Forgotten Realms Series - Icewind Dale (Gamebook Set of Three) (Gamebook)

Author: R. A. 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 thousand-year-old evil artifact, the Shard of Shifting, is awakened again under a series of conspiracies. Akkar Kessos, an unknown apprentice wizard, becomes the new master of the Shard and, in his twisted mind, is filled only with the thought of "conquest" that the Shard constantly transmits to him. He assembles the most powerful monster army in history and prepares to launch an attack on the ten towns of Icewind Dale. The only ones who can save the situation are four heroes: Bruno—the king of the dwarves in Icewind Dale. Will he and his people help the ten towns? Regis—the half-elf hero of Solace. Can he convince the ten towns to unite against the invasion? Wolfang—the young barbarian warrior. Can he stop his people from joining Kessos's monster army? Cэрt—drow ranger who travels on the surface world. Can he defeat the evil Keen and the Shard with Kaelen? The fate of the ten towns lies in their hands! How will the heroes resist the invasion and defend their homes? Will they succeed?
The second book, The Silver, is the lost homeland of the dwarves according to the legends of the Warhammer clan. Bruno, with the help of Cэрt, decides to embark on a journey to search for this childhood home that only appears in his hazy memories. Even Wolfang and Regis volunteer to join this adventure. Everything seems to be going smoothly. But the assassins from the south have set their sights on them. Their target is the ruby locket that Regis stole many years ago. Artemis Entreri, the one who hunts down all his targets, has no escape in his sights. After many twists and turns, Bruno and his companions finally arrive at the Silver. But what awaits them there, aside from the silver veins that flow like a river, is a terrible evil force that has ruled the place for years. And the fated confrontation between Cэрt and Entreri is about to begin.
The third book, Entrerithe Halfling, sees Entreri preparing to take his prize back to Carrion. But he is not doing so just for the reward from the Thieves' Guild. His true target is only one person—the drow Cэрt, his fated opponent. To save Regis, Cэрt and Wolfang have no other choice, even though they know it is a trap. The drow, who is rejected by the world, and the barbarian warrior, who is ignorant of the world's ways, can they reach Carrion safely and rescue their companions? Carrion is the largest city on the Sword Coast, a den of all kinds of vices. The Thieves' Guild, which rules the underground order there, is, welcoming the assassin and the ranger.
517285description_yes The male protagonist, Han Nuo, is born noble and well-educated. He is familiar with traditional Chinese culture, has studied abroad, and has been influenced by Western culture. He has a keen appreciation for music and loves playing the violin in his spare time. He is handsome, gentle, and kind, and falls in love with the beautiful, elegant, and intelligent Lu Yunyin—a noblewoman from a prestigious family. They are deeply in love and have a son named "Han Lei." Unbeknownst to them, a deity possesses Han Lei, threatening to harm Lu Yunyin and forcing Han Nuo to obey and become the owner of the 8th Pawn Shop, offering him immortality, wealth, and love in return. However, Han Nuo, for the sake of his own happiness, resists the deity. The deity fights with Han Nuo 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 an eternity without love is utterly hollow. Without the pain of longing, he loses the sense of reality. Meanwhile, A Jing, who views hunger as the most terrifying thing in the world, becomes even less happy after being well-fed, and his love for the boss grows ever stronger. At this moment, how will Han Nuo choose his final happiness in life?
The romance novel The 8th Pawn Shop by Shenyue, a love story author as popular in Hong Kong as Zhang Xiaoxian, has recently been published. Interestingly, the book was created because of. It turns out that Liu Dehua, a fan of novel writing, has always been a fan of Shenyue's work. He invited her to write three novels for his website andylau.com. Shenyue wrote three, and The 8th Pawn Shop was one of them. In her previous works, which always centered on the female protagonist, Shenyue shifted the focus to the male protagonist in this book, with the handsome and upright Liu Dehua as the model. Shenyue says her works aim to tell everyone that love is not sweet, just like life is not sweet. The 8th Pawn Shop is one of her most popular works, which is no wonder Liu Dehua bought the movie rights without hesitation.
In this black love story reminiscent of Faust, both the male and female protagonists are immortal, while the second female protagonist is mortal but helplessly falls in love with the male protagonist.