Blade of the Avatar

Tracy Hickman, the New York Times bestselling coauthor of the original Dragonlance Chronicles, and Richard Garriott, the award-winning video game designer of Ultima, combine their talents to present Blade of the Avatar—a series of novels that serve as an epic prequel to the Shroud of the Avatar fantasy video role playing game.

Abandoned by the mighty Avatars and their Virtues, the people who remained were left defenseless in an untamed land. That is, until the Obsidians came. Through dark sorcery and overwhelming force the Obsidian Empire brought order to chaos, no matter the cost.

Aren Benis is a Captain in the Obsidian Army who has discovered a magical sword that only he can wield—the Sword of Midras, a blade once used by the legendary Avatars. Now, to understand the true nature of the ancient weapon, Aren must track down his empire’s enemies—and question everything he’s ever believed and done as an Obsidian…