Icywind

Author: Salvatore
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Publish Date: 2002-05-01
Features: The Icewind Dale is the original novel based on the PC game The Icewind Dale. A cursed artifact, the Shard of Ages, which had been dormant for a thousand years, was awakened under a series of conspiracies. The nameless wizard apprentice Akkar Kesho, after becoming the new master of the Shard of Ages, was consumed only by the relentless "conquer" ideology transmitted to him by the artifact in his twisted mind. He assembled the most powerful monster army in history and prepared to launch an attack on the Ten Towns of Icewind Dale. The only hope to save the situation lies in four heroes: Bruno—the king of the dwarves in Icewind Dale. Will he and his people extend a helping hand to the Ten Towns? Regis—the hero of the Hill Giants in the town of Regis. Can he persuade the Ten Towns to unite against the invasion? Wolfgar—a young barbarian warrior. Can he stop his people from joining Kesho's monster army? Cther—dark elf ranger who travels on the surface. Can he and Geddarm defeat the evil Kaelen and the Shard of Ages? The fate of the Ten Towns rests in their hands! How will the heroes resist the invasion and defend their homes? Will they succeed?
The second book, The Hall of the Silver Age, is the lost homeland of the dwarves according to their legends. Bruno, with the help of Cther, decides to embark on a journey to find this childhood home that only exists in hazy memories. Even Wolfgar and Regis volunteer to join the adventure. Everything seems to be going smoothly. But the assassins from the south have set their sights on them. Their target is the ruby pendant that Regis stole many years ago. Artemis Entreri, the assassin who leaves no target untouched, is relentless in his pursuit. After many twists and turns, Bruno and his companions finally arrive at the Hall of the Silver Age. But what awaits them there, besides the silver veins that flow like a river of silver, is a terrible evil force that has dominated the place for years. And the fated showdown between Cther and Entreri is about to begin.
The third book, Entreri Kidnaps the Hobgoblin, sees the assassin preparing to take his prey back to Carin. But his motives go beyond the reward offered by the Thieves' Guild. His true target is only one—Cther, the dark elf, his fated opponent. With no other choice to save Regis, even though they know it's a trap, Cther and Wolfgar set out. The dark elf, rejected by the world, and the barbarian warrior, naive to the ways of the world, can they reach Carin safely and rescue their companion? Carin, the largest city on the Sword Coast, is a den of all kinds of vices. The Thieves' Guild, which rules the underground order there, is welcoming the assassin and the ranger with open arms.
517285description_yes The male protagonist of the novel, Han Nuo, is born into nobility and has received a fine education. He is well-versed in traditional Chinese culture and has studied abroad, influenced by Western thought. He has an exceptional appreciation for music and loves playing the violin in his free time. Handsome, gentle, and kind, he falls in love with the beautiful, elegant, and intelligent Lu Yunyin—a lady from a distinguished family. They fall deeply in love and have a son named "Han Lei." Unbeknownst to them, the spirit of the gods possesses Han Lei, using him to threaten Han Nuo into becoming the owner of the 8th Pawn Shop, offering him immortality, wealth, and love in exchange. However, Han Nuo refuses to submit to the spirit for the sake of his own happiness and fights back. The spirit fights him through Han Lei's body. To save his beloved son and wife, he pawns his love for their lifelong happiness and becomes the owner of the 8th Pawn Shop.
In the end, Han Nuo realizes that eternal life without love is utterly hollow. Without the suffering of longing, he loses the sense of reality in his existence. Meanwhile, A Jing, who sees hunger as the greatest terror in the world, becomes even less happy when his needs are met. His love for the owner grows stronger with each encounter. At this point, how will Han Nuo choose his final happiness in life?
The romance novel The 8th Pawn Shop by the beloved love novelist Shen Xue, who is as popular in Hong Kong as Zhang Xiaoxian, has recently been introduced for publication. Interestingly, the book was created because of the. It turns out that Liu Dehua has always loved writing novels and is a fan of Shen Xue. He invited her to write three novels for his website andylau.com over a year. Shen Xue wrote three novels, and The 8th Pawn Shop was one of them. Unlike her previous works, which always focused on the female protagonist, Shen Xue shifted the focus to the male protagonist in this book, with the handsome and upright Liu Dehua serving as the inspiration for the character. Shen Xue says her works aim to tell people that love is not sweet, just as life is not sweet. The 8th Pawn Shop is one of her most popular works, which is no wonder Liu Dehua bought the film rights without hesitation.
In this black romance story, reminiscent of Faust, both male and female protagonists are immortal, while the second female protagonist is mortal but helplessly in love with the male protagonist.