The Shattered Mask

The Shattered Mask

Cover of the first edition
Author Richard Lee Byers
Country United States
Language English
Genre Fantasy novel
Published 2001
Media type Print (paperback)
ISBN 978-0-7869-1862-1 (first edition)
978-0-7869-4266-4 (reprint)
Preceded by Shadow's Witness
Followed by Black Wolf

The Shattered Mask is a fantasy novel by Richard Lee Byers, set in the world of the Forgotten Realms, and based on the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. It was published in paperback in June 2001, with a paperback reissue in July 2007.

Plot summary

The Shattered Mask involves the matriarch of the Uskevren family of Sembia, who swears revenge for the murder of a loved one. A wizard with a lust for power has the ability to alter reality and distort the truth, and is bent on treachery, murder and destruction.

Reception

In a positive review, critic Don D'Ammassa wrote, "Unlike many of the books set in this universe, this new one takes great pains to develop the characters".[1]

References

  1. D'Ammassa, Don (September 2001). "The Shattered Mask", Science Fiction Chronicle 22 (9): 44.
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