Shadowdale
novel 1989 Forgotten Realms
Record
| First published | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780880387309 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Four adventurers become entangled in divine conflict when the gods are banished from the heavens and must travel through Faerûn in the guise of mortals. After helping rescue the goddess Mystra from Bane's clutches, the group receives a divine artifact and must journey to Shadowdale to seek aid from the wizard Elminster.
Where it sits
- Universe: Forgotten Realms
- Series: The Avatar Trilogy ; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Scott Ciencin
Notes
- The Avatar Trilogy #1. Credited on its original edition to the shared house pseudonym "Richard Awlinson"; actual authorship per Wikipedia's "The Avatar Series" article.
- From the series record (The Avatar Trilogy): The foundational 1989 crossover trilogy covering the Forgotten Realms' Time of Troubles, during which the gods walk Faerun as mortals: Shadowdale, Tantras, and Waterdeep. Published under the shared house pseudonym "Richard Awlinson"; Shadowdale and Tantras are actually by Scott Ciencin, Waterdeep by Troy Denning, per Wikipedia's own "The Avatar Series" article. 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 Avatar Trilogy: position 1 of 3: next Tantras (1989)
- Internal chronology, within Forgotten Realms: position 3 of 215: previous Elminster: The Making of a Mage (1994) · next Dissolution (2002)
Sources
- Wikipedia: List of Forgotten Realms novels
- https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Shadowdale_(novel)
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