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Transitions (novel Series)
''Transitions'' is a series of fantasy novels by R. A. Salvatore, the famous science fiction and fantasy author, consisting of three novels: ''The Orc King'', ''The Pirate King'', and ''The Ghost King''. It continues the tale of the famous renegade Drow (Dungeons & Dragons), drow (dark elf) Drizzt Do'Urden and his friends. This series is a follow-up to The Hunter's Blades Trilogy. Like the rest of the saga, it is set in the Forgotten Realms, a popular Dungeons & Dragons role-playing setting. Works included ''The Orc King'' was published in September 2007, ''The Pirate King (novel), The Pirate King'' in October 2008, and ''The Ghost King'' in October 2009. Plot summary The Orc King In this novel, an uneasy peace between Dwarf (Dungeons & Dragons), dwarves and orcs begins to fail as orc tribes fight each other, and the dwarf Bruenor Battlehammer seeks to finish the war between the two races. The Pirate King In this novel, Captain Deudermont seeks to rescue the city of Luskan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Orc King
''The Orc King'' is a fantasy novel by American writer R. A. Salvatore, the first book in the Transitions (novel series), Transitions series. Plot summary The story begins a century after the events of ''The Two Swords''. Drizzt Do'Urden still wields Twinkle and Icingdeath and he now wields Taulmaril, Cattie-Brie's magical bow. Drizzt defeats a group of bandits calling themselves ''Casin Cu Calas'', a group that wears black and travels through the Orcish Kingdom of Many-Arrows and slays Orcs in their sleep. He is angered when one of them mentions Bruenor Battlehammer's past weakness by allying with the Orcs. The sixth heir to the throne of Kingdom of Many-Arrows, Obould the Sixth, is visiting the house of a "beautiful" Orcish maiden who is set to marry an elf from the Glimmerwood (formerly Moonwood). The book then returns to the "past" where Drizzt, with his traveling companion Innovindil, are returning from the journey to the grave of Ellifan. A group of Orcish shaman start co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pirate King (novel)
''The Pirate King'' (2008) is the second book in the Transitions series, written by R. A. Salvatore. Plot summary The Arcane Brotherhood has long held the city of Luskan in their power, but when corruption eats away at their ranks, Captain Deudermont comes to the rescue of a city that has become a safe haven for the Sword Coast's most dangerous pirates. But rescuing a city from itself may not be as easy as Deudermont thinks, and when Drizzt can't talk him out of it, he'll be forced to help. The story begins with Captain Deudermont and the ''Sea Sprite'' crew still fighting pirates. One of the captured pirates raises questions of the effectiveness of Deudermont's actions, suggesting that Deudermont is allowed to capture pirates purely as a show and then stating that the Arklem Greeth, a lich who controls the Hosttower in the city of Luskan, supports the pirate trade. On Deudermont's return to Waterdeep, he meets with Lord Brambleberry of Waterdeep, and the two of them dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forgotten Realms Novel Series
Forgotten or The Forgotten may refer to: Places and fictional locations * Forgotten River, New Zealand * Forgotten Hills, Victoria Land, Antarctica People and fictional characters * Bolesław the Forgotten (before 1016–1038 or 1039), a semi-legendary Duke of Poland Film * ''Forgotten'' (1933 film), an American film directed by Richard Thorpe * ''The Forgotten'' (1973 film), a psychological horror film * ''The Forgotten'', a 1989 television action film directed by James Keach * ''The Forgotten'' (2003 film), a Korean War film * ''The Forgotten'' (2004 film), a psychological thriller * ''Forgotten'' (2012 film), a Taiwanese/Chinese television film * ''Forgotten'' (2013 film), a Bolivian film * ''The Forgotten'' (2014 film), a British horror film * ''Forgotten'' (2017 film), a South Korean mystery thriller Literature * ''The Forgotten'' (Applegate novel), a book in the ''Animorphs'' series by K. A. Applegate * ''The Forgotten'' (Baldacci novel), a 2012 novel by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Book Series Introduced In 2007
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Wall Street Journal
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''The Buffalo News'' is the daily newspaper of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area, located in downtown Buffalo, New York. It was for decades the only paper fully owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. On January 29, 2020, the paper reported that it was being sold to Lee Enterprises. History ''The Buffalo News'' was founded as a Sunday paper with the name ''The Buffalo Sunday Morning News'' in 1873 by Edward Hubert Butler, Sr.Frequently Asked Questions , www.buffalonews.com On October 11, 1880, it began publishing daily editions as well, and in 1914, it became an inversion of its original existence by publishing Monday to Saturday, with no publication on Sunday. During most of its life, the ''News'' was known as ''The Buffalo Evening News''. A gentleman's agreement between the ''Ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Publishers Weekly
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Crenshinibon
''The Icewind Dale Trilogy'' is a trilogy of epic fantasy novels by the American writer R.A. Salvatore. The books are ''The Crystal Shard'', '' Streams of Silver'' and '' The Halfling's Gem''. They tell the tale of ranger Drizzt Do'Urden the drow (or dark elf), Wulfgar the barbarian warrior, Regis the halfling, dwarf king Bruenor, and Bruenor's adopted human daughter Catti-brie. It is the first of Salvatore's ''Forgotten Realms'' novels which introduces some of the best-known characters in that world. The final book of this series, ''The Halfling's Gem'', appeared in ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list. A prequel trilogy, ''The Dark Elf Trilogy'', followed, as did several subsequent sequel series such as ''Legacy of the Drow'' and '' Paths of Darkness''. Works included * ''The Crystal Shard'' (1988) * '' Streams of Silver'' (1989) * '' The Halfling's Gem'' (1990) In later years, these and other books featuring the character Drizzt Do'Urden have been rebranded as instal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faerûn
Faerûn ( ) is a fictional continent and the primary setting of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' world of ''Forgotten Realms''. It is described in detail in several editions of the ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' (first published in 1987 by TSR, Inc.) with the most recent being the 5th edition from Wizards of the Coast, and various locales and aspects are described in more depth in separate campaign setting books. Around a hundred novels, several computer and video games and a film use Faerûn as the setting. Fictional culture and technology Economically and technologically, Faerûn is comparable to Western Europe during the late Middle Ages, giving most new players using this campaign setting an intuitive grasp of the way the society functions. Gunpowder, known here as the magical substance ''smoke powder'' and different in its composition from historical gunpowder, is starting to make an appearance, but much of the armament is still dominated by pre-gunpowder weaponry such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruenor Battlehammer
''Forgotten Realms'' is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories. Several years later, it was published for the ''D&D'' game as a series of magazine articles, and the first Realms game products were released in 1987. Role-playing game products have been produced for the setting ever since, in addition to novels, role-playing video game adaptations (including the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game to use graphics), comic books, and the film '' Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves''. Forgotten Realms is a fantasy world setting, described as a world of strange lands, dangerous creatures, and mighty deities, where magic and supernatural phenomena are quite real. The premise is that, long ago, planet Earth and the world of the Forgotten Realms were more closel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
