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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.

Actor Michael Chiklis ( Fantastic Four, The Shield) narrates this supplemental tale to The Ghost King, which follows a group of fisherman as they navigate the extraplaner forest of Iruladoon.

From his usurped throne in Ursal, Aydrian, son of former Queen Jilseponie, attempts to conquer the entire world of Corona. Even Aydrian does not fully understand what drives his ambition, the guiding voices he first heard from the shadow of Oracle, or the truth of his birth in the elven land—before it was stained and mortally threatened by the demon dactyl. As armies clash and plots unfold, darkness spreads across the land. Only the gemstone-bearing Pony can hope to free her son from the grip of evil—by any means necessary.

Greg Grunberg (Heroes, Alias) narrates The Third Level from the point of view of Artemis Entreri, the assassin Drizzt might have become had he abandoned his principles and remained in Menzoberranzan.

Pubblicato nel 1988 col titolo "Le lande di ghiaccio", "La reliquia di cristallo" è il primo capitolo della Trilogia delle Terre Perdute, ambientata nei Forgotten Realms. La città di Ten-Tows è perennemente minacciata dalle incursioni dei barbari, che abitano le sterminate pianure che si stendono nei suoi dintorni.

Pubblicato nel 1989 col titolo "Le lande d’argento", "Fiumi d’argento" è il secondo capitolo della Trilogia delle Terre Perdute, ambientata nei Forgotten Realms.

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...

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.

De l'ombre des donjons du domaine Do'Urden aux dangers de la surface, suivez l'épopée de Drizzt, l'elfe noir rebelle.Drizzt est un elfe noir. Toute sa vie, il a vécu en Outreterre, où guerre et meurtre sont les seuls moyens d'arriver au pouvoir. Soumis à une vie de servitude, rompu à l'art du combat, Drizzt refuse pourtant de devenir assassin au service des siens. Il a soif d’honneur, d’amitié, de liberté et d’amour. Mais pour survivre, il devra soit cacher sa véritable nature… Soit fuir !

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.

Auf dem Fireach Speur herrscht Krieg. Das lang vergessene Reich der Xoconai hat den Menschen westlich der Berge den Krieg erklärt und ihr erstes Ziel sind die Völker rund um Loch Beag. Nur Aoleyn, Talmadge und einige wenige Verbündete stehen den Eroberungsplänen des einzigartigen Gottkönigs Tzatzini im Weg. Aber noch ist nicht alles verloren. Weit entfernt vom Fireach Speur entdeckt Bruder Taddeus von der abellikanischen Kirche ein uraltes Grab.

Das Leben auf dem Berg Fireach Speuer verändert sich. Aoelyn riskierte ihr Leben, um den Händler Talmadge zu retten, und es kostet sie alles, was ihr lieb und teuer ist. Doch Talmadge überlebte und kann die erstaunliche Frau nicht vergessen, die einen Gott tötete. Ihnen ist nicht klar, dass der Krieg auf dem Weg zum Berg ist. Weit im Westen rührt sich ein gefallenes Imperium. Eines, das eine Sonnenfinsternis als Aufruf zum Krieg sieht. Ihr Reich herrschte einst über die bekannte Welt und sie wollen es zurück.

Nachdem Aoleyn ihre Eltern verloren hat, muss sie sich allein in einem Stamm bösartiger Barbaren behaupten. Sie träumt davon, in die Welt jenseits ihrer Bergheimat zu entkommen. Die einzige Hoffnung, die Freiheit zu erlangen, besteht darin, das Lied von Usgar zu erlernen, die mysteriöse Kraft des magischen Zirkels ihres Stammes. Glücklicherweise scheint Aoleyn die mächtigste Hexe zu sein, die jemals gelebt hat. Doch die Magie hat ihren Preis.

There is a great disturbance in the Force. From the sleek ships of the glimmering Coruscant skyscape to the lush gardens of pastoral Naboo, dissent is roiling. The Republic is failing, even under the leadership of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, elected 10 years earlier to save the crumbling government. Separatists threaten war, and the Senate is hopelessly divided, unable to determine whether to raise an army for battle or keep the fragile peace.

Twice the combined might of Ynis Aielle's greatest heroes and wizards has hurled back the demon armies of Morgan Thalasi. Always the BlackWarlock has rebounded, stronger and more evil. But never has he wielded such power as now. With the Staff of Death, Thalasi can raise a new army from out of the very ground - soldiers who cannot be killed because they are already dead.

Though many perished in the dark times past, a precious few survivors escaped, fleeing certain doom to find a dazzling, dangerous land of wonder. Here wizards and witches inhabited forests spun from enchantment and towers of celestial beauty. But in this place of promised safety, the Black Warlock was rising from the ashes of defeat - with an insatiable lust to dominate the world.

When Shade Enclave returns from thousands of years of exile in the Plane of Shadow, all of Faerûn is open to its dark designs. When a tribe of kenku confront the archwizard who gave them magic but kept them as slaves, the skies rain death.When a knight of Cormyr journeys to the ruins of Tilverton, he begins to understand the terrifying power of the archwizards.When phaerimm roam the world, enslaving orc and human alike, the great powers of the world must depend on an ally as deadly as their enemy.

The war of Honce drags on, and the roads and seas are littered with bodies. To everyone's stunned disbelief, Yeslnik the Fool has tipped the war's scales in his favor. The reign of the newly self-appointed King Yeslnik is already distinguished as the most bloody and merciless in Honce history. Trapped, Dame Gwydre and Father Artolivan concoct a desperate plot to join forces with Laird Ethelbert, the lesser of two vicious evils. But Ethelbert's paid assassins slew Jameston Sequin and nearly did the same to Bransen.

Bransen Garibond, the Highwayman, had little interest in the politics of Honce. To him, the two powerful warring lairds were the same sides of the same coin: The outcome for the people would be no different either way. A journey north, however, teaches Bransen that his views are simplistic at best...and that some things truly matter.