The Parched Sea

Name: The Parched Sea
Author: Troy Denning
ISBN: 9781560760672

expanded novel 1991 Forgotten Realms

Record

First published	1991
Original language	EN
Work type	novel
Canon status	expanded
First-edition ISBN	9781560760672
Internal chronology	1

Synopsis

A young woman named Ruha, who secretly possesses magical abilities, adjusts to life with her new desert tribe but must hide her nature to avoid persecution. When disaster strikes her tribe, she becomes entangled with a Harper agent investigating the villainous Zhentarim, setting her on an unexpected journey amid themes of prejudice and belonging.

Where it sits

Universe: Forgotten Realms
Series: The Harpers expanded; position 1 of 16 in the series' recorded order
Author: Troy Denning

Notes

The Harpers #1. Ranger Rylar and a Harper agent cross the Anauroch desert pursued by an orc horde.
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 1 of 16: next Elfshadow (1991)
Internal chronology, within Forgotten Realms: position 8 of 215: previous The Summoning (2001) · next Cormyr: A Novel (1996)

Sources

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