Condemnation (novel)
First edition cover art by "Brom"
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| Author | Richard Baker |
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| Cover artist | Brom |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | War of the Spider Queen |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Wizards of the Coast |
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Publication date
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May 1, 2003 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 352 pp (hardcover edition) |
| ISBN | (hardcover edition) |
| OCLC | 52255486 |
| 813/.54 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3602.A587 C66 2003 |
| Preceded by | Insurrection |
| Followed by | Extinction |
Condemnation is a fantasy novel by Richard Baker, set in the Forgotten Realms setting, based on the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It is the third book of the War of the Spider Queen hexad.
This is the third book in the War of the Spider Queen series. After emerging from the portal that they used to escape the city of Ched Nasad, the drow party plans its next phase of the mission. They decide to consult a priest of Vhaerun to see if any of the other deities know what has become of Lloth. Valas Hune knows where such a priest can be found and believes that this priest may help them in their quest.
Valas' friend is far away, however, and the last thing that the party wants is to travel a huge distance to get to them, so on Pharaun Mizzrym's advice they decide to shadow walk to get there. The journey has some minor battles but nothing this group can't handle. They end up back in the Underdark after their journey and in the Domain of the duergar. It becomes evident that to get where they are going, they must travel through the home city of the duergar and will need passports to get through unharmed. The group rests for days in the city while they search for means to obtain these documents.
Meanwhile, in Menzoberranzan, Gromph Baenre learns of an impending duergar invasion, and rushes to alert the ruling council until the lichdrow Lord Dyrr stops him. A duel is fought in Gromph's own sanctuary, but the lich prevails and imprisons Gromph in a glass sphere.
Eventually, Matron Triel Baenre does learn of the impending duergar attack (Nimor Imphraezl posing as a drow commander from House Agrach Dyrr informs them), and the decision is made to send Menzoberranzan's army to the Pillars of Woe to destroy the duergar. Nimor's trap is thus set.
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