 It served as the basis for the computer game, "Curse of the Azure Bonds".One of the co-authors, Jeff Grubb, stated that of the novels he has written, "Azure Bonds" is one of his favorites.In 1984, while Jeff Grubb was managing the Forgotten Realms setting, "I had a concept for a novel that mixed sword-and-sorcery with mystery and personal discovery - the tale of a woman who wakes up one morning with no knowledge of her immediate past and a set of strange tattoos on her arms.