Silver Shadows (47 page)

So she caught his wrist firmly before he could touch the moonblade. “You cannot,” she said firmly. The power that enabled you to share my blade is no more.”

The bleak, empty look that filled his eyes smote Arilyn’s heart. “It is no more, because it is not needed,” she said quickly. “For what I can do myself, I do not need the moonblade’s magic.1’ Other explanations could come later; this much she owed him now.

“Is it possible?” he murmured with wonderment. “Arilyn, I have waited two years and more for you to know your heart. Mine you already know—it is yours, along with my life and my soul.”

“Your heart I will take into my keeping, and gladly. But your soul,” she added with deep satisfaction, “is once again entirely your own.”

For further adventures of Arilyn Moonblade and her Harper partner Danilo Thann, be sure to read Elfshadow and Elf song, both by Elaine Cunningham.

Harpers are being murdered, and all signs point to the half-elf adventurer Arilyn Moonblade. Tormented by dreams and stalked by shadows, Arilyn must look to the past to discover the truth about herself and the magical elven sword she carries. Is she truly a murderer, or is she about to become a victim? The Elfshadow holds the key to the truth, but also bears the potential for disaster.

(ISBN 1-56076-117-2)

When a mysterious spell falls over the bards of Waterdeep, rewriting both their music and their memories, archmage Khelben Blackstaff Aruneun fears the spell may be part of a larger plot. He calls on Danilo Thann, a Harper mage and would-be bard, to confront the green dragon that holds the key to the mystery. Danilo joins forces with las old enemy, the rogue elf Elaith Craulnober, an elven minstrel with strange abilities, and a dwarf maid with a deadly wit to solve the riddle of the Elfsong.

(ISBN 1-66076-679-4)

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FANTASY ADVENTURE

Welcome to the FORGOTTEN REALMS, the largest and most detailed of TSR’s fantasy worlds.

Look out from the high walls of Waterdeep, the sprawling, cosmopolitan City of Splendors. Beyond lies the Savage Frontier: the rugged mountains and endless forests of the Sword Coast, wilderlands that cloak the crumbling ruins of fallen kingdoms.

Travel with the caravans that cross these dangerous lands, heading east toward the kingdom of Cormyr, fabled realm of ancient forests, land of chivalry and romance. Stop over in the Dalelands, home of the crusty old wizard Elminster and the birthplace of many heroes and heroines. Then continue onward to distant Thay … and beyond.

In your travels, you will encounter many folk from highborn to low. Among the beautiful and deadly Seven Sisters are Storm Silverhand, the silver-haired Bard of Shadowdale, and High Lady Alustriel, the gentle and just ruler of Sttverymoon. A third sister is the Simbul, fey and wild-tempered Witch-Queen of Aglarond. There are four more sisters, each beautiful and powerful in her own way.

If you meet them on the road, do not meddle with title mysterious Harpers, who work to uphold freedom and the causes of good throughout the Realms. You may, however, share a drink with the eccentric explorer Volo, and pick his brain for a wealth of information about your next destination. Beware that sinister-looking fellow in the corner of the common room. He may be a Zhentarim agent, gathering information for a tak&ver

of the Heartlands.

Should the surface world not prove exciting enough for you, make your way beneath Mount Waterdeep to traverse the miles upon miles of tunnels and caverns known as Undennountain—but beware its deadly traps and skulking monsters. If you survive these hazards, press on to the subterranean city of Menzoberranzan, home of the deadly drow and birthplace of the renegade Drizzt DoTJrden.

When you return to the light of the surface world, you may want to explore the crumbling ruins of Myth Drannor, a storehouse of lost magic and deadly monsters in the heart of the vast Elven Court forest.

From the dangerous sewers and back alleys of sprawling cities, to glaciers, deserts, jungles, and uncharted seas (above and below the surface!), there’s a whole world to explore in the lands of the FORGOTTEN REALMS.

About the Author

Elaine Cunningham’s work for TSR. Inc. includes stories in the Tales of Raven I oft, Realms of Valor, Realms of Infamy, and Realms of Magic anthologies; a young adult novel for FIRST QUEST1” books. The Unicorn Hunt: and a SPELEJAMMER1 Books novel, The Radiant Dragon. She is most at home in the Forgotten Realms, which is the setting for her best-selling Harpers novels, Elfshado\- and Elf song and the hardcover novel. Daughter of the Dro\\

Elaine is an omnivorous reader, an occasional musician, and a dedicated dilettante who has more interests than time. Of all the worlds s.he inhabits, her favorite is shared by her husband. William, and their two sons. Andrew and Scan.

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