Forgotten Realms: Blades of the Moonsea

Series · 3 books · 2008-2010

By Richard Baker

Books in series

Swordmage

2008

Four Forgotten Realms ® Fourth Edition! The Spellplague—and other things from horrifying disasters to monumental achievments—has changed the face of the Forgotten Realms world, and this series is the first to plunge fully into a bold new era for the venerable line. The first novel to fully embrace the exciting new elements from the next edition of the Dungeons & Dragons ® game, award-winning game designer and New York Times best-selling author Richard Baker's Swordmage goes where—and when—no Forgotten Realms novel has gone before.

Corsair

2009

A New Era of Forgotten Realms(R) Adventure! When pirates threaten his home, Geran is elected by the city council to track the blood-thirsty pirates to their hidden base, infiltrate them, and find a way to stop them before it's too late. But the pirates are motivated by more than greed. Kin to his enemies, they seek a deeper revenge, one Geran only begins to glimpse when they kidnap the woman he loves.

Avenger

2010

Join the revolution with The New York Times best-selling author Richard Baker! In Avenger, the final volume in the epic adventures of the Blades of the Moonsea, Geran violates his exile to stalk the streets of his former home, hunting down the one who hurt his family and rallying the oppressed people of Hulburg. But Geran’s enemies are as numerous as the laws he breaks seeking revenge, and each and every one of them is determined to see him dead. Blades of the Moonsea is the first series written entirely in the new edition of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, penned by one of its primary creators. Award-winning designer and New York Times best-selling author Richard Baker’s Avenger goes to a place and time no Forgotten Realms series has gone before.

Author

Richard Baker

Author · 39 books

A best-selling author and award-winning game designer, Richard Baker is known for his novels in the Forgotten Realms setting and his work on the Dungeons & Dragons game. His Realms novels include Condemnation (book 3 of the War of the Spider Queen), the Last Mythal trilogy, and the Blades of the Moonsea trilogy. He is currently working on a new military-themed science fiction series centered on the character Sikander North; Valiant Dust, the first book in the new series, debuts in November 2017 from Tor Books. A native of Ocean City, New Jersey, Rich graduated from Virginia Tech in 1988 and went on to serve as a surface warfare officer in the United States Navy. When he's not writing fantasy or science fiction, he works in game publishing. He's the founder of Sasquatch Game Studio, a small game company based in Auburn, Washington. Rich currently resides in the Seattle area with his wife, Kim, and their daughters Alex and Hannah. His interests include gaming (naturally), history, hiking, racquetball, and the Philadelphia Phillies.