Ed Greenwood, Elaine Cunningham, Barb Hendee, Elaine Bergstrom,R.A.Salvatore, Christie Golden, David Cook, James M.Ward, Denise Vitola, J. Robert King, Troy Denning, Mark Anthony, Jane Cooper Hong, Mary H. Herbert, James Lowder, Roger E. Moore
Realms of Infamy
Contents
Ed Greenwood… So High a Price
Elaine Cunningham…The More Things Change
Barb Hendee…The Meaning of Lore
Elaine Bergstrom…Raven’s Egg
R.A.Salvatore…The Third Level
Christie Golden…Blood Sport
David Cook…Gallows Day
James M.Ward…A Matter of Thorns
Denise Vitola…Stolen Spells
J. Robert King…The Greatest Hero Who Ever Died
Troy Denning…Twilight
Mark Anthony…The Walls of Midnight
Jane Cooper Hong…And Wringing of Hands
Mary H. Herbert…Thieves’ Honor
James Lowder…Laughter in the Flames
Roger E. Moore…Vision
So High a Price
Ed Greenwood
So high a price
So willingly paid
Hot blood flows
And a ruler is made.
Mintiper Moonsilver
Ballad of a Tyran
Year of the Turret
Sunlight flashed from the highest towers of Zhentil Keep and flung dazzling reflections through nearby windows. It was a hot Mirtul day in the Year of the Blazing Brand.
A ledgebird darted past one window, wheeled on nimble wings, and called like a carefree trumpet. But then, it did not know how little time it had left to live.
Manshoon smiled slightly and crooked a finger. The bird exploded in a puff of green flame. Humming the latest minstrel tune, the wizard watched scorched feathers drift away. Trust a bird of Zhentil Keep to fly unwittingly to its doom, singing off-key. Well, things might not be that way much longer…