Enter the mysterious world of the snake-like yuan-ti... Hlondeth - A city populated by the humanoid serpents known as the yuan-ti, and ruled by House Extaminos... This powerful House of Serpents is the ultimate target of The Pox, a human cult whose members worship the goddess of plague and disease, and who begins to work the deadly will of Sibyl's Chosen, a dangerous cabal of yuan-ti who will turn every human in the city into a freakish tainted one, unless Dediana, a yuan-ti half-blood, can stop them all.

The second in a gripping trilogy from R.A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen author Lisa Smedman. Viper's Kiss is the second title in a new trilogy exploring the political intrigues of the yuan-ti race, the details of which have been little explored in previous Forgotten Realms products. Lisa Smedman will pen the entire trilogy, which will affect many other storylines in the Forgotten Realms setting. AUTHOR BIO: Formerly a magazine editor, Lisa Smedman splits her week between working as a reporter/editor at a weekly newspaper and writing fiction. She is a frequent contributor to various science fiction and fantasy magazines, and her most recent credits include authoring Extinction: R.A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen, Book IV, Heirs of Prophecy, and Venom's Taste, and contributing a short story to The Halls of Stormweather.

Medusanna A priestess of terrifying power convinces the Se’sehen A yuan-ti tribe from the distant jungles of Chult to serve her growing cult of Sseth The merciless god of the serpent people who languishes in the foul plane of Smaragh Where a trapped and desperate Karell can only hope Arvin will find her before the House of Serpents Finally destroys their last hope for freedom.