The Ancient (novel)

The Ancient (novel)

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author = R.A. Salvatore
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country = United States
language = English
series = Corona
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genre = Fantasy
publisher = CDS books
pub_date = 2008
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pages = 384 (hardcover)
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The Highwayman is a novel by R.A. Salvatore set in his world of Corona. The Ancient is the sequel to The Highwayman. It is about a cripled man named Bransen Garibond, also known as the Highwayman. After being kicked out of Pryd Holding, Bransen is searching for his long lost father, traveling with his wife Cadayle, and her mother Callen.

He gets tricked into fighting a war against the Samhaist leader, Ancient Badden. On a lake just below Badden's Magical Ice Castle, there are societies in the middle of there own conflicts, unaware of Badden's plan to destroy them. Bransen becomes the only person able to save all of the lake's inhabitants, and stop all of northern Honce from being under Badden's Control.

References

* Salvatore, R.A. (2008). The Ancient: A Novel of Corona. CDS Books


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