Richard Lee Byers
The dead are restless in the magic-rich realm of Thay, and a necromancer has gathered him to his cause. The living citizens must unite and mount a defense before they die and join the enemy's ranks. And the mageocracy is in exile, watching from distant shores as the new King of Thay prepares a great magical ritual--one they cannot allow him to bring to completion.
The Haunted Lands Omnibus