The Summoning by Troy Denning is the first novel in the Return of the Archwizards trilogy.
From beneath the dune seas of Anauroch escapes one of Toril's most powerful and ancient evils—the phaerimm.
From Evereska, the last elven refuge on comes word of invasion.
From nowhere appears a group of enigmatic sorcerers determined to destroy the phaerimm and save Evereska... for purposes known only to themselves.
From the author of Crucible: The Trial of Cyric the Mad, Beyond the High Road, and Death of the Dragon (with Ed Greenwood) comes the most Realms-shaking event since The Threat from the Sea.Summary[]
The Summoning focuses on the elf Galaeron Nihmedu, an Evereskan Tomb Guard, as he patrols the desert border south, coming across a band of tomb robbers his patrol intervenes and inadvertently releases a great evil imprisoned below the desert. A prince from a powerful realm offers assistance to save Evereska, all the while following a plot that the Most High has fashioned for more than a millennium during their exile to the Plane of Shadow.
This novel is an excellent opening to the Realms-shattering events that the trilogy is mainly about. It features heroes old and new, villains so powerful and mysterious that even require the combined forces of the Chosen, including Elminster himself (though his part in the series is very much limited). While a reader new to the Realms can still manage to understand the scope and intricacies of this book, as there are allusions to several character background, he/she is advised to read first at least all the books in the Netheril Trilogy, which provides a good background story of the this book's arch-villains.
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Index[]
Characters[]
- Angharad Odaeyns • Aragath • Aris • Aubric Nihmedu • Bladuid • Burlen • Dexon • Dynod • Ehamond • Elminster Aumar • Erlan Duirsar • Fuorn • Galaeron Nihmedu • Gervas Imesfor • Gvendor • Kanabar • Khelben Arunsun • Kelda (horse) • Keya Nihmedu • Kiinyon Colbathin • Kuhl • Laeral Silverhand • Laerm Ryence • Louenghris Imesfor • Malik el Sami • Manynests • Melegaunt Tanthul • Morgwais Nightmeadow • Naneatha Suaril • Nimieye • Orem Arvaeyn • Piergeiron Paladinson • Pleufan Trueshot • Ransford • Raven (horse) • Shandar • Shatevar • Sterad • Takari Moonsnow • Tha • Turlang • Vala Thorsdotter • Wulgreth • Zay • Zharilee
- Referenced only
- Amlaruil Moonflower • Arun Maerdrym • Bodvar • Corellon Larethian • Cyric • Hanali Celanil • Karsus • Mystra • Mystryl • Ruha • Sheldon Thorsdotter • Shimmergloom • King Sileron
Creatures[]
- beholder • boulder hawk • bugbear • giant eagle • gold elf • hippogriff • horse • illithid • lich • moon elf • phaerimm • shadator • snow finch • sorcerer • stone giant • treant • wood elf
- Referenced only
- Dekanter goblin • shadow dragon
Locations[]
- Buildings & Sites
- Blackstaff Tower • Dekanter • Hall of the High Hunt • Secret Gate • Sharn Wall • Singing Spring of Solonor Thelandira • Starmeadow Tower
- Wilderness
- Anauroch • Bellcrest Hill • Cloudcrown Hill • Dawnsglory Pond • Dire Wood • Eastpeak • Forest of Wyrms • Forgotten Forest • Forsaken Dale • Goldmorn Knoll • Greypeaks • Heartblood River • High Forest • Lonely Moor • Moondark Hill • Shadowdeep • Sharaedim • Thousand Faces • Three Sisters • Upper Vale • Vine Vale • Winding River
- Referenced only
- Aryvandaar • Bleached Bones Pass • Carceri • Cormanthor • Cormyr • Dawn Pass • Delimbiyr River • Delimbiyr Vale • Evermeet • Far Forest • Floating Gardens of Aerdie Faenya • Granite Tower • Greycloak Hills • Groaning Cave • Halfway Inn • High Gap • High Moor • House of the Moon • Marsh of Chelimber • Mithril Hall • Myth Drannor • Saga Caves • Serpent's Tail • Siluvanede • Tower Higher than Eastpeak • Underdark
Organizations[]
- Army of Evereska • Feather Cavalry • Hill Elders • House Vyshaan • Tomb Guard • Spellguard • Swift Cavalry of Evermeet • Swords of Evereska • Vale Guard
- Harpers • House Maerdrym • Zhentarim
Miscellaneous[]
- darksword • elquesstria • fireweed • The Fringe • Honor Chair • mythal • Prayer for the Dying • Reverie • riys melon • Rule of Saving • shadowstorm seed • The Shifting • Silver fire • sycamore • theurglass • Weave
- Referenced only
Appendix[]
Further Reading[]
- Troy Denning (March 2001). “Rogues Gallery: Heroes of the Summoning”. In Dave Gross ed. Dragon #281 (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 79–83.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Troy Denning (March 2001). The Summoning. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 1. ISBN 978-0-7869-1801-0.
- ↑ Troy Denning (March 2001). The Summoning. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 329. ISBN 978-0-7869-1801-0.
