The Spiders' Journey

Every legend begins with a single step into darkness.

Long before the City of Spiders became the greatest drow kingdom of the Underdark, it was only a vision.

When Menzoberra Zan'Rae, High Priestess of Lolth, receives a divine command from the Spider Queen herself, she abandons everything she has ever known to pursue an impossible dream. Gathering seven powerful Houses beneath a single banner, she leads thousands of drow into the uncharted depths of the Underdark in search of a sanctuary promised by prophecy.

The journey will test them all.

Ancient caverns hide forgotten civilizations. Monstrous horrors lurk beyond every tunnel. Treacherous rivers, endless darkness, and impossible choices claim lives with every mile traveled. Yet the greatest danger lies not in the wilderness, but among the Houses themselves, where pride, ambition, and old rivalries threaten to tear the fragile alliance apart before their destination is ever reached.

To survive, enemies must become allies.

To build a future, sacrifices must be made.

And to earn Lolth's favor, blood must be willingly spilled.

As each victory carries them deeper into the unknown, Menzoberra discovers that the city she seeks will demand far more than courage-it will require a legacy written in sacrifice, ambition, and faith.

For before Menzoberranzan became the City of Spiders...

...someone first had to dare to dream it.

The Spider's Journey is the epic opening novel of The Founding Series, a sweeping tale of prophecy, exploration, survival, and the birth of a civilization whose triumphs and tragedies will echo across the ages of the Forgotten Realms.