The Parched Sea
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''The Parched Sea'' is the first novel in the
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series, set in the
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. The book was written by
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Plot summary

The Parched Sea is another name for the
desert A desert is a landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions create unique biomes and ecosystems. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About one-third of the la ...
'' Anauroch'' in which the novel takes place. The Zhentarim, determined to drive a trade route through Anauroch, send an army to enslave the
nomad Nomads are communities without fixed habitation who regularly move to and from areas. Such groups include hunter-gatherers, pastoral nomads (owning livestock), tinkers and trader nomads. In the twentieth century, the population of nomadic pa ...
s of the Great Desert. Ruha, an outcast witch, tries to gain the trust of the
Sheikh Sheikh ( , , , , ''shuyūkh'' ) is an honorific title in the Arabic language, literally meaning "elder (administrative title), elder". It commonly designates a tribal chief or a Muslim ulama, scholar. Though this title generally refers to me ...
as tribe after tribe fall to the Zhentarim. The
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send an agent to counter the Zhentarim, and Ruha helps this stranger win the Sheikh's trust, so that he can overcome the tribes' ancestral rivalries and drive the invaders from the desert.


Release details

*1991, USA, TSR (), Pub Date ? July 1991, Paperback


Reviews

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'' #59 (November 1998) (Polish)


References

1991 American novels Forgotten Realms novels Novels set in deserts {{ForgottenRealms-stub