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Dragonrealm
Series · 10 books · 1989-2013

Books in series

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#1

Firedrake

1989

The New York Times best-selling fantasy author brings an epic realm of magic and intrigue! In Firedrake, a land ruled by the shape-shifting Dragon Kings, Cabe Bedlam is hunted for both the legacy he represents and the future he may bring. Yet, dragons may be the least of the dangers, for in a land drenched with sorcery, Cabe's very legacy may be what destroys him!
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#2

Ice Dragon

1989

The dragon emperor has fallen and the remaining drake lords now vie for control. Yet, when Duke Toma, the emperor's son, turns to one for aid in revenge against the wizard Cabe Bedlam and his companions, the drake little realized understands what he unleashes. Unknown to all, the Ice Dragon has other plans for the land...cold, bitter plans that may spell the end for both drake and man.
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#3

Wolfhelm

1990

Shipwrecked long ago on the Dragonrealm, the half-human Gryphon rose to free part of the land from the tyranny of the drake lords,yet his own past remained a forgotten mystery. Now, haunted by the dark words of an old foe, he crosses the sea, journeying to the domain of the ebony-armored wolf raiders. However, in discovering his origins, the Gryphon will awaken the powers of an empire...and risk the wrath of its savage god.
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Shadow Steed

1990

Betrothed to the mysterious, disfigured monarch of the mountain kingdom of Talak, Princess Erini's greatest fears revolve around her own burgeoning —-and undesired —- megical powers. However, she soon discovers that King Melicard's obsession with revenge against the Dragon Kings has led him to initiate a sinister spell, one with which Melicard hopes to summon a demon to do his bidding. Unfortunately for both, Erini and the rest of the Dragonrealm, Melicard summons back not a demon, but rather the shadow creature Darkhorse...and worse, the mad sorcerer Shade.
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The Crystal Dragon

1992

Sinister dreams haunt the wizard Cabe Bedlam, leading both him and Darkhorse to the desolate peninsula of Legar. Here a desperate band of wolf raiders, their empire in ruins, have discovered the resting place and sorcerous artifacts of the inhuman Quel. Now Cabe, Darhorse, and the Gryphon are trapped between two hellish hordes and to defeat them, Cabe must become the willing pawn of the oldest, most enigmatic drake of all...the Crystal Dragon.
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The Dragon Crown

1994

Heir to the dragon emperor's throne, the young, shape-shifting drake Kyl is the focus of many who seek to control the realm's destiny. Cabe Bedlam most of all hopes that this new emperor will be the signal for peace among drakes and men, but knows that he might just as well prove the spark that brings the land to war. However, first Kyl must survive and in trying to assure that, Cabe will have to confront a nightmarish foe from his distant past, one who can strike at him even from within the wizard's own sanctum...
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The Horse King

1997

Freed of the rule of the Dragon Kings, Lanith, warlord of Zuu, has launched a mad war of conquest. Cabe Bedlam and his friends prepare to join battle against him, only too late discovering that their true foe is a creature from beyond, a sadistic manipulator who desires to see the entire realm torn asunder. When Cabe's son, Aurim, becomes the monster's most powerful slave, it seems that there is no hope...unless the shadowy Darkhorse can overcome his fear and join forces with an enigmatic sorceress whose very existence should not be.
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Legends of the Dragonrealm, Vol. IV

2013

Return to the magical lands of Richard A. Knaak's epic Legends of the Dragonrealm saga in this stunning omnibus featuring two grand novels . . . DRAGON TOME Surviving a perilous journey, explorer Wellen Bedlam arrives on the shores of a fabled land of dragons. Such leviathans, though, prove neither the most astonishing nor dangerous aspect of this new world, for hidden within the land called Dragonrealm is an ancient citadel whose master carries a book in which have been written spells capable of giving anyone mastery over all. Now Wellen finds himself the unwitting participant in a struggle between the book's master, the wizards known as the Lords of the Dead, and a monstrous Dragon King, all of whom see the explorer as the perfect yet expendable pawn... THE HORSE KING Freed of the rule of the Dragon Kings, Lanith, warlord of Zuu, has launched a mad war of conquest. Cabe Bedlam and his friends prepare to join battle against him, only too late discovering that their true foe is a creature from beyond, a sadistic manipulator who desires to see the entire realm torn asunder. When Cabe's son, Aurim, becomes the monster's most powerful slave, it seems that there is no hope...unless the shadowy Darkhorse can overcome his fear and fight beside an enigmatic sorceress whose very existence should not be.
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Legends of the Dragonrealm

Shade

2012

An exciting new novel set in the fantasy world of New York Times bestselling author Richard A. Knaak’s Dragonrealm series. New York Times bestselling author Richard A. Knaak’s unforgettable Legends of the Dragonrealm series continues with this spellbinding tale of a powerful sorcerer trapped in a purgatory of his own making. Survivor of a once-mighty race of sorcerers, the spellcaster known to those of the Dragonrealm simply as Shade struggles to find an end to the curse he brought upon himself millennia ago in his hope to escape death . . . and worse. Instead of immortality, he was condemned to an endless series of lives alternating between darkness and light, with “death” only resurrecting him over and over. His blurred features and unstable but terrible powers a threat to friend and foe alike, the hooded sorcerer must defy not only those who would manipulate him, but also his very self. Worse, he must do so always aware that even the land itself may have sinister designs upon him...
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Legends of the Dragonrealm, Vol. I

2009

An omnibus of the first three novels in New York Times bestselling author Richard A. Knaak’s epic fantasy series Dragonrealm—collected for the first time in one incredible volume. In addition to writing one of the bestselling Warcraft novels of all time, Day of the Dragon, Richard A. Knaak is the author of the legendary fantasy series Dragonrealm . Now available for the first time in one fantastic collection, the first three novels from this riveting series Firedrake • : In the ultimate war between humans and fiery shape-shifting beings, Duke Toma has unleashed every conceivable evil upon the world of the Dragon Kings. Only one dares to challenge Cabe Bedlam, a youth with a magical sword that promises its bearer total mastery over man and beast alike. Icedragon • : Pitting his magic sword against the glittering scaled armor of the Dragon Kings, young Cabe Bedlam drove the shape-shifters back to their origins. But from the Northern Wastes, the merciless Ice Dragon implements a lethal scheme to sweep mankind into oblivion. Now Cabe must embark on a perilous journey toward an epic confrontation. Wolfhelm • : The Death of the Dragon Emperor leaves both the Dragonrealms and human kingdom in ruins. Tomorrow’s hope—the Emperor’s hatchlings—live, protected by the human warrior Cabe Bedlam. But the future teeters on the brink of disaster, and only Cabe and his good friend, the Gryohon, can save the dragons from losing their magic forever.

Author

Richard A. Knaak
Richard A. Knaak
Author · 77 books
Richard A. Knaak is the bestselling author of Dragonlance novels, the Dragonrealm and Black City Saint series (his own creations), six novels for Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo series, and six works in the Warcraft universe. He has also written several non-series fantasy books.
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