''The Tomb of Horrors'' is a 2002 fantasy novel by Keith Strohm, set in the world of

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, and based on the ''

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'' role-playing game, specifically the adventure S1 ''

Tomb of Horrors ''Tomb of Horrors'' is an adventure module written by Gary Gygax for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') role-playing game. It was originally written for and used at the 1975 Origins 1 convention. Gygax designed the adventure both to chal ...

''.

Plot summary

Kaerion, a fallen

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, is recruited by a group of adventurers to help them explore the legendary Tomb of Horrors. In addition to confronting the tomb's architect, the evil demilich Acererak, the party also finds themselves opposed by a group of evil adventurers.

Development

In 1999, order to recognize the 25th anniversary of '' Dungeons & Dragons'',

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published the "Greyhawk Classics", a series of seven novels based on well-known ''D&D'' adventures published by TSR during the game's first decade: ''Against the Giants'' (1999), ''White Plume Mountain'' (1999), ''Descent into the Depths of the Earth'' (2000), ''

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'' (2001), ''Queen of the Demonweb Pits'' (2001), ''The Tomb of Horrors'', ''

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'', and finally, ''The Tomb of Horrors'', a 310-page paperback written Keith Francis Strohm and published in 2002.

Reviews

*Review by Don D'Ammassa (2002) in

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, #224 May 2002

References

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