Dawn of Night

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Dawn of Night

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Cover of the first edition
Author Paul S. Kemp
Country United States
Language English
Genre Fantasy novel
Published 2004
Media type Print (Paperback)
ISBN 978-0-7869-3225-2
Preceded by Twilight Falling
Followed by Midnight's Mask

Dawn of Night is a fantasy novel by Paul S. Kemp, set in the world of the Forgotten Realms, and based on the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. It is the second novel in "The Erevis Cale Trilogy". It was published in paperback in June 2004. The Erevis Cale Trilogy was later reprinted as an omnibus in June 2010 (ISBN   978-0-7869-5498-8).

Paul S. Kemp is a fantasy author most known for his Forgotten Realms novels.

Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories. Several years later, Greenwood brought the setting to the D&D game as a series of magazine articles, and the first Realms game products were released in 1987. Role-playing game products have been produced for the setting ever since, as have various licensed products including novels, role-playing video game adaptations, and comic books. The Forgotten Realms is one of the most popular D&D settings, largely due to the success of novels by authors such as R. A. Salvatore and numerous role-playing video games, including Pool of Radiance (1988), Eye of the Beholder (1991), Baldur's Gate (1998), Icewind Dale (2000) and Neverwinter Nights (2002).

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Contents

Plot summary

Erevis Cale has gained more power and taken on more responsibility as a follower of the deity Mask.

Erevis Cale is a fictional character in the Forgotten Realms series of books, which are published by Wizards of the Coast and based on the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. He is first introduced in a short story published in "Another Name For Dawn", and then appears in the short story "Resurrection" in the collection that formed the first part of the Sembia series, The Halls of Stormweather.

Reception

Critic Don D'Ammassa opined that "the story is quite well done, although you won't be particularly surprised by any of the plot twists." [1]

Donald Eugene D'Ammassa is an American fantasy, science fiction and horror reviewer and author. He is chiefly known for his numerous reviews, written over a period of more than thirty years. He writes as Don D'Ammassa.

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References

  1. D'Ammassa, Don (December 2004). "Prisoner of Haven/Dawn of Night", Chronicle 26 (12): 46.