The Last Threshold

Publisher Marketing: Tromping through the Neverwinter Wood, Drizzt Do Urden navigates a winding path littered with secrets and lies. Guenhwyvar, his loyal panther, miraculously returns to his side. But Guen is not all she seems. Far away in the Shadowfell, Shade warlock Draygo Quick spies through her eyes, intent on uncovering Drizzt s divine allegiances which prophecy predicts will illuminate the uncertain fate of Faerun. Drizzt s lover, Dahlia Sin Felle, tosses in her sleep each night, tormented by the memory of the child she thought she d killed. Tangled up in her dark secrets, the ties that once held her close to Drizzt threaten to tear as her bonds to his former foe, Artemis Entreri, continue to grow. Meanwhile, in the caverns of Gauntlgrym, the drow Tiago Baenre enlists the help of Bregan D aerthe in his quest to destroy Drizzt. While making promises they may not keep, the agents of the elite drow mercenary group hide plans of their own. Determined to stand for what s right in the Realms once again, Drizzt forges a new road north toward Icewind Dale. Will his new companions follow? Can he fight the darkness alone? Either way, he knows now where he s headed back to the only place that s ever felt like home. New York Times best-selling author R. A. Salvatore pulls out all the stops in this shocking conclusion to the series related to the much-anticipated, award-winning game: Neverwinter" Contributor Bio:  Salvatore, R A R. A. Salvatore was born in Massachusetts in 1959. His love affair with fantasy, and with literature in general, began during his sophomore year of college when he was given a copy of J. R. R. Tolkien s The Lord of the Rings as a Christmas gift. He promptly changed his major from computer science to journalism. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications in 1981, then returned for the degree he always cherished, the Bachelor of Arts in English. He began writing seriously in 1982, penning the manuscript that would become Echoes of the Fourth Magic. His first published novel was The Crystal Shard from TSR in 1988 and he is still best known as the creator of the dark elf Drizzt, one of fantasy s most beloved characters. His novel The Silent Blade won the Origins Award, and in the fall of 1997, his letters, manuscripts, and other professional papers were donated to the R. A. Salvatore Library at his alma mater, Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Contributor Bio:  Bevine, Victor For over thirty years, Victor Bevine has worked as an actor, screenwriter, audio book narrator, director, and more. A graduate of Yale University, his acting credits include many prestigious roles onstage as well as roles in the film version of A Separate Peace and countless television shows. He has read over one hundred and eighty titles as an audiobook narrator; in 2010, he received an Audiophone Award for his narration of the Pulitzer Prize winning book The Beak of the Finch. He has written several screenplays, including Certainty, which was chosen for two prestigious writers conferences and which served as the basis for his first novel. His thirty-minute short film Desert Cross, which he wrote and directed, won accolades at the Athens International Film Festival. Currently, he serves as CEO of the World Freerunning Parkour Federation (WFPF), of which he is co-founder. He resides in New York City.