Blackstaff Tower
novel 2008 Forgotten Realms
Record
| First published | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780786949137 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
A call for heroes. A young group of friends stumble across a terrifying conspiracy that puts the heir to the Blackstaff, the defender of Waterdeep, in terrible danger, and they must search deep within themselves to become the heroes their city needs, to save its champion from those who would see both brought low. Blackstaff Tower is the seat of arcane power where the Archmage of Waterdeep holds his court. The first book of the series, by Steven E. Schend, who had earlier told the story of Khelben Arunsun in Blackstaff. Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep was a series of stand-alone novels set in Waterdeep, the City of Splendors, presented by the creator of the Forgotten Realms to showcase the city and new authors, and written for readers with no prior knowledge of the setting.
Where it sits
- Universe: Forgotten Realms
- Series: Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep ; position 1 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Steven E. Schend
Notes
- Part of Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep, a 6-novel multi-author series each set in Waterdeep with an introduction by Ed Greenwood; distinct from the earlier, unrelated The Wizards series.
- From the series record (Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep): A 6-novel multi-author series (2008-2010), each set in Waterdeep and introduced by Ed Greenwood, though not written by him. Distinct from the earlier, unrelated The Wizards series despite both featuring the Blackstaff Tower setting.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep: position 1 of 6: next Mistshore (2008)
- Internal chronology, within Forgotten Realms: position 21 of 215: previous The Alabaster Staff (2003) · next Brimstone Angels (2011)
Sources
- Wikipedia (English)
- Forgotten Realms Wiki (Fandom)
- https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Blackstaff_Tower_(novel)
- Wizards of the Coast (publisher description, via Worlds Without End)
- Wizards of the Coast (back-cover text and Ed Greenwood's introduction, via Risingshadow)
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