by James Wyatt
“To Argonnessen, then.”
Gaven smiled at her and nodded, trying to banish the visions of carnage from his mind.
EPILOGUE
General Yeven pushed the door open and held it for Haldren to pass through. He took some satisfaction from the bruised skin on the side of the old man’s face, the eye that was still swollen shut. Haldren walked into the dark room a little hesitantly, all the swagger gone from his step. Perfect.
Yeven followed Haldren in, closed the door, and leaned against it. “General ir’Brassek, I believe you are already acquainted with Kelas ir’Darran.” Right on cue, a dim light flickered to life on a desk across the room, and Kelas’s face appeared in the dark.
“You?” Haldren sputtered. “Was Yeven working for you all along? You dare bring me here?”
Yeven grimaced. Haldren’s spirit was not quite as broken as he had hoped.
“Shut up, Haldren,” Kelas said with a small smile. “You know I couldn’t answer your invitation to Bluevine. I can do much more from my current position than I could if my inclinations became known. I’m a spymaster, not a general.”
“A spymaster, indeed. I suppose Darraun worked for you, then?”
Good guess, Yeven thought.
“No,” Kelas said. “We believe he was a Thrane agent, which might account for the disaster on the Starcrag Plain.”
That was the story they’d agreed on. Reinforce his sense of failure, keep beating him down. Make him pliable. It was working: Haldren didn’t have a ready response. He looked down at his hands.
“Listen, Haldren. It was a disaster, but it’s not the end.” Haldren looked up, a hint of spirit returning. “We can’t afford to try a direct military approach again—neither you nor General Yeven has enough support left in the army to launch another attack. But we still have allies, and we have other means at our disposal.”
“The Arcane Congress?” Haldren said hopefully. Arcanist Wheldren had withheld any support from Haldren’s initial strike, but he had promised future support if the attack went well.
“I have spoken to both Arcanist Wheldren and Ashara d’Cannith, and we have begun forging new plans. Your assistance could help bring those plans to fruition.”
“My assistance.” Haldren looked back down at his hands.
Yeven nodded slightly. Haldren understood the full weight of the words: he would no longer be in charge of this affair. He would be helping Kelas. Would he accept? Was his spirit sufficiently broken?
“Very well, Kelas,” Haldren said at last. Yeven broke into a smile. “I will give whatever assistance I can.”
“I’m very glad to hear it, General ir’Brassek.” Kelas stood behind his desk and extended a hand to Haldren, who took it and shook it. He seemed almost grateful.
General Yaven’s smile was genuine. The changeling wearing the general’s face was pleased.
Land of intrigue.
Towering cities where murder is business.
Dark forests where hunters are hunted.
Ground where the dead never rest.
To find the truth takes a special breed of hero.
THE INQUISITIVES
BOUND BY IRON
Edward Bolme
Torn by oaths to king and country, one man must unravel a tapestry of murder and slavery.
NIGHT OF THE LONG SHADOWS
Paul Crilley
During the longest nights of the year, worshipers of the dark rise from the depths of the City of Towers to murder … and worse.
LEGACY OF WOLVES
Marsheila Rockwell
In the streets of Aruldusk, a series of grisly murders has rocked the small city. The gruesome nature of the murders spawns rumors of a lycanthrope in a land where the shapeshifters were thought to have been hunted to extinction.
THE DARKWOOD MASK
Jeff LaSala
A beautiful Inquisitive teams up with a wanted vigilante to take down a crimelord who hides behind a mask of deceit, savage cunning, and sorcery.
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An action-packed tale of adventure and intrigue from one of the EBERRON® line’s finest authors.
DON BASSINGTHWAITE
Legacy of Dhakaan
From the ashes of the long-collapsed Dhakaani Empire, a new king of the goblins will do whatever he can to see the kingdom of Darguun recognized. The Five Nations may not have much love for the descendents of Dhakaan, but they must respect the bloodthirsty warriors.
Book 1
The Doom of Kings
August 2008
The Dragon Below
In the dark places of the wild, there are terrors older than the nations of men. When a chance rescue brings bitter rivals together, two warriors team up on a mission of vengeance. But the enemy waiting for them in the depths of the Shadow Marches is far more sinister than any they’ve faced before.
Book 1
The Binding Stone
Book 2
The Grieving Tree
Book 3
The Killing Song
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In the shadow of the Last War, the heroes aren’t all shining knights.
PARKER DeWOLF
The Lanternlight Files
Ulther Whitsun is a fixer. When you’ve got a problem, if you can’t find someone to take care of it, he’s your man—as long as you can pay the price. If you can’t, or you won’t … gods have mercy on your soul.
Book 1
The Left Hand of Death
Ulther finds himself in possession of a strange relic. His enemies want it, he wants its owner, and the City Watch wants him locked away for good. When a job turns this dangerous, winning or losing are no longer an option. It may be all one man can do just to stay alive.
Book 2
When Night Falls
Ulther teams up with a young and ambitious chronicler to stop a revolution. But treachery may kill him, and salvation comes from unexpected places.
July 2008
Book 3
Death Comes Easy
Gangs in lower Sharn are at each other’s throats. And they don’t care who gets killed in the battle. But now Ulther had been hired to put an end to the violence. And he doesn’t care who he steps on to do his job.
December 2008
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From acclaimed author and award-winning game designer James Wyatt, an adventure that will shake the world of EBERRON to its core.
THE DRACONIC PROPHECIES
were old when humans first began to forge their civilization. They give meaning to the past, guidance in the present, and predict the future—a future of the world’s remaking. And now, one facet of the prophecies is being set in motion, and all of it revolves around Gaven, exiled from his house, thrown into prison, and in the grips of a terrible madness.
Book One
Storm Dragon
Book Two
Dragon Forge June 2008
Book Three
Dragon War
June 2009
And don’t miss James Wyatt’s first EBERRON novel
In the Claws of the Tiger
Janik barely survived his last expedition to the dark continent, but when he finds himself embroiled in a plot involving the lost wonders of Xen’drik, his one hope at redemption is to return and face the horrors that once almost destroyed him.
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Sword & sorcery adventure from the creator of the EBERRON® world!
KEITH BAKER
Thorn of Breland
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br /> A new war has already begun—a cold war, fought in the shadows by agents of every nation—and Thorn does all she can as a member of the King’s Citadel. But her last mission has left her with gaps in her memory, and she’ll have to work out what happened as she goes—after all, Breland won’t protect itself.
Book 1
The Queen of Stone
November 2008
The Dreaming Dark
A band of weary war veterans have come to Sharn, hoping to find a way to live in a world that is struggling to settle into an uneasy peace. But over the years, they have made enemies in high places—and even places far from Eberron.
Book 1
The City of Towers
Book 2
The Shattered Land
Book 3
The Gates of Night
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
James Wyatt is an award-winning game designer at Wizards of the Coast and one of the designers of the EBERRON® Campaign Setting. His first EBERRON® novel, In the Claws of the Tiger, was published in 2006. He also wrote City of the Spider Queen and Oriental Adventures, and co-authored many other roleplaying game products, including Magic of Incarnum, Sharn: City of Towers, Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons, and Book of Exalted Deeds.
James grew up in Ithaca, New York, and graduated from Oberlin College and Union Theological Seminary. After a gradual migration across the United States, with stops in Ohio, Wisconsin, and California, he now lives in Washington State with his wife and son.
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STORM DRAGON
The Draconic Prophecies· Book 1
© 2007 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
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Table of Contents
Cover
Other Books By This Author
Title Page
Dedication
Part I
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Part II
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Part III
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Part IV
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Epilogue
About the Author
Copyright