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Promise of the Witch King, Forgotten Realms by R. A. Salvatore

Promise of the Witch King, Forgotten Realms

The Sellswords

by R. A. Salvatore

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  • Oct 2005, 352 pages
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The second title in a new series dealing with two popular characters from the Forgotten Realms world.

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'Lovers of all things elvish, especially those who like butt-kicking swordplay, dastardly intrigues and ingenious hocus-pocus, will relish this fantasy.' - PW.
'A formulaic, trite and derivative swords-and-sorcery fantasy that reads like a novelized Dungeons & Dragons adventure.' - Kirkus.

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