The second in a gripping trilogy from R.A. Salvatore’s War of the Spider Queen author Lisa Smedman. Viper’s Kiss is the second title in a new trilogy exploring the political intrigues of the yuan-ti race, the details of which have been little explored in previous Forgotten Realms products. Lisa Smedman will pen the entire trilogy, which will affect many other storylines in the Forgotten Realms setting. AUTHOR Formerly a magazine editor, Lisa Smedman splits her week between working as a reporter/editor at a weekly newspaper and writing fiction. She is a frequent contributor to various science fiction and fantasy magazines, and her most recent credits include authoring R.A. Salvatore’s War of the Spider Queen, Book IV, Heirs of Prophecy, and Venom’s Taste, and contributing a short story to The Halls of Stormweather. From the Paperback edition.