An ancient evil rises and once again threatens the Realms, and only a motley band of adventures can stop it! A surly dwarf warrior and his benevolent centaur companion, a gladiator who survived the arena, a fallen paladin, and a timid half-elf must somehow find a way to work together if the Realms are going to survive the coming darkness. This action-packed volume collects issues numbered 9-18 of the fan-favorite series by writers Jeff Grubb and Dan Mishkin, and artist Jan Duursema.

 

 

This book features in the following series: Dungeons And Dragons, Dungeons And Dragons Classics .

There are 256 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2011 by Idea & Design Works .

John Ostrander is the author of Star Wars: Twilight, as well as Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones. Jan Duursema worked on many Star Wars titles, including Darth Maul, Twilight and the Episode II adaptation. Writers Dan Mishkin and Gary Cohn created the series AMETHYST, PRINCESS OF GEMWORLD for DC Comics, as well as the stuntman turned super-hero BLUE DEVIL and the 1980s horror series "I, Vampire. "