Night Watch
core novel 1990 Greyhawk
Record
| First published | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.80 (82 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780880389143 |
Synopsis
In the Free City of Greyhawk, the most famous seers are murdered on the same night, each beside his own tools of divination. Garett Starlen, commander of the City Watch's night shift, takes the case. The city's laws forbid the use of magic in investigations, so he must rely on informants, plain reasoning and his knowledge of the people of the streets. City officials care more about politics and appearances than about the dead. As he follows the trail, strange creatures begin to attack citizens, the powerful Guild of Wizards is overcome by an unseen force, and the zealots of the Horned Society continue their campaign. Starlen finds that the killings are part of a wider threat to the city.
Where it sits
- Universe: Greyhawk
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Robin Wayne Bailey
Notes
- Published by TSR Books in 1990; also titled Night Watch: Murder by Magic.
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 Greyhawk (standalone work): position 12 of 20: previous The Eyes Have It (1989) · next Against the Giants (1999)
Sources
- Greyhawk Online wiki: novels
- Greyhawk Wiki: Night Watch
- Blackwell's listing (TSR paperback)
- PaperbackSwap description
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