title: Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf (Forgotten Realms: Companions Codex)
author:  R. A. Salvatore 
description: R.A. Salvatore is the New York Times best-selling author of more than forty novels, including the popular Forgotten Realms series The Legend of Drizzt. He's an avid gamer, father of three, and loyal citizen of Red Sox Nation.
zlib_text: > **The Companions are back in an**  
  >  **untold story from the War of the Lance!**  
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  > The beloved heroes return: Tanis, Raistlin, Caramon, Sturm Brightblade,
  > Tasslehoff, and Flint Fireforge. Old friends such as Riverwind, Goldmoon,
  > and Laurana travel with them. Old enemies are here too, as the companions
  > encounter new adventures and new dangers in the beginning months of the War
  > of the Lance.  
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  > The companions believe they have slain the evil Dragon Highlord Verminaard.
  > They have rescued the refugees from Pax Tharkas and taken them to a valley
  > in the Kharolis Mountains.  
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  > Tanis and Flint are sent to search for the long lost Dwarven kingdom of
  > Thorbardin, hoping to persuade the dwarves to give the refugees shelter for
  > the winter. As the heroes race against time to save the lives of the
  > innocents depending on them, Flint is forced to make a difficult choice, one
  > on which the future of Krynn may rest. And the only one he can depend on for
  > h