Luthien's Gamble — R.A. Salvatore

Disguised as the magic-wielding outlaw called the Crimson Shadow, Eriadoran noble Luthien Bedwyr has struck the first blows for his people's liberation. But now his ragtag rebel army of elves, dwarfs, and humans must rally against the threat of a new war.

As the evil Wizard-King Greensparrow marshals his forces of Cyclopians and demons, Luthien must brave Eriador's fierce winter and win more and more of its inhabitants to the Crimson Shadow's cause.

The odds are against him -- even more than he realizes...