Alliances (novel)

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Alliances

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Cover of the first edition
Country United States
Language English
Genre Fantasy novel
Media type Print (Paperback)
ISBN 978-0-7869-4076-9

Alliances is a fantasy novel by Paul B. Thompson and Tonya C. Cook, set in the world of Dragonlance, and based on the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. It is the second novel in the "Elven Exiles" series. It was published in paperback in October 2006.

Paul B. Thompson is a freelance writer and novelist. He has published more than twenty-five books to date, many of which are novels set in the Dragonlance fictional universe. A number of these novels are co-authored with Tonya C. Cook.

<i>Dragonlance</i> fictional universe

Dragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job interview. At TSR Tracy Hickman met Margaret Weis, his future writing partner, and they gathered a group of associates to play the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. The adventures during that game inspired a series of gaming modules, a series of novels, licensed products such as board games, and lead miniature figures.

<i>Dungeons & Dragons</i> fantasy role-playing board game

Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. It was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (TSR). The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997. It was derived from miniature wargames, with a variation of the 1971 game Chainmail serving as the initial rule system. D&D's publication is commonly recognized as the beginning of modern role-playing games and the role-playing game industry.

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Plot summary

The Elven Exiles struggle for survival in the distant kingdom of Khur; the elves remaining in Qualinesti face persecution, enslavement, and extermination; Kerianseray, the Lioness, Kagonesti general and wife of Speaker Gilthas, is magically transported from Khur to equally dangerous circumstances in her former homeland.

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