realms is a fantasy world setting, described as a world of strange lands, dangerous creatures, and mighty deities, where magic and supernatural phenomena are quite real. The premise is that, long ago, planet Earth and the world of the Forgo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elminster
Elminster Aumar is a fictional character appearing in the ''Forgotten Realms'' campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. He is also known as the Sage of Shadowdale, and is depicted as a powerful wizard featured in several novels by ''Forgotten Realms'' creator Ed Greenwood. Certain aspects of his appearance and demeanor seem to echo Gandalf, Merlin, or Odin. Elminster was one of the first characters that Greenwood created for the ''Forgotten Realms''. Information about him can be found in virtually all ''Forgotten Realms'' game products, but the novels in '' The Elminster Series'' are perhaps the most definitive sources of information. The series includes '' Elminster: The Making of a Mage'', ''Elminster in Myth Drannor'', ''The Temptation of Elminster'', ''Elminster in Hell'', and ''Elminster's Daughter''. Basics Appearance Elminster appears as a gray-bearded man of weathered visage, with a hawk-like nose and alert, dancing eyes. He speaks in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finder Wyvernspur
''Forgotten Realms'' is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories. Several years later, Greenwood brought the setting to publication for the ''D&D'' game as a series of magazine articles, and the first Realms game products were released in 1987. Role-playing game products have been produced for the setting ever since, as have various licensed products including novels, role-playing video game adaptations (including the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game to use graphics), comic books, and an upcoming film. Forgotten Realms is a fantasy world setting, described as a world of strange lands, dangerous creatures, and mighty deities, where magic and supernatural phenomena are quite real. The premise is that, long ago, planet Earth and the world of the Forgo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragonbait
''Forgotten Realms'' is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories. Several years later, Greenwood brought the setting to publication for the ''D&D'' game as a series of magazine articles, and the first Realms game products were released in 1987. Role-playing game products have been produced for the setting ever since, as have various licensed products including novels, role-playing video game adaptations (including the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game to use graphics), comic books, and an upcoming film. Forgotten Realms is a fantasy world setting, described as a world of strange lands, dangerous creatures, and mighty deities, where magic and supernatural phenomena are quite real. The premise is that, long ago, planet Earth and the world of the Forgo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias (Forgotten Realms)
Alias is a fictional character in the ''Forgotten Realms'' campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Alias is the main character of ''Azure Bonds''. She also appeared in the computer game, ''Curse of the Azure Bonds'' which was based on the book. Alias later appears in the sequel ''Song of the Saurials'', and the standalone book ''Masquerades (novel), Masquerades''. Alias is an artificial being crafted by magic as a private assassin, slave and tool of those who created her. She is neither truly human, nor a crude golem or homounculous; but a truly living being with a soul; which was provided by her companion, the saurial paladin known as Dragonbait. As such, she takes the place of a 'non-born child' in fulfilling an ancient prophecy to free the Darkbringer, Moander. Fictional character biography As detailed in ''Azure Bonds'', Alias awakens in a tavern room. She soon discovers that she has a newly acquired azure colored tattoo imprinted on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TSR (company)
TSR, Inc. was an American game publishing company, best known as the original publisher of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D''). Its earliest incarnation, Tactical Studies Rules, was founded in October 1973 by Gary Gygax and Don Kaye. Gygax had been unable to find a publisher for ''D&D'', a new type of game he and Dave Arneson were co-developing, so founded the new company with Kaye to self-publish their products. Needing financing to bring their new game to market, Gygax and Kaye brought in Brian Blume in December as an equal partner. ''Dungeons & Dragons'' is generally considered the first tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG), and established the genre. When Kaye died suddenly in 1975, the Tactical Studies Rules partnership restructured into TSR Hobbies, Inc. and accepted investment from Blume's father Melvin. With the popular ''D&D'' as its main product, TSR Hobbies became a major force in the games industry by the late 1970s. Melvin Blume eventually transferred his shares to his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Grubb
Jeff Grubb (born August 27, 1957) is an author who writes novels, short stories, and comics and a computer and role-playing game designer in the fantasy genre. Grubb worked on the ''Dragonlance'' campaign setting under Tracy Hickman, and the ''Forgotten Realms'' setting with Ed Greenwood. His written works include '' The Finder's Stone Trilogy'', the ''Spelljammer'' and '' Jakandor'' campaign settings, and contributions to ''Dragonlance'' and the computer game ''Guild Wars Nightfall'' (2006). Personal life Grubb was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He met Kate Novak in high school, and married her in 1983. His first year of employment involved work with air pollution control devices. Beginnings in role-playing games Grubb became a wargaming enthusiast during his high school years. He started to play Avalon Hill wargames including ''PanzerBlitz'' and ''Blitzkrieg'', and the SPI game, ''Frigate''. As a freshman, he attended the campus war-gaming club and was introduced to the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
