The Moonshae Trilogy

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The Moonshae Trilogy is a series of novels by Douglas Niles, set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. Darkwalker on Moonshae , the first novel in the series, was the very first Forgotten Realms novel ever published.

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The Moonshae Trilogy takes place on the Moonshae Isles, and involves a young prince on his way to unite all the people on the islands.

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