Glacier's edge
(Book)

There's a lot that Jarlaxle doesn't know: is he the lone survivor of the raid on the slaad fortress; can he find a way to get out; and beyond his immediate predicament, could he possibly escape the ice caverns and get help for his friends? What Jarlaxle does know, however, is that if he plans to come back he's going to have to bring more firepower. He must go home and pull together a team with great skill and unimaginable prowess. But how will he get home? Will such a collection of warriors and mages come to his aid? Will it be enough? For Jarlaxle has seen the slaadi's power and their god in a most personal and terrifying way. Trapped in the ice while the world is on fire, Jarlaxle is in a race against time to save a peaceful city and his companions. And he's running out of tricks in his bag of holding.,- From inside cover.