''The City of Ravens'' is a
fantasy
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novel
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by
Richard Baker that is set in city of
Raven's Bluff in the
Forgotten Realms fictional universe
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. It is the first novel in the "Cities" series. It is followed by ''
Temple Hill'' and various other novels by various authors such as
Drew Karpyshyn
Drew Karpyshyn (born July 28, 1971) is a Canadian video game scenario writer, scriptwriter and novelist. He served as a senior writer for BioWare's '' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'' and lead writer for the first two ''Mass Effect'' video ...
and
Mel Odom.
Plot
The story follows a petty thief called Jack Ravenwild, who is hired by the beautiful Elana to find a very special book. In the same tenday (the Realms equivalent of a week), he resorts to spying on another perfect woman, a mage named Zandria, to try to get information. But, the beautiful Illyth invites him to the game of masks, and at the same time he fears for his friend Anders, wanted by the evil Brothers Kuldath for stealing their ruby. Soon Jack finds both good and evil people following him through the streets of Ravens Bluff.
Publication history
*2000, USA, Wizards of the Coast , Pub date 1 December 2000, Paperback
Reception
References
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2000 American novels
American fantasy novels
Forgotten Realms novels
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