Blackstaff
Archmage of Waterdeep Chosen of Mystra Master of Blackstaff Tower Khelben
“The Blackstaff” Arunsun has lived for centuries and kept more secrets
than anyone can imagine. He is more than a wizard, more than the
protector of the City of Splendors, and more than human. When his
consciousness is intermingled with that of his young apprentice they
will learn more from each other than either expected, and go together
to a fate neither could possibly see coming. Steven E. Schend, one of the Forgotten Realms setting’s most prolific sages, breathes new life into one of Faerûn’s
most vital mages, and reveals secrets and lies from a thousand years of
Realmslore.
Steven E. Schend
Born
in 1967, Steven E. Schend fell into the fantastic worlds of L. Frank
Baum's Oz and Edgar Rice Burroughs's Barsoom. All that fantasy helped,
as Steven worked for over fifteen years with TSR, Inc., Wizards of the
Coast, and other game companies. He has been an editor, a designer, an
assistant manager, and world builder. He's also worked as a teacher,
landscaper, street sweeper, and concrete curb builder. After
all's said and done, his favorite job has always been as the mouthpiece
and chronicler for the denizens of the Forgotten Realms. There is, however, no
truth to the rumors that Steven has actually assumed Khelben's
identity, or he his. It just seems that way more and more since Steven
grew a beard.
Forgotten Realms: The Wizards
Forgotten Realms: The Wizards consists of four books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Main series Forgotten Realms