The Ancient (novel)

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The Ancient
Author	R.A. Salvatore
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Corona
Genre(s)	Fantasy
Publisher	CDS books
Publication date	2008
Pages	384 (hardcover)

The Highwayman is a novel by R.A. Salvatore set in his world of Corona. The Ancient is the sequel to The Highwayman. It is about a cripled man named Bransen Garibond, also known as the Highwayman. After being kicked out of Pryd Holding, Bransen is searching for his long lost father, traveling with his wife Cadayle, and her mother Callen.

He gets tricked into fighting a war against the Samhaist leader, Ancient Badden. On a lake just below Badden's Magical Ice Castle, there are societies in the middle of there own conflicts, unaware of Badden's plan to destroy them. Bransen becomes the only person able to save all of the lake's inhabitants, and stop all of northern Honce from being under Badden's Control.