Quag Keep
core novel 1978 Greyhawk
Record
| First published | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.26 (1,185 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780689501074 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
A group of friends playing a tabletop fantasy game is shown a set of new miniature figures. When Martin picks up a swordsman figure, he is pulled out of his own life and into the body of the warrior Milo Jagon in the city of Greyhawk, the world of the game. His companions have been carried there too, each taking on the shape of the character they played. They cannot remember their lives on Earth, and each wears a bracelet with spinning dice that cannot be removed. A magical compulsion drives them north to the fortress of Quag Keep, where they are meant to confront a dark power that threatens both worlds. Distrust and shifting loyalties mark their journey.
Where it sits
- Universe: Greyhawk
- Series: Quag Keep core; position 1 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Andre Norton
Notes
- First published in hardcover by Atheneum in 1978; the first novel set in the World of Greyhawk.
- From the series record (Quag Keep): Gamers from Earth are pulled into the world of Greyhawk, then try to find a way home.
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 Quag Keep: position 1 of 2: next Return to Quag Keep (2006)
- Internal chronology, within Greyhawk: position 4 of 19: previous Against the Giants (1999) · next Artifact of Evil (1986)
Sources
← Greyhawk dossier · All universes
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