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Forgotten Realms Novels
This is a list of fantasy fiction novels based in the role-playing game setting of the Forgotten Realms. They are published by Wizards of the Coast (WotC), with some originally published by TSR before it was incorporated into WotC. Abolethic Sovereignty By Bruce R. Cordell * '' Plague of Spells'' (paperback, December 2008, ) * '' City of Torment'' (paperback, September 2009, ) * '' Key of Stars'' (paperback, September 2010, ) Abyssal Plague By various authors * ''The Gates of Madness'' by James Wyatt * ''The Mark of Nerath'' by Bill Slavicsek (paperback, August 2010, ) * ''The Temple of the Yellow Skulls'' by Don Bassingthwaite (paperback, March 2011, ) * ''Oath of Vigilance'' by James Wyatt (paperback, August 2011, ) * ''The Eye of the Chained God'' by Don Bassingthwaite (paperback, April 2012, ) * ''Sword of the Gods'' by Bruce R. Cordell (paperback, April 2011, ) * ''Under the Crimson Sun'' by Keith R. A. DeCandido (set in ''Dark Sun'') (paperback, June 2011, ) * ''Shado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, which later became fantasy literature, fantasy literature and drama. From the twentieth century onward, it has expanded into various media, including film, television, graphic novels, manga, animation, and video games. The expression ''fantastic literature'' is often used for this genre by Anglophone literary critics. An archaic spelling for the term is ''phantasy''. Fantasy is generally distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror fiction, horror by an absence of scientific or macabre themes, although these can occur in fantasy. In popular culture, the fantasy genre predominantly features settings that reflect the actual Earth, but with some sense of otherness. Characteristics Many works of fantasy use magic (paranorma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadowdale (novel)
''Shadowdale'' is the first book in ''The Avatar Series'', written by Scott Ciencin—originally under the pen-name 'Richard Awlinson'. Plot summary ''Shadowdale'' centers around the members of the "Company of the Lynx" and the search for the Tablets of Fate, divine tablets that hold a listing of the Gods and their roles in the balance of Law and Chaos, during the Time of Troubles. The theft of these tablets was the actual cause of the Time of Troubles as all the gods with the exception of Helm were cast to Toril and faiths and magic ran wild. The Company of the Lynx consisted of Kelemvor Lyonsbane, Adon of Sune, Midnight (whose true name was Ariel Manx), and Cyric. Reception In the ''Io9 ''io9'' is a sub-blog of the technology blog ''Gizmodo'' that focuses on science fiction and fantasy pop culture, with former focuses on science, technology and futurism. It was created as a standalone blog in 2008 by editor Annalee Newitz under ...'' series revisiting older ''Dungeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Odom (author)
Mel Odom (born December 16, 1957, in California) is an American writer known primarily for science fiction and fantasy novels set in existing properties. Education Odom graduated from Byng High School in Byng, Oklahoma in May 1976, and later graduated with a bachelor's degree in English from East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma. He teaches undergraduate courses at the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication in the Professional Writing program at the University of Oklahoma. Career Odom sold his first book in January 1988 and wrote dozens more books over the next ten years. He wrote two novels for the F.R.E.E.Lancers campaign setting for TSR's '' Top Secret/S.I.'' role-playing game, ''F.R.E.E.Lancers'' and ''F.R.E.E.Fall''. He followed these with his first ''Forgotten Realms'' novel in 1998, ''The Lost Library of Cormanthyr'', and then his '' Threat from the Sea'' trilogy. Odom has written dozens of novels in several fieldsaction-adventure, computer strategy gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jess Lebow
T. H. Lain was a collective pseudonym used by nine separate authors writing under Wizards of the Coast's ''Dungeons & Dragons'' novels imprint. According to Peter Archer, WotC's Director of Publishing, the decision to credit the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' novels to just one author was made to ensure they would be shelved together, as well as to spark a certain measure of curiosity and speculation as to T.H. Lain's identity. However, it was already obvious to many from the stylistic differences between volumes that Lain's output was the work of many authors rather than one. Nine authors had their work published using the T.H. Lain name. Authors * Philip Athans, managing editor for Wizards of the Coast Book Publishing and editor of the Forgotten Realms novel line. * Cory Herndon, a freelance writer and one-time editor of the Star Wars Roleplaying Game. * Bruce R. Cordell, an RPG designer with TSR, Inc. and Wizards of the Coast. * Ed Stark, design manager and creative director for the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Lee Byers
Richard Lee Byers is an American author of fantasy novels. Biography Richard Lee Byers holds a master's degree in Psychology. A resident of the Tampa Bay 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 Hillsborough Community College. He is also a fencing and poker enthusiast."Guests: Richard Lee Byers" Odyssey Con 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 il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brimstone Angels
''Brimstone Angels'' is a fantasy novel by Erin M. Evans based on the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game, set largely in the city of Neverwinter within the world of the Forgotten Realms. Plot summary Farideh and Havilar are tiefling sisters whose mother abandoned at birth and have been raised by their adoptive father Mehen in an isolated village. Farideh makes a pact with the devil Lorcan that gives her special powers. Mehen and the two sisters subsequently move to Neverwinter to work as bounty hunters based out of that city. There they find themselves pawns in a far-reaching supernatural plot. Publication history ''Brimstone Angels'', written by Erin M. Evans, with cover art by Kekai Kotaki, was published by Wizards of the Coast in November 2011 () as a 339-page paperback. It is the first novel in the six-part "Brimstone Angels Saga" series: # ''Brimstone Angels'' # ''Lesser Evils'' (2012) # ''The Adversary'' (2013) # ''Fire in the Blood'' (2014) # ''Ashes of the Tyran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erin M
Erin is a personal name taken from the Hiberno-English word for Ireland, originating from the Irish word ''"Éirinn"''. "Éirinn" is the dative case of the Irish word for Ireland, "Éire", genitive "Éireann", the dative being used in prepositional phrases such as ''"go hÉirinn"'' "to Ireland", ''"in Éirinn"'' "in Ireland", ''"ó Éirinn''" "from Ireland". The dative has replaced the nominative in a few regional Irish dialects (particularly Galway-Connemara and Waterford). Poets and nineteenth-century Irish nationalists used ''Erin'' in English as a romantic name for Ireland. Often, "Erin's Isle" was used. In this context, along with Hibernia, Erin is the name given to the female personification of Ireland, but the name was rarely used as a given name, probably because no saints, queens, or literary figures were ever called Erin. According to Irish mythology and folklore, the name was originally given to the island by the Milesians after the goddess ''Ériu''. The phras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Baker (game Designer)
Richard Baker (full name L. Richard Baker III) is an American author and game designer who has worked on many ''Dungeons & Dragons'' campaign settings. Early life, education, and military Rich Baker was born and raised in Florida, then moved with his family to New Jersey at age ten. Baker graduated from Virginia Tech in 1988 with a degree in English. He received a commission as an ensign in the U.S. Navy, and served as a deck officer for three years on board the USS ''Tortuga''; he qualified as a Surface Warfare Officer and was a lieutenant (junior grade) by the time he left the Navy. Baker married his college sweetheart, Kim Rohrbach. They have two daughters, Alex and Hannah. Career Baker began looking for a new career, and found one at TSR. "I'd been playing the '' AD&D'' game off and on since 1979. When I decided to leave the Navy, I sent TSR my résumé just for the pure hell of it. TSR sent me back a writing test, which I must have done pretty well on, since they broug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drew Karpyshyn
Drew Karpyshyn (born July 28, 1971) is a Canadian video game scenario writer, scriptwriter and novelist. He served as a senior writer on '' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'' for BioWare and lead writer for the first two ''Mass Effect'' video games. He left BioWare in 2012 to focus on his ''Chaos Born'' novels, and returned to it three years later in 2015. On March 9, 2018, he announced he was leaving BioWare once again to pursue his independent work. Career Karpyshyn was at one point employed as a loan officer. Following a car accident, he quit his job and returned to college, gaining a degree in English. He got his start as a game designer for Wizards of the Coast, and he also has written two novels for Wizards of the Coast, both published in 2001 and both set in the ''Forgotten Realms'' setting: '' Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal'' and '' Temple Hill''. Karpyshyn joined the video game company BioWare in 2000. He wrote the scenario and much of the dialogue for '' Star Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Throne Of Bhaal (novel)
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
