*The *New York Times* best-seller, now in paperback! ** This paperback edition of the *New York Times* best-selling title expands the civil upheaval among the drow, one of the most popular races in the **Forgotten Realms** setting. Best-selling author R.A. Salvatore wrote the prologue to *Annihilation* and continues to consult on the series, lending his expertise as the author who brought drow society to the forefront of the **Forgotten Realms * setting. *From the Paperback edition.*