Part of Series
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.
Author
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.
