The Verdant Passage (Dark Sun World: Prism Pentad, Book 1)

From the creators of the best-selling DRAGONLANCE tm & the FORGOTTEN REALMS tm fantasy series comes a thrilling new line of gripping fantasy novels. In THE VERDANT PASSAGE, New York Times best-selling author Troy Denning begins an epic tale of love, heroism & honor. The reign of Kalak, the immortal sorcerer-king whose evil magic has reduced the majestic city of Tyr to a desolate place of dust & fear, is about to end. Banding together to spark a revolution are a maverick statesman, a winsome half-elf slave girl, & a man-dwarf gladiator bred for the arenas. If the people of Tyr are to be free, the mismatched trio of steadfast rebels must look into the face of terror & choose between love & life. Denning is the author of WATERDEEP, DRAGONWALL & THE PARCHED SEA, all national bestsellers, & he brings a great cast of characters to the first novel set in the world of the dark sun, a land whose ecological crises are a chilling reflection of our own. ISBN : 9781560761211 Return to the apocalyptic deserts of the Dark Sun world as unlikely heroes spark a revolution against an evil sorcerer-king For thousands of years, the devil sorcerer King Kalak has used vile magic to drain Athas of its precious life-force. Now, his reign is coming to an end—though the city of Tyr, like the rest of the world, is nothing more than a magic-blasted ruin and a desolate place of dust, blood, and fear. All that’s left is desperation—and revolution. Leading this revolution against Kalak are a maverick statesman, a winsome half-elf slave girl, and a man-dwarf gladiator bred for the arenas. But if the people are to be freed, the mismatched trio of steadfast rebels must look into the face of terror and choose between love and life. First introduced in 1991, Troy Denning’s post-apocalyptic world of Athas remains one of the most talked-about and fan-requested settings in the Dungeons & Dragons universe. Now, a new generation of readers can discover the magic-blasted deserts of the unforgettable Dark Sun . . . Return to the deserts of the Dark Sun world! A maverick statesman, a half-elf slave girl, and a man-dwarf gladiator band together to face off against the vile magic of a sorcerer-king who's spent a thousand years draining the world of Athas of its precious life-force. In 1991 best-selling author Troy Denning introduced the world to the post-apocalyptic world of Athas, and almost twenty years later it remains one of the most talked-about and fan-requested settings in the Dungeons & Dragons universe. These deluxe trade paperback reissues will introduce a whole new generation to the magic-blasted deserts of the Dark Sun world! From the Trade Paperback edition A new creed kindled from despair... Kalak: an immortal sorcerer-king whose evil magic has reduced the majestic city of Tyr to a desolate place of dust, blood, and fear. His thousand-year reign of death is about to end. Banding together to spark a revolution are a maverick statesmen, a winsome half-elf slave girl, and a man-dwarf gladiator bred for the arenas. But if the people are to be freed, the mismatched trio of steadfast rebels must look into the face of terror and choose between love and life.