**The first book in a series of dark tales and high adventure in the* Eberron* ™ campaign setting. ***The Binding Stone* features the brandnew races that were created specifically for the **Eberron **campaign setting. It’s also the first** Eberron** novel to takes its readers on an exploration of many uncharted territories in the setting. AUTHOR BIO: DON BASSINGTHWAITE is currently an editor for *Black Gate Magazine* and a contributor to the award-winning Bending the Landscape anthologies. His most recent work with Wizards of the Coast, Inc. was *Yellow Silk* , a **Forgotten Realms** ® novel.