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Night Masks

The Cleric Quintet #3 / 5
by R. A. Salvatore
Night Masks (The Cleric Quintet #3) by R. A. Salvatore
★ 7.08 / 26
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R.A. Salvatore's The Cleric Quintet tells the tale of the scholar-priest Cadderly, who is plucked from the halls of the Edificant Library to fulfill a heroic quest across the land of Faerûn.

The assassins of the Night Masks stalk the shadowy streets of the city of Carradoon, led by the sinister killer known as Ghost. Cadderly struggles against the dreaded Chaos Curse in these dark, evil-haunted alleyways, with a silent death around every corner.

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FantasyDungeons and DragonsForgotten Realms
Release date: 1992

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R. A. Salvatore

R. A. Salvatore

In a genre known for sprawling maps and ancient prophecies, R. A. Salvatore carved his legacy not just through epic battles, but by giving his heroes a soul.

Long before fantasy became mainstream, Salvatore introduced readers to Drizzt Do’Urden—a dark elf torn between the violent culture he was born into and the moral code he chose to follow. This inner struggle, threaded through fast-paced combat and sweeping world-building, struck a nerve. Drizzt wasn’t just another sword-wielding adventurer; he was a philosophical outsider in a genre that rarely stopped to ask why.

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Raised in Massachusetts, Salvatore didn’t grow up dreaming of dragons—his love of storytelling bloomed later, sparked by a battered copy of The Lord of the Rings during a snowstorm. From there, he wrote with the urgency of someone discovering a new language. His early jobs, from warehouse worker to bouncer, taught him about grit and consequence, lessons that quietly shape his fiction. You can feel it in every clash of blades and moment of quiet doubt.

Though best known for his work in the Forgotten Realms, Salvatore has built original worlds as well—like the DemonWars Saga, where magic and mortality are deeply entwined. His stories explore what it means to choose your path, even when the world expects you to follow another. That moral complexity, paired with some of the most kinetic fight scenes in modern fantasy, has earned him a fiercely loyal readership.

He once said, “It’s not the sword, it’s the hand that wields it.” That philosophy echoes through all his work—reminding readers that even in a world of monsters and magic, the hardest battles are often internal.

The Cleric Quintet

The Cleric Quintet consists of five books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

Main series Forgotten Realms

Canticle (The Cleric Quintet #1)
★ 6.58 / 34
In Sylvan Shadows (The Cleric Quintet #2)
★ 6.76 / 28
Night Masks (The Cleric Quintet #3)
★ 7.08 / 26
The Fallen Fortress (The Cleric Quintet #4)
★ 7.24 / 26
The Chaos Curse (The Cleric Quintet #5)
★ 7.00 / 25


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