''The Emerald Scepter'' is a fantasy novel by

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, set in the world of the

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, and based on the ''

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'' role-playing game. It is the third novel in "The Scions of Arrabar" trilogy.D'Ammassa, Don (September 2006). "Whisper of Waves/Midnight's Mask/The Emerald Scepter/Guardian: Saviors of Kamizawa", ''

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'' 28 (3): 66. It was published in paperback in August 2005 ().

Plot summary

An ally from the deepest forests comes to aid a city involved in the political intrigue of a mercenary society.

Reception

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opined that the novel's plot is the "most interesting" of the three in the trilogy, "although the prose is occasionally awkward."

References

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