Canticle
novel 1991 Forgotten Realms
Record
| First published | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781560761198 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
The Edificant Library, a scholarly sanctuary in the Snowflake Mountains, faces catastrophe when a malevolent potion called the Chaos Curse is released within its walls. A young cleric named Cadderly must band together with allies including the warrior Danica and two dwarven brothers to confront the forces of destruction unleashed from the library's hidden depths.
Where it sits
- Universe: Forgotten Realms
- Series: The Cleric Quintet ; position 1 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: R.A. Salvatore
Notes
- The Cleric Quintet #1.
- From the series record (The Cleric Quintet): R.A. Salvatore's non-Drizzt Forgotten Realms line, following the priest Cadderly Bonaduce: Canticle (1991), In Sylvan Shadows (1992), Night Masks (1992), The Fallen Fortress (1993), The Chaos Curse (1994). Individual volumes registered 2026-08-18, completing a series stub that had been registered without them since the original admission.
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 The Cleric Quintet: position 1 of 5: next In Sylvan Shadows (1992)
- Internal chronology, within Forgotten Realms: position 1 of 215: next Elminster: The Making of a Mage (1994)
Sources
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