Amber and Iron - Margaret Weis [0]
The heroes fighting the spread of the terrifying Beloved gain new allies in a paladin and a wizardess, but the vampiric cult is growing faster than they can move; they must find the root of the evil and stop it there.
The second installment in The New York Times bestselling author Margaret Weis’s Dark Disciple trilogy continues the story started in Amber and Ashes, set in the world of DRAGONLANCE.
“Weis [uses] conventional fantasy elements on the grand scale to produce excellent reading.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
“Demonstrate[s] … complete mastery of the art of turning classic fantasy elements into equally classic well-told tales.”
—Roland Green, Booklist
AMBER AND ASHES
AMBER AND IRON
AMBER AND BLOOD
Amber & Iron
The Dark Disciple, Volume 2
©2006 Wizards of the Coast LLC
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DEDICATION
This book is dedicated with deep appreciation to the members of the Whitestone Council and all those volunteers who have dedicated their time and talents to Dragonlance. These people have been of immense help to me. They are always there to answer my questions. They keep the dragonlance.com site running smoothly. They assist with researching and writing and playtesting the game product. Some of them have been working with Dragonlance for years, ever since the beginning.
Cam Banks
Shivam Bhatt
Ross Bishop
Neil Burton
Richard Connery
Luis Fernando De Pippo
Matt Haag
Andre’ La Roche
Sean Macdonald
Joe Mashuga
Tobin Melroy
Ashe Potter
Joshua Stewart
Trampas Whiteman
Contents
Cover
Other Books by This Author
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Epigraph
Book I - In the Name of Chemosh
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Book II - The Hall of Sacrilege
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Book III - Mina’s Kiss
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Book IV - The Tower of the Blood Sea
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Appendix - The Beloved of Chemosh
Seduction
Revelation
Detection
Destruction
Future
About the Author
“Without self-realization, no virtue is genuine.”
—Sir Nisargardatta Maharaj
imothy Tanner was not a bad man, just a weak one.
He had a wife, Gerta, and a new baby son, who was healthy and cute. He loved both of them dearly and would have given his life for them. He just couldn’t manage to stay faithful to them. He felt wretchedly guilty over his