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RENTON, Wash., Aug. 26 -- R.A. Salvatore, author of 18 New York Times bestsellers, has been captivating fantasy readers with thrilling novels in The Legend of Drizzt(TM) series for 20 years. Now, kids can enter the world of Drizzt with The Stowaway (Mirrorstone, September), by R.A. Salvatore and his son, Geno Salvatore. This is R.A. Salvatore's first foray into young adult literature and the first book in the "Stone of Tymora" trilogy (ages 10 up).

The Stowaway features all the suspense, action, and compelling characters that Salvatore fans have come to expect. Here, as 12-year-old Maimun flees a demon who is pursuing a magical stone in the boy's possession, he encounters Drizzt Do'Urden, R.A. Salvatore's most popular character from the Dungeons & Dragons(R) Forgotten Realms(R) setting. Both Drizzt and Maimun also appear in R.A. Salvatore's forthcoming adult novel The Pirate King (Wizards of the Coast, October).

R.A. Salvatore is the author of nearly 50 novels that have sold millions of copies. Geno Salvatore has worked on Fast Forward Games' R.A. Salvatore's: The DemonWars Campaign Setting and R.A. Salvatore's: The DemonWars Player's Guide. He co-authored R.A. Salvatore's DemonWars Prologue (Devil's Due Publishing).

About Wizards of the Coast

Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. , is a worldwide leader in the trading card game and tabletop roleplaying game categories, and a leading developer and publisher of game-based entertainment products. The company holds an exclusive patent on trading card games (TCGs) and their method of play and produces the premier trading card game, Magic: The Gathering(R), among many other trading card games and family card and board games. Wizards is also a leading publisher of fantasy series fiction with numerous New York Times best-sellers. For more information, visit the Wizards of the Coast website at www.wizards.com.

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