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Current Latest releases
Hero by R.A. Salvatore is the third book of the Homecoming series, following Maestro. It continues the adventures of popular character Drizzt Do'Urden.

"''The saga of dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden has become a fixture in the fantasy genre, with a string of New York Times best-selling novels going back to 1988. Hero is the follow-up to Maestro and Archmage, and final book in the Homecoming trilogy.

Something akin to "peace" has come to the Underdark. The demon hordes have receded, and now the matron mothers argue over the fate of Drizzt Do'Urden. Even so, it becomes clear to one matriarch after another that while the renegade drow may come and go Menzoberranzan, the City of Spiders will crawl forever on.

And so Drizzt is free to return to his home on the surface once again. Scores are settled as lives are cut short, yet other lives move on. For the lone drow there is only a single final quest: a search for peace, for family, for home--for the future.

Hero picks up where Maestro left off, in a sweeping climax to an epic tale.''"

(Read more...) Volo's Guide to Monsters by Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Ed Greenwood and others is a 5th-edition Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook that describes monster lore and lairs, playing monster character races, and gives the stat blocks of many monsters old and new. "The esteemed loremaster Volothamp Geddarm is back! He's written a fantastical dissertation, covering some of the most iconic monsters in the worlds of Dungeons & Dragons &reg;. But the Sage of Shadowdale himself, Elminster, doesn't believe Volo gets some of the details quite right. Don't miss out as Volo and Elminster team up to illuminate the uninitiated on creatures both common and obscure.

Sure to inspire any Dungeon Master, this book explores the stories and lairs of various monsters. Including giants, mind flayers, orcs, and goblinoids. Players can also find rules for playing a variety of new races, including the angelic aasimar and the feline tabaxi. Also included are game statistics for scores of monsters&mdash;some new to the game, and some that hail from the game's past&mdash;which are ready to appear in D&D adventures as mighty friends or fearsome foes."

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