Richard Lee Byers is an author of fantasy novels.

Biography

Richard Lee Byers holds a master's degree in Psychology. A resident of the

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area, he worked in an emergency psychiatric facility for over a decade, then left the mental health field to become a writer. He has taught fiction writing at

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. He is also a fencing and poker enthusiast."Guests: Richard Lee Byers"

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14 website He is the author of over forty fantasy and horror novels, including many set in the Forgotten Realms universe. His recent projects include the eBook superhero series The Impostor. Byers has also written for League Entertainment's comic book series ''Simon Vector'', with illustrator Johnny Atomic.

Bibliography

* ''The Vampire's Apprentice'' (January 1992) * ''Forbidden'' (February 2003)

Forgotten Realms

* '' The Halls of Stormweather'' (July 2000) * '' The Shattered Mask'' (June 2001)D'Ammassa, Don (September 2001). "The Shattered Mask", ''

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Dissolution Dissolution may refer to: Arts and entertainment Books * ''Dissolution'' (''Forgotten Realms'' novel), a 2002 fantasy novel by Richard Lee Byers * ''Dissolution'' (Sansom novel), a 2003 historical novel by C. J. Sansom Music * Dissolution, in mu ...

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The Black Bouquet ''The Black Bouquet'' is a fantasy novel by Richard Lee Byers, set in the Forgotten Realms ''Forgotten Realms'' is a campaign setting for the '' Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and gam ...

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The Year of Rogue Dragons ''The Year of Rogue Dragons'' is a series of novels set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. Plot summary The series explores the ancient secrets of Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons), dragons and their society. Contents The series contains a trilog ...

trilogy ** '' The Rage'' (April 2004) ** '' The Rite'' (January 2005) ** ''

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'' (early 2009) * Brotherhood of the Griffon ** '' The Captive Flame'' (April, 2010) ** '' Whisper of Venom'' (November, 2010) ** ''

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The Sundering The Sundering refers to two events that occurred in the fictional timeline of the ''Forgotten Realms'' campaign setting of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. It is also the title of both a series of novels published by Wizards of the C ...

**''The Reaver'' (2013)

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