The Ring of Winter
novel 1992 Forgotten Realms
Record
| First published | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781560763307 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
Adventurer Artus Cimber has spent a decade searching for the legendary Ring of Winter, rumored to lie hidden in the dangerous jungles of Chult and to possess the magical might to make the wearer immortal and bring a second Ice Age down upon the Realms. His quest forces him to contend with prehistoric creatures, a lost civilization, and a sinister frost-worshipping organization.
Where it sits
- Universe: Forgotten Realms
- Series: The Harpers ; position 5 of 16 in the series' recorded order
- Author: James Lowder
Notes
- The Harpers #5. Adventurer Artus Cimber seeks an artifact of eternal winter in a lost jungle land.
- 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 5 of 16: previous The Night Parade (1992) · next Crypt of the Shadowking (1993)
- Internal chronology, within Forgotten Realms: position 184 of 215: previous Heirs of Prophecy (2002) · next The Sentinel (2014)
Sources
- Wikipedia: List of Forgotten Realms novels
- https://www.risingshadow.net/book/23018-the-ring-of-winter
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