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\nIt had begun as an evening of fantasygaming—college students passing thetime.Then the impossible happened:  \nThe players found themselvestransported into the bodies and perso-nae of their game characters—trapped in an alternate world wheremagic worked all too well,dragonswere a fire-breathing menace,andonly those quick enough with a sword,or their wits,survived.  \nThe only way back to Earth was alegendary portal called the GateBetween Worlds,but there was noguarantee they'd pass through safelyeven if they managed to find it.Andtheir new selves had precious littletime to devote to the search;they weretoo busy just trying to stay alive...  \nKarl Cullinane,warrior in that fan-tasy game of long ago,had become awarrior in fact on This Side and wonhimself an empire.But the peace he'drecently established in his territorieswas uneasy.Certain members of theWizards'and Slavers'Guilds wouldgladly destroy it,he knew—master  \n(continued on back flap)  \nhttps://archive.org/details/bwb_P9-EBC-786  \nTc  \n9  \nt  \nt  \n7  \nt  \n7  \n1  \nC  \n## Guardians of the Flame:THE HEROES\n\nGuardians of theFlame:THE HEROES  \n## THE HEIR APPARENTTHE WARRIOR LIVES\n\nJoel Rosenberg  \nB O O K S TM  \nTHE HEIR APPARENTCopyright 1987 by Joel RosenbergTHE WARRIOR LIVESCopyright 1988 by Joel Rosenberg  \nAll rights reserved.For information address New American Library  \nPublished by arrangement withNew American Library1633 BroadwayNew York,New York 10019  \nCONTENTS  \nTHE HEIR APPARENT  \nTHE WARRIOR LIVES  \n1  \n241","cbCaifyqS8JGtr9Q","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifyqS8JGtr9Q","pdf",21920429,456,"English","# The Heir Apparent\n## The Warrior Lives","[{\"question\":\"What is the premise of the Guardians of the Flame series?\",\"answer\":\"A group of college students playing a fantasy game find themselves physically transported into their characters' bodies within a dangerous alternate world where magic and dragons are 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