From the creators of the best-selling DRAGONLANCE tm & the FORGOTTEN REALMS tm fantasy series comes a thrilling new line of gripping fantasy novels. In THE VERDANT PASSAGE, New York Times best-selling author Troy Denning begins an epic tale of love, heroism & honor. The reign of Kalak, the immortal sorcerer-king whose evil magic has reduced the majestic city of Tyr to a desolate place of dust & fear, is about to end. Banding together to spark a revolution are a maverick statesman, a winsome half-elf slave girl, & a man-dwarf gladiator bred for the arenas. If the people of Tyr are to be free, the mismatched trio of steadfast rebels must look into the face of terror & choose between love & life. Denning is the author of WATERDEEP, DRAGONWALL & THE PARCHED SEA, all national bestsellers, & he brings a great cast of characters to the first novel set in the world of the dark sun, a land whose ecological crises are a chilling reflection of our own.

A Desperate Battle with the Vilest of Dragons! **Dark Sun** continues to be the most sought-after of the classic TSR **Dungeons & Dragons** campaign settings, and this third release in the five-part Prism Pentad will continue to bring old and new fans alike into the magic-scarred deserts of Athas. In order to finally defeat Borys, the Dragon of Athas, Sadira will have to reach the Pristine Tower--the citadel from which the dragon was born. But the same dark forces that created Borys still haunt the smoldering ruins.

Athas, world of the dark sun: Ruled for thousands of years by power-mad sorcerer-kings, its cities have become vile centers of slavery and corruption. Only heroes of the greatest strength and bravest heart can stand against the might of these overlords. The Prism Pentad is a tale of such heroes. Rajaat, the First Sorcerer, betrayed by his champions at the moment of his paramount victory, has been imprisoned beyond space and time, but he alone can return Athas to its verdant splendor. *From the Trade Paperback edition.*

Join the quest for an ancient oracle! Sixteen years after it was first published, *The Obsidian Oracle* is as fresh and exciting as it ever was. Join a new generation of fantasy fans as they rediscover the sword and sorcery adventure of the **Dark Sun** world! Tithian of Tyr seeks the Dark Lens so that he can become the next sorcerer king. Agis needs the Dark Lens to destroy the Dragon of Athas. Before either can lay hands on it, they will have to settle their long-standing hatred of each other.

Tyr is free at last! But for how long? The city-state of Tyr has been freed from a thousand years of slavery to the sorcerer-king, but with change comes chaos and Tyr's triumph may be its death-knell. Almost twenty years after Troy Denning first gave readers a taste of the **Dark Sun** world, it remains one of the most sought-after settings in the **Dungeons & Dragons**® universe. All five of the Prism Pentad novels will be reissued in deluxe trade paperback editions that will introduce a whole new generation to the magic-blasted deserts of the **Dark Sun** world! *From the Trade Paperback edition.*