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From the Paperback edition. The stunning conclusion to the Twilight War! One of the Forgotten Realms world's most compelling villains--the Archwizards of Shade--have come down from their flying city with their sights set on the merchant realm of Sembia. They come in the guise of allies, but have invasion and empire as their ultimate aim. The fate of Sembia may be sealed, but Erevis Cale still has a shocking destiny that will end in his destruction--if he's lucky.

This trilogy brings about major changes to the Forgotten Realms setting. The Lady has spoken to me. It has already begun. Shadows move out of the shrinking desert, south to the rich and arrogant cities of Sembia.

This will be over soon. At first, it looks as though love will conquer all, and the rift will finally be mended. But there are those who hate the word peace with a passion so much that it poisons everything they touch, corrupting house to turn against house, mother to turn against child, and angel to turn against angel.

Dawnbringer is the perfect meld between classic and contemporary fantasy, with shades of Romeo and Juliet, told from the perspective of guardian angels, in a world where sorcery and monsters are commonplace. The exciting conclusion of the Return of the Archwizards trilogy. Events in this trilogy will have great impact on other Forgotten Realms novels to come, and this particular title introduces elements of change to Forgotten Realms readers.

With the combination of analog and digital mechanisms, from traditional books to the internet, new ways of engaging the fantastic have become increasingly realized in recent years, and this book seeks an understanding of this phenomenon within the discourses of trans- and posthumanism, as well as within a gameist mode.

The book explores a number of case studies of foundational TRPGs. Dungeons and Dragons provides an illustration of pulp-driven fantasy, particularly in the way it harmonizes its many campaign settings into a functional multiverse. It also acts as a supreme example of depth within its archive of official and unofficial published material, stretching back four decades. Warhammer 40k and the Worlds of Darkness present an interesting dialogue between Gothic and science-fantasy elements.

The Mythos of HP Lovecraft also features prominently in the book as an example of a realized world that spans the literary and gameist modes. Realized fantasy worlds are becoming ever more popular as a way of experiencing a touch of the magical within modern life.

Reworking Northrop Frye's definition of irony, Dread Trident theorizes an ironic understanding of this process and in particular of its embodied forms. In the 6th and final book of the multi-author Sundering series launched by New York Times best-selling author R. Agents of the Shadovar lurk in the corners of Candlekeep in search of the arcane secrets that will power their war machine toward Myth Drannor. Gods and their Chosen run amok, all in a gambit to seize power.

And a threat foretold by an ancient seer stirs. At the heart of it all, Mystra, the great Goddess of Magic, has withdrawn from the world. Will the Nightseer Shar, mistress of the great and fearsome Shadovar, seize the opportunity to blanket the world with her Shadow Weave?

But other interests machinate for their own sinister ends. As the Sundering draws nigh, Elminster and his heroic cohort must see the signs for what they are.

The choice of worlds lies in the balance. In this third book of the Sundering series kicked off by R.

Evans thrusts her signature character Farideh into a maelstrom of devilish politics and magical intrigue that will have far-reaching implications for the future of the Forgotten Realms.

As the chaos of the Sundering rages around her, young warlock Farideh faces a more personal turmoil wrought by a deal she made with a devil years ago. Hoping to protect her twin sister, she leaves everything she holds dear to assist a wizard in a scheme that pits the devils of the Nine Hells against the gods above.

Dahl attempts to escape only to run into a village of odd people, lurking behind an impenetrable wall. Are these villagers or prisoners?

Are they blessed or doomed by the gods? From the Hardcover edition. The second in a new trilogy of novels from R. The Rite is the second title in a trilogy exploring the ancient secrets of dragon society in the Forgotten Realms world. Author Richard Lee Byers will write the entire trilogy, and the cover art for the trilogy and the associated anthology will be rendered by award-winning fantasy artist Matt Stawicki.

The invasion of the arch-wizards is on! The archwizards of Shade Enclave have come out of the desert with a message of peace, and an act of war. Split by petty disputes and causeless feuds, the merchant realm of Sembia is wide open for invasion, and with no shortage of Sembians more than happy to sell out to the Shadovar, can only one man--even if that man is Erevis Cale--do anything to stop it? This mass market edition of the trade paperback features new cover art by Jon Sullivan.

Then again, I'm only behind by a single day--because I really couldn't tear myself away from Lesser Evils. If the next one's not out until tomorrow, it's still too far off. And if Evans is not already a name spoken of as part of the true Forgotten Realms pantheon, along with Kemp, Cunningham, and Salvatore, it can only be because she has fewer books out, and thus hasn't reached everyone yet.

I love the complex characters and layered plot, and the dialogue is sharp, natural, and brimming with personality. Erin M. Evans has a rare talent. The disk is incorporeal and invisible when first created.

Whenever a spell is cast or a spell-like ability is used within the foot diameter of the spell engine, it activates, absorbs the magical energy, and begins to glow and spin, providing light as a torch. The spell engine similarly absorbs most spell effects targeted at it. It absorbs all these effects as if it were a rod of absorption with an unlimited capacity.

Over time 1 hour per spell level absorbed the engine slows to a stop and becomes dim and translucent, but it remains capable of absorbing magical energy indefinitely. If an activated spell engine comes in contact with any permanent noncharged or single-use magic item, it destroys the item and explodes for 1d6 points of force damage per caster level maximum 20d6 to all creatures in range, destroying itself in the process.

Magic already in place when the spell engine is created such as a glyph of warding or carried into its area such as an invisibility spell on a creature are not absorbed unless they are somehow directed against the spell engine such as an antimagic field pressed against it.

A spell engine absorbs any dispel magic spell directed at it. A detect magic spell cast outside the spell engine's range detects it normally. A disintegrate spell causes the spell engine to explode as if it had contacted a magic item.