The Lady Penitent is a series of novels by Lisa Smedman

Lisa Smedman

Lisa Smedman is a newspaper editor and a science fiction and fantasy novelist. Her most well-known work is Extinction, a novel set in the Forgotten Realms universe.-Background:...

, set in the Forgotten Realms

Forgotten Realms

The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories...

 campaign setting.

Plot summary

The Lady Penitent takes place after the events of War of the Spider Queen

War of the Spider Queen

War of the Spider Queen is a New York Times best-selling series of novels set in the Forgotten Realms universe published by Wizards of the Coast. The series contains six books focused on the drow and their principal deity Lolth. Each of the six novels in the series is written by a different author...

. Several fairly large realm-changing events take place during this series, ranging from the use of Elven High Magic on the drow race to the death of several deities. It ranges from the year 1372 DR to 1379 DR.

Contents

• Sacrifice of the Widow (paperback, February 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4250-3)
• Storm of the Dead (paperback, August 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4701-0)
• Ascendancy of the Last (paperback, June 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4864-2)