title: Elminster: The Making of a Mage (Forgotten Realms)
author:  Ed Greenwood 
description: Ed Greenwood is the bestselling author of the Band of Four series and creator of the bestselling and award-winning Forgotten Realms role-playing campaign setting. He lives in the Ontario countryside.
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  The Mage
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Book Two
  
  
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  The Hidden Realm
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  A. Giannetti
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Mage
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2011 A. Giannetti.
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or retransmitted
  in any form or by any means without the written permission of the author.
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ISBN-13 978-1463584603
  
  
  ISBN-10 1463584601
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  PROLOGUE
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Mage continues the story of Elerian, the mysterious orphan who first
  appeared in The Foundling. Elerian is now a young man and an accomplished
  mage. With his grandfather’s encouragement, he begins the search to discover
  his origins, embarking on a journey that taxes his strength and magical powers
  to the utmost.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![Most recent map of Middle Realm.jpg](images/00001.jpg)  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  