Dark Thane is a fantasy novel in the setting of Dragonlance, based on the campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It was written by Jeff Crook. It is volume three of the six volume book series The Age of Mortals. It is set in the year 422 AC (After Cataclysm), also known as 39 SC (Second Cataclysm).

Dark Thane
First edition cover
AuthorJeff Crook
Cover artistMatt Stawicki
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDragonlance: The Age of Mortals
GenreFantasy
PublisherWizards of the Coast
Publication date
November 2003
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages320 pp
ISBN0-7869-2941-3
OCLC53309742
LC ClassCPB Box no. 2280 vol. 8
Preceded byThe Lioness (2002) 
Followed byPrisoner of Haven (2004) 

Plot introduction

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After a series of ugly battles and incidents, the dwarven community becomes increasingly isolationist in its city under the mountains. Unfortunately dark magic, backstabbings, betrayal and power grabs threaten to destroy the already destabilized dwarf society.

Explanation of the novel's title

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A Thane is a ruler of a dwarven faction.

Characters in "Dark Thane"

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  • Tarn Bellowgranite
  • Mog Bonecutter
  • Crystal Heathstone
  • Zen
  • Ferro Dunskull
  • Glint Ettinhammer
  • Tor Bellowgranite

Release details

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  • 2003, USA. Wizards of the Coast, (ISBN 0-7869-2941-3), Pub date November 2003, Paperback

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