Pools of Darkness (novel)


 * This article is about the novel. For the computer game, see Pools of Darkness (game).

Pools of Darkness, by James Ward and Anne K. Brown, is the second book of The Pools trilogy. It is loosely based on the Pools of Darkness computer game.

"''The entire city of Phlan has vanished, ripped from the surface of Toril by dire creatures and magical forces. While the minions of the evil god Bane bicker over the spoils, the brave citizens of Phlan mount a stubborn defense.

A ranger-thief named Ren seeks his missing friends, Shal and Tarl, spellcasters nonpareil. Ren must band together with a mysterious sorceress, Evaine, and her intrepid shapeshifter cat, as well as a couple of droll druids and a fearful knight who is absolutely, positively dead.''"