Realms of the Deep
Edited by Philip Athans.
When armies of evil rise up from the seas around Faerûn, no one is safe.
A young mage battles at the side of Khelben Arunsun to defend the city of Waterdeep.
A merman struggles to fulfill his desperate mission to reach the Sea of Fallen Stars.
Twelve all new stories by such Forgotten Realms stars as Mel Odom, Ed Greenwood, Elaine Cunningham, Troy Denning, Lynn Abbey, and Clayton Emery.
Contents:
- Hard Choices by Lynn Abbey
- Fire is Fire by Elaine Cunningham
- Messenger to Serôs by Peter Archer
- The Place Where Guards Snore at Their Posts by Ed Greenwood
- Lost Cause by Richard Lee Byers
- Forged in Fire by Clayton Emery
- One Who Swims with Sekolah by Mel Odom
- The Crystal Reef by Troy Denning
- The Patrol by Larry Hobbs
- Star of Tethyr by Thomas M. Reid
- Persana's Blade by Steven E. Schend
- And the Dark Tide Rises by Keith Francis Strohm
- The Calendar of Harptos (essay) by Philip Athans
Philip Athans
Philip Athans (born 1964) was raised in Chicago. He graduated from film school in 1985 and started small circulation literary magazine called Alternative Fiction & Poetry.
In 1997, Athans became Managing Editor for Wizards of the Coast Book Publishing, where he has spent most of his time as the Forgotten Realms novel line editor. There he has edited dozens of anthologies and novels, and continues to write his own. His most recent works are the three novels in the Watercourse Trilogy.
Forgotten Realms: The Threat from the Sea
Forgotten Realms: The Threat from the Sea consists of three primary books, and includes one additional book that complement the series but is not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Main series Forgotten Realms