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Thorn of Breland has had her fill
of questions she can’t answer, and governments
and powers turning her into a pawn
.

“The twentieth of Olarune,” Vron said. “On that day, young Drix was traveling in Cyre’s southern woods when he encountered a group of eladrin. Believing him to be responsible for the death of their own prince, they pierced his heart with a cursed blade. From what we can tell, this happened at the precise moment that the Mourning began.”

Now Breland and Cyre introduce her to Drix, a strange young man, who says he comes from the eladrin of Shaelas Tiraleth, the Silver Tree—strange elflike beings who claim responsibility for the Mourning … and claim they can undo it
.

“The queen of the feyspire told me that she’d gather the lords when the time was right,” Drix said. “But she needed me to find two more stones, and bring them with me to the spire.”

“It seems these eladrin have been hidden on Eberron far longer than we knew,” Vron said. “The shard used to preserve Drix’s life is one of a set.”

“She said I’d find them in the last days of the searching moon, in the shadow of a broken blade,” Drix said. “Two kings would meet, and I would find two stones, wrapped in thorn.”

Are the strange stones embedded in Thorn’s spine the key to undoing the Mourning? Perhaps the masked eladrin lord she dreams of knows
 …

THORN OF BRELAND

by Keith Baker
An agent of the Dark Lanterns, Thorn serves her country in the cold wars of the Five Nations. But during her missions, strange memories and powers are surfacing within Thorn: the memories and powers of an ancient, deadly dragon.

The Queen of Stone

The Son of Khyber

The Fading Dream

THE CHRONICLES
OF ABRAXIS WREN

by Paul Crilley
The cleverest inquisitive in Sharn (or so he says), Abraxis Wren is as quick with his sharp wit as he is with his rapier—and between the two he makes plenty of enemies. With the help of his long-suffering assistant, Torin, there’s no crime too puzzling, no criminal too quick for Abraxis Wren.

The Night of the Long Shadows

(Available as an e-book)

The Taint of the Black Brigade

LEGACY OF DHAKAAN

by Don Bassingthwaite
A new kingdom rises—and threatens to collapse—as Lhesh Haruuc, ruler of the goblin nation, unites his disparate peoples under the powers of the Rod of Kings. But when the artifact’s charisma proves dangerous, it’s down to a band of unlikely heroes to save the nation of goblins.

The Doom of Kings

Word of Traitors

The Tyranny of Ghosts

Thorn of Breland
The Fading Dream

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v3.1

F
or generations, all the world of Eberron knew was war. The five nations—Aundair, Cyre, Breland, Karrnath, and Thrane—clashed long after the warring heirs of Galifar had died, allying and attacking as the tides of battle shifted. Then the Mourning—an atrocity no nation claimed—wiped Cyre from the face of Eberron.

THE TREATY OF GALIFAR
ENDED THE LAST WAR
.

Though the war is over, the world abounds with reminders of a magical arms race, the spectacular technology born of magic and ambition. The influential dragonmarked houses ply their magical skills in trade instead of weapons. The warforged, a race of living constructs, strive to find a place in a world that resents them. The lightning rail and the elemental airships that once sped weapons across Khorvaire now haul goods and travelers.

THE TREATY OF GALIFAR REDREW BORDERS

Where once a sprawling empire claimed the continent, disparate nations now clutter the landscape. Only four of the Five Nations still stand. Warrior elves defend their ancestral lands in Valenar. Goblins and monsters have established kingdoms of their own and demand recognition. Rebels take old grievances to the streets, and the dragonmarked houses gather power in secret. And no one has forgotten the old hatreds.

THE TREATY OF GALIFAR SPURRED DIPLOMACY

In the shadows of the cities and on the frontiers of the fledgling nations, a new kind of hero arises. They are veterans of the Last War, looking for closure. They are spies tasked with protecting their realm from new threats and old. They are inquisitives investigating crimes, trying to make a living while avoiding the state’s attention. They all want to forget the Last War …

BUT THE LAST WAR
WON’T FORGET THEM
.

THE NEXT WAR IS BREWING
.

To Jennifer Ellis, for dreams and inspiration

Contents

P
ROLOGUE

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