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"A Song For Sadye" is a tale of the DemonWars, and offers new insights into the life of the bard, Sadye.

War stories from the battlefields of Faerun!

The millennia-old history of Faerun is punctuated by wars both local and world-spanning. This anthology of all-new stories is set against the backdrop of a dozen of those conflicts. From forest elf assassins to jungle-dwelling halflings, from the mighty Seven Sisters to primitive goblins, warriors in every form struggle for their place in the Forgotten Realms world.

Elbryan and Pony—soul mates from childhood who grew even closer over time—fervently hope that the tide of darkness is at last receding from the land of Corona. Yet if evil is on the retreat, why are hordes of goblins and bloody-capped powries slashing their way ever-deeper into civilized lands? A sinister threat now looms over Corona, for the power of the demon dactyl was not entirely vanquished by the sacrifice of the monk Avelyn Desbris. Instead, its darkness has infiltrated the most sacred of places.

From the research files of the legendary Volo come tales of all things magical in the Realms - artifacts and auguries, wizards and weapons, heroes and hokum - told by your favorite authors, including: R.A. Salvatore, Elaine Cunningham, Ed Greenwood, Jeff GrubbDavid "Zeb" Cook, Roger Moore, and others

Young noble Luthien Bedwyr is too privileged to understand that his once-proud land, Eriador, suffers under the demonic oppression of Wizard-King Greensparrow. Until the day Luthien seeks justice for a friend's murder---only to become a fugitive fleeing the king's monstrous cyclopian soldiers. Befriended by the irrepressible "highwayhalfling" Oliver deBurrows, and enlisted by an ancient, mysterious mage, Luthien's exile will become an enchanted quest to steal a mystic prize from a dragon's hoard.

It is the summer of 839. Brave and beautiful Brynn Dharielle sets out on a daring mission to free her beloved homeland from tyrannical rule. But she cannot imagine the depth of chaos, corruption, and betrayal that seethes amid a ruthless sect of warrior priests, led and manipulated by an evil chieftain who conceals a dark age-old secret. For Brynn and her trusted elven companion, the way to Behren turns into a fierce and illuminating voyage beneath the Belt-and-Buckle mountains.

Realizing that nobody else will take charge, and with the support of both dwarves and elves, Luthien and his followers stage guerilla raids on town after town. Luthien and his forces defeat scores of enemies and win huge numbers of allies. In the end, King Greensparrow sues for peace. Yet Luthien and Brind'Amour recognize that even in this time of celebration, Greensparrow cannot be trusted, and that the rumblings of a larger battle---for the freedom of the known world---loom in the not-too-distant future.

In this extraordinary third and final work in the Second DemonWars Saga, R. A. Salvatore weaves a diverse tapestry of characters and events from all the novels of the DemonWars Saga into an epic, unforgettable conclusion. Casting his inimitable spell of the human and supernatural, love and war, faith and faithlessness, Salvatore's crowning work is centered on a dark young king driven by a quest to remake humankind.

The inimitable Al Yankovic gives an inspired performance of this mini-adventure featuring Pwent, an unlikely warrior who adds a touch of humanity to the seemingly-senseless slaughter surrounding him.

David Duchovny ( The X-Files, Californication) describes the journey of aged barbarian Wulfgar as he knowingly sets out on one last hunt.

"Mather’s Blood" takes place before the start of the DemonWars Saga and tells of the ranger Mather Wyndon, uncle of Elbryan, a central figure in DemonWars.

"A Song For Sadye" offers new insights into the life of the bard, Sadye, who plays an important role in the second half of the DemonWars Saga. "The Education of Brother Thaddius" picks up the DemonWars story immediately following Immortalis, the last book of DemonWars, and opens to door for the next saga in the world of Corona.

From the secret annals of Realms history come 11 never-before-published tales of valor, featuring the greatest heroes of that magical world - Drizzt Do'Urden, Arilyn Moonblade, Adon, Elminster of Shadowdale, Jander Sunstar, and many others - told by your favorite authors, including:Ed Greenwood, R.A. Salvatore, Douglas Niles, Troy Denning, Christie Golden, and others

Despite efforts to sustain civilization, humanity faces existential threats from overpopulation, globalized trade and travel, urbanization, and global climate change. In A Darwinian Survival Guide, Daniel Brooks and Salvatore Agosta offer a novel—and hopeful—perspective on how to meet these tremendous challenges by changing the discourse from sustainability to survival. Darwinian evolution, the world’s only theory of survival, is the means by which the biosphere has persisted and renewed itself following past environmental perturbations, and it has never failed, they explain.

Drizzt Do'Urden è un elfo scuro nato a Menzoberranzan, una delle più importanti città del Buio Profondo. Nonostante la sua provenienza, egli è animato da una genuina bontà. Costretto a fuggire, si affiancherà a tanti nuovi amici come il barbaro Wulfgar, la dolce Cattie-brie, l'halfling Regis e il nano Bruenor Battlehammer, vivendo una serie di avventure straordinarie. Preparati ad ascoltare l'esplorazione dei Forgotten Realms del celebre universo fantasy di Dungeons & Dragons...

Preparati a esplorare i Forgotten Realms del celebre universo fantasy di Dungeons & Dragons... Dopo essere fuggito dalla spietata società di Menzoberranzan per rifugiarsi nel Buio Profondo – dove gode della sola compagnia della pantera Guenhwyvar – l’elfo Drizzt è costretto, dopo dieci anni, ad affrontare ancora una volta la temibile madre Malice, che, proprio a causa sua, ha perso il favore della dea ragno Lolth. Drizzt proverà a trovare rifugio fra gli gnomi, ma è evidente, a questo punto, che lo scontro col proprio passato è destinato inesorabilmente a compiersi...

Pubblicato nel 1991 col titolo "L'esilio di Drizzt", "Il mondo di sopra" è il terzo capitolo della Trilogia degli Elfi Oscuri, ambientata nei Forgotten Realms. L'elfo scuro Drizzt è riuscito finalmente a lasciarsi alle spalle la città sotterranea di Menzoberranzan e tutte le terribili nefandezze della sua patria d'origine, oltre che il vuoto indescrivibile del Buio Profondo entro cui ha vissuto per ben dieci anni.

Pubblicato nel 1990 col titolo "Il dilemma di Drizzt", "Il buio profondo" è il primo capitolo della Trilogia degli Elfi Oscuri, ambientata nei Forgotten Realms. Protagonista delle serie – nonché personaggio senz'altro fra i più noti mai creati da Salvatore – è Drizzt Do'Urden, nobile elfo scuro che abita nella città sotterranea di Menzoberranzan insieme a ventimila altri suoi consimili.

Mit seinem Sohn Drizzt Do'Urden wiedervereint und in der Zeit versetzt, hat Zaknafein die schwierigsten Kämpfe überstanden. Doch das Überleben hat einen schrecklichen Preis, und der Kampf ist noch lange nicht vorbei. Als das Schicksal eine unerwartete Wendung nimmt, entdeckt Zaknafein, dass er nicht nur die Dunkelheit besiegen, sondern auch lernen muss, das Unkontrollierbare zu akzeptieren: das Leben selbst.

Der Dunkelelf Drizzt Do'Urden und seine Freunde kämpfen an allen Fronten, um das Zwergenkönigreich Gauntlgrym gegen die anrückenden Dämonenhorden zu verteidigen. Die Zwergenfestung ist stark, und König Bruenor kann auf schlagkräftige Verbündete zählen. Doch im Hintergrund zieht die Spinnengöttin Lolth selbst die Fäden. Ihre Dienerinnen hetzen zwei unbesiegbare und unsterbliche Kreaturen auf Drizzt und seinen Vater, um so König Bruenors beste Kämpfer zu beseitigen. Es ist ein Kampf, den nicht einmal der sagenumwobene Dunkelelf überleben kann.