Beyond the Pool of Stars
Beyond the Pool of Stars, a Pathfinder Tales novel by Howard Andrew Jones, was released on October 6, 2015.
“Terror in the Deep!Mirian Raas comes from a long line of salvagers—adventurers who use magic to dive for sunken ships off the coast of tropical Sargava. With her father dead and her family in debt, Mirian has no choice but to take over his last job: a dangerous expedition into deep jungle pools, helping a tribe of lizardfolk reclaim the lost treasures of their people. Yet this isn't any ordinary dive, as the same colonial government that looks down on Mirian for her half-native heritage has an interest in the treasure, and the survival of the entire nation may depend on the outcome.
From critically acclaimed author Howard Andrew Jones comes an adventure of sunken cities and jungle exploration, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.
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Characters
Beyond the Pool of Stars features the following characters:
Contents
| Maps | 8 | 23. The River Run [Mirian] | 222 |
| 1. Homecoming [Mirian] | 11 | 24. Blood Ties [Mirian] | 227 |
| 2. Treasures in the Deep [Ivrian] | 20 | 25. Complications [Sylena] | 234 |
| 3. Percentages and Proofs [Mirian] | 33 | 26. Chains and Challenges [Ivrian] | 238 |
| 4. Reunion [Mirian] | 43 | 27. Expiration [Mirian] | 246 |
| 5. The Way through Darkness [Sylena] | 67 | 28. The Drop [Ivrian] | 249 |
| 6. The Karshnaar [Mirian] | 75 | 29. Atok's Dive [Sylena] | 251 |
| 7. Weapons and Scales [Mirian] | 82 | 30. Deep and Dark [Ivrian] | 255 |
| 8. Off to the Shining Sea [Ivrian] | 89 | 31. Relative Safety [Ivrian] | 259 |
| 9. Landfall [Mirian] | 100 | 32. Death Songs [Sylena] | 269 |
| 10. Flight [Ivrian] | 113 | 33. Song and Sword [Mirian] | 274 |
| 11. Farewells [Mirian] | 118 | 34. Blood in the Sands [Sylena] | 280 |
| 12. A Verdant World [Ivrian] | 131 | 35. The Thing at the Shoreline [Mirian] | 284 |
| 13. The Stone and the Mirror [Sylena] | 148 | 36. Wheels and Vigils [Ivrian] | 294 |
| 14. The City and the Stars [Mirian] | 152 | 37. Meeting of Minds [Rajana] | 299 |
| 15. The Tower in the Night [Ivrian] | 162 | 38. The Fortress of Fangs [Mirian] | 305 |
| 16. The Sunken City [Mirian] | 168 | 39. Surprise Attack [Rajana] | 312 |
| 17. Faces in the Stone [Ivrian] | 183 | 40. Duel with a Monster [Mirian] | 316 |
| 18. Prayers of the Karshnaar [Mirian] | 189 | 41. The Sweetest Wine [Ivrian] | 326 |
| 19. The Chamber of Ancestors [Ivrian] | 196 | About the Author | 339 |
| 20. The Thing in the Depths [Mirian] | 202 | Acknowledgements | 341 |
| 21. Missing Friends [Mirian] | 213 | Glossary | 343 |
| 22. Reunion [Ivrian] | 217 |
Paizo published Chapter One in the Paizo Blog as a sample chapter from the novel.
Tor Books published a "sneak peek" of Chapter 5 "Unwelcome Guests" and Chapter 6 "The Exorcism of Elistair Wintersun" from Bloodbound by F. Wesley Schneider on pp. 349ff.
External links
James L. Sutter discussed his decision to commission Beyond the Pool of Stars in an article published in the Paizo blog.
Artwork
This is a clean version of the artwork for the cover of Beyond the Pool of Stars:
