His most famous character is drizzt dourden from the forgotten realms series. Except for the first six books, this is also the order in which they were written the first three were written as a prequel to the next three. That is not a realms book it s new world ed is writing. The crystal shard the icewind dale trilogy streams of silver. Salvatore told nerdist, i wasnt really ready to say goodbye to drizzt and. Salvatores allnew trilogy full of swordplay, danger, and imaginative thrills features one of. The halflings gem the icewind dale trilogy books 710. It is comprised of a total of 30 books, which were released between the years 1988 and 2016. If you follow some of the advice here, i would add that you should read neverwinter series last. Legacy starless night siege of darkness passage to dawn. Tangled up in his companion dahlias dark secrets, the ties that once held her close to drizzt threaten to tear as her bonds to his former foe, artemis entreri, continue to grow.
The fourth book in the series the last threshold, was released march 5, 20. Below is the list of all the legend of drizzt books in their chronological order. Ten years have passed since we last saw drizzt dourden and his magical feline companion, guenhwyvarand much has changed. So if youd prefer, instead, to read the books in order of publication, start with the crystal shard, read the whole trilogy, and then go back to the dark elf trilogy before continuing on with the rest of the series. Creating the world and building the overall tone of the series, this particular book went about introducing the characters. Beginning with the protagonist drizzt dourden, the series finds him an outcast to all except the dwarves.
After the last drizzt book i was happy and sad at the endinghearing it was the end of the drizzt series killed meafter timeless was announced i was elated. And the subsequent books in the series, streams of silver and the halflings gem, were all written before homeland, book 1 in the legend of drizzt series. The legend of drizzt series reissued the many novels about drizzt dourden, renumbered in. Salvatore created him on a whim when his publisher needed him to replace one of the characters in an early. This second book in new york times bestselling author r. The series is written by a well established novelist of america named r. Salvatore got into fantasy after reading the lord of the rings by j. I read it and realized despite knowing much of the back story that i wanted to reread the stories to better understand the neverwinter series.
It also worked on getting the arc right for the series, so that the readers knew what to expect. Drizzt dourden is the main character of most of the books. This series includes reissues of novels with new cover art. Drizzt dourden returns in an allnew trilogy exclusive. The legend of drizzt 23 book series kindle edition. The books below are listed in internal chronological order.
Salvatore is an american author of science fiction and fantasy novels, including his demonwars saga, the forgotten realms series and a few star wars novels. It appears that hero is not only the last drizzt book but the last forgotten realms book period. The legend of drizzt book series is a wonderful series of epic and high fantasy novels. Drizzt dourden is a fictional character appearing in the forgotten realms campaign setting for. Neverwinter saga mass market paperback september 3, 20. Drizzt dourden returns in an allnew trilogy exclusive nerdist. The legend of drizzt is the overarching series within the forgotten realms detailing the exploits of the dark elf drizzt obviously and friends. This series is actually a combination of several trilogies penned by salvatore that are set in the same world of the forgotten. Salvatore as a supporting character in the icewind dale trilogy. Find the complete the legend of drizzt book series by r. The neverwinter series gauntlgrym, neverwinter, charons claw, the last threshold.