Baldur's Gate 2: The Shadows of Amn
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Baldur's Gate 2: The Shadows of Amn was a novel by Philip Athans
based on the videogame of the same name
from BioWare
and Interplay
. It follows a Bhaalspawn
named Abdel Adrian who has awful powers to kill and destroy like Bhaal himself. The story takes place in the Forgotten Realms
. It was released in 2000 and was the second in a trilogy.
Philip Athans
-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...
based on the videogame of the same name
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn is a computer role-playing game developed by BioWare and released on September 26, 2000. The game is the sequel to Baldur's Gate, and, opening only a few months after the events of the earlier game, continues the story of the player character, whose unique heritage...
from BioWare
BioWare
BioWare is a Canadian video game developer founded in February 1995 by newly graduated medical doctors Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk, and Augustine Yip. BioWare is currently owned by American company Electronic Arts...
and Interplay
Interplay Entertainment
Interplay Entertainment Corporation is an American video game developer and publisher, founded in 1983 as Interplay Productions by Brian Fargo. The company had been a quality developer until they started publishing their own games in 1988, like Neuromancer and Battle Chess. The company was renamed...
. It follows a Bhaalspawn
Bhaalspawn
In the fictional universe of Forgotten Realms, Bhaalspawn is a name given to all children of the fictitious Bhaal, Lord of Murder, who foresaw his own death during the Time of Troubles and fathered children who could one day be sacrificed for his return....
named Abdel Adrian who has awful powers to kill and destroy like Bhaal himself. The story takes place in the Forgotten Realms
Forgotten Realms
The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories...
. It was released in 2000 and was the second in a trilogy.
External links
- http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/philip-athans/shadows-of-amn.htm