Night Watch
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| The cover of Night Watch, illustrated by Fred Fields. | |
| Type: | Novel |
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| Author(s): | Robin Wayne Bailey |
| Cover Artist(s): | Fred Fields |
| Publisher: | TSR Books |
| First Published: | May 1, 1990 |
| Pages: | 311 |
| ISBN: | 0-88038-914-1 |
| Class: | Officially Published content |
| Setting date: | Unknown future |
Cover Blurb
"All the fabled Seers of Greyhawk have been killed on the same night, each by their own instruments of divination. And the only unusual sign is the ominous number of black birds in the skies of late. The mystery is dumped in the lap of Garett Starlen, commander of the night shift of the City Watch, who discovers that a web of evil has been tightly drawn around the great city. As if murder by magic were not enough, strange beasts descend on the citizenry, and the powerful Guild of Wizards is vanquished by an unseen force. Can nothing stop the deadly zealots of the Horned Society?[1]"
Plot Summary
Night Watch is a murder mystery detective story.
It takes place in the Free City of Greyhawk, but also moves through several other notable locations in the region like the Mistmarsh.
Though no specific date is given, the book is set in a potential "future" of Greyhawk where "no one... had heard from the Circle of Eight in over fifty years, and Mordenkainen himself had not been seen for more than that,"[2]. It is assumed from other material published at the time (in which Mordenkainen is present) this would place Night Watch at least in 630 CY or later if it is considered part of the same timeline.
The Directorate has different members, but Nerof Gasgal only died months before[3] and "no one had been too upset when Nerof died suddenly under questionable circumstances."[4] This would mean Nerof Gasgal lives to be near 110 years old and Lord Mayor for 80 years before being murdered. He is also murdered in 598 CY in other officially published material.[5]
Publication History
It was chosen to launch a new imprint from TSR, inc. called "TSR Books".[6]
Night Watch did not feature the "Greyhawk Adventures" tradedress.[6]
Reception
Widely regarded as one of (if not the) best-written Greyhawk novels, Night Watch has the highest composite review rating of any novel set in the World of Greyhawk™.[7][8][9][10]
References
Notes
Citations
- ↑ Night Watch (1990), p.Back cover.
- ↑ Night Watch (1990), p.170.
- ↑ Night Watch (1990), p.270.
- ↑ Night Watch (1990), p.229.
- ↑ Greyhawk Grumbler #3, Goodmonth 598 (2008), p.1.
- ↑ a b Shannon Appelcline (2013) Designers & Dragons: The 70s, Kindle Edition., Evil Hat Productions, LLC., p. loc.864 ISBN: 978-1-61317-076-2.
- ↑ Amazon reviews. Customer Reviews. Amazon. Retrieved on 30 December 2021.
- ↑ Thriftbooks reviews (reviews). Customer reviews. Thriftbooks.com. Retrieved on 30 December 2021.
- ↑ Goodreads reviews. Community reviews. Goodreads. Retrieved on 30 December 2021.
- ↑ Abebooks reviews. Average rating. Abebooks. Retrieved on 30 December 2021.
Bibliography
- Bailey, Robin W., Night Watch. TSR Books: Lake Geneva, WI. 1990. ISBN 0-88038-914-1
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