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Forgotten Realms: The Rogues
Series · 4 books · 2003-2004

Books in series

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#1

The Alabaster Staff

2003

The first volume in a new series of adventures that focuses on the exploits of the the Rogues follows a young woman who is drawn into unexpected danger by the theft of an alabaster staff that brings her into conflict with the thieves' guild and the followers of the dragon god Tiamat as her fate becomes tied to the dreaded Staff of the Necromancer. Original.
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#2

The Black Bouquet

2003

The second title in a series of stand-alone adventures about the secret life of rogues. He thought it was a game. He thought no one would get hurt. He thought he could trust a tanarukk bandit. He thought he was hired for his skill and cunning. He thought it was just another victim, just another mark. He thought he could do his job without turning the entire city against him. He was wrong. Second in a new series that brings to life the people who survive on the fringes and in the shadows of the Forgotten Realms world—The Rogues.
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#3

The Crimson Gold

2003

She wanted out. She wanted a new life. She wanted a trophy worthy of a master thief. She wanted to find the source of the treasured crimson gold. She wanted to face an undead emperor on his home ground and live to tell the tale. Careful what you wish for. "The Crimson Gold" is the third title in this ongoing Forgotten Realms series focusing specifically on the shadowed life of the iconic character class of the rogue. Each novel in the series is a stand-alone adventure, allowing readers an easy entry point into the Forgotten Realms world.
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#4

The Yellow Silk

2004

The fourth in a series of fantasy adventures chronicling the adventures of the rogues follows the exploits of a compulsive liar and storyteller, whose boastful tales and promises lead him into all kinds of unexpected dangers. Original.

Authors

Richard Lee Byers
Richard Lee Byers
Author · 45 books
A resident of the Tampa Bay area, Richard spends much of his leisure time fencing, playing poker, shooting pool and is a frequent guest at Florida science-fiction conventions. His current projects include new novels set in the Forgotten Realms universe and the eBook post-apocalyptic superhero series The Impostor.
Don Bassingthwaite
Don Bassingthwaite
Author · 15 books

Don lives with his partner in Toronto, surrounded by gadgets, spice jars, and too many books. No, I don’t normally refer to myself in the third person. That’s the official author bio from the back of my most recent books. You want some other trivia? I’m a fan of the serial comma. I’m a huge fan of breakfast cereal. I own one (and only one) stuffed animal—a Highland cow from Edinburgh named “Ewan MooGregor.” I love Edinburgh and London—other large cities visited in the UK include Bath and Plymouth. I’ve also been to Cheddar where I ate a really good cheese sandwich. I like cheese, especially hard and blue cheeses (Mmmm. Stilton.). I look terrible in hats with the exception (for unknown reasons) of a few ball caps of particular colour and design. I look good in rugby shirts, but don’t really own any as I neither play rugby nor follow the sport enough to feel honest buying the shirt of any particular team. I don’t play or follow soccer either, but that didn’t stop me from choosing a “shirt team” in the last World Cup, wearing their shirt, and cheering for them in pubs. Go Netherlands! To quote Paul S. Kemp, “Mmm. Beer.” I have seriously considered buying a kilt. Update March 2008: The kilt has been bought! Kilt, cow, and fondness for Edinburgh aside, I’m not Scottish. More to come, I’m sure!

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