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Ed Greenwood’s sixth and final installment of the Sundering saga follows legendary wizard Elminster amid chaos as the goddess of magic, Mystra, withdraws from the world. With the Weave of magic at risk, he must counter the Shadovar’s Shadow Weave plans that threaten to envelop Faerûn. Joined by Storm Silverhand and his protege Amarune, Elminster works to reinforce the Weave’s fragile bonds while navigating prophetic warnings, divine conflict, and political intrigue from Candlekeep to Myth Drannor. The novel culminates in a desperate bid to prevent a cataclysmic reckoning that could alter the fate of the Forgotten Realms.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Fantasy/Epic Fantasy
Authors: Ed Greenwood
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