Curse of the Shadowmage

Name: Curse of the Shadowmage
Author: Mark Anthony
ISBN: 9780786901913

expanded novel 1995 Forgotten Realms

Record

First published	1995
Original language	EN
Work type	novel
Canon status	expanded
First-edition ISBN	9780786901913
Internal chronology	11

Synopsis

Legendary Harper Caledan Caldorien, heir to the shadow magic, has mysteriously vanished. The Harpers organization splits over how to handle him: some want him destroyed, while renegade member Mari Al'maren and mage Morhion believe he can be saved, and race to find him before an ancient evil transformation completes.

Where it sits

Universe: Forgotten Realms
Series: The Harpers expanded; position 11 of 16 in the series' recorded order
Author: Mark Anthony

Notes

The Harpers #11. Sequel to Crypt of the Shadowking; further confrontation with the Shadowking's undead legacy.
From the series record (The Harpers): A 16-novel series (1991-1998) of standalone-but-linked adventures each following a different member of the Harpers, a secretive network of rangers/bards/spies working to preserve balance across Faerun; one novel per volume, various authors, some (Elfshadow/Elfsong/Silver Shadows/Thornhold; Crypt of the Shadowking/Curse of the Shadowmage; Masquerades/Finder's Bane) forming their own internal 2-4 book arcs. The Veiled Dragon (1996) is registered without a confirmed print ISBN; only ebook/ASIN identifiers were found. Registered 2026-08-18.

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 Harpers: position 11 of 16: previous Masquerades (1995) · next The Veiled Dragon (1996)
Internal chronology, within Forgotten Realms: position 210 of 215: previous Masquerades (1995) · next The Veiled Dragon (1996)

Sources

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