''Masquerades'' is a novel written by

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and

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that takes place in the ''

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'' setting. It is based on the

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for the ''

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role-playing game.

Plot summary

The novel features the continued adventure of the heroine

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and her companion Dragonbait from the novel '' Azure Bonds'' and takes place after the events in the '' Finder's Stone'' trilogy. The novel takes place in the city of Westgate and follows the struggle against the

Night Masks ''The Cleric Quintet'' is a series of five fantasy novels by American writer R. A. Salvatore, set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. They follow the story of Cadderly Bonaduce, a ...

and their mysterious leader known only as The Faceless. The story of the newly ascended god Finder continues in '' Finder's Bane'' and '' Tymora's Luck''.

Reviews

*Review by John C. Bunnell (1995) in Dragon Magazine, November 1995 *''

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References

External links

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