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R. A. Salvatore Books in Order
R. A. Salvatore is an American fantasy author whose work spans Forgotten Realms, his original Corona setting, Star Wars, Tarzan, and graphic fiction. He created the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden and began publishing Drizzt fiction with The Crystal Shard in 1988.
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Homeland
Best starting point for Drizzt's chronological story.
The Crystal Shard
Original publication starting point for Salvatore's Drizzt novels.
The Demon Awakens
Starting point for the DemonWars sequence.
Echoes of the Fourth Magic
Starting point for the Chronicles of Ynis Aielle.
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Books by series
shared-universe · ongoing
Forgotten Realms
A shared fantasy setting containing Salvatore's Drizzt novels, related novels, graphic works, and short-fiction collection.
- 1 HomelandAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1990
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ExileAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1990
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SojournAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1991
- 4 The Crystal ShardAmazon ↗
Book 4 · novel · 1988
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Streams of SilverAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 1989
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The Halfling's GemAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 1990
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The StowawayAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 2008
- 8 The ShadowmaskAmazon ↗
Book 8 · novel · 2009
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The SentinelsAmazon ↗Book 9 · novel · 2010
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CanticleAmazon ↗Book 10 · novel · 1991
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In Sylvan ShadowsAmazon ↗Book 11 · novel · 1992
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Night MasksAmazon ↗Book 12 · novel · 1992
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The Fallen FortressAmazon ↗Book 13 · novel · 1993
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The Chaos CurseAmazon ↗Book 14 · novel · 1994
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The LegacyAmazon ↗Book 15 · novel · 1992
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Starless NightAmazon ↗Book 16 · novel · 1993
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Siege of DarknessAmazon ↗Book 17 · novel · 1994
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Passage to DawnAmazon ↗Book 18 · novel · 1996
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The Silent BladeAmazon ↗Book 19 · novel · 1998
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The Spine of the WorldAmazon ↗Book 20 · novel · 1999
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Sea of SwordsAmazon ↗Book 22 · novel · 2001
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Servant of the ShardAmazon ↗Book 21 · novel · 2000
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Promise of the Witch-KingAmazon ↗Book 23 · novel · 2005
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Road of the PatriarchAmazon ↗Book 24 · novel · 2006
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The Thousand OrcsAmazon ↗Book 25 · novel · 2002
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The Lone DrowAmazon ↗Book 26 · novel · 2003
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The Two SwordsAmazon ↗Book 27 · novel · 2004
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The Orc KingAmazon ↗Book 28 · novel · 2007
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The Pirate KingAmazon ↗Book 29 · novel · 2008
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The Ghost KingAmazon ↗Book 30 · novel · 2009
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GauntlgrymAmazon ↗Book 31 · novel · 2010
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NeverwinterAmazon ↗Book 32 · novel · 2011
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Charon's ClawAmazon ↗Book 33 · novel · 2012
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The Last ThresholdAmazon ↗Book 34 · novel · 2013
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The CompanionsAmazon ↗Book 35 · novel · 2013
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Night of the HunterAmazon ↗Book 36 · novel · 2014
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Rise of the KingAmazon ↗Book 37 · novel · 2014
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Vengeance of the Iron DwarfAmazon ↗Book 38 · novel · 2015
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ArchmageAmazon ↗Book 39 · novel · 2015
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MaestroAmazon ↗Book 40 · novel · 2016
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HeroAmazon ↗Book 41 · novel · 2016
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TimelessAmazon ↗Book 42 · novel · 2018
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BoundlessAmazon ↗Book 43 · novel · 2019
- 44 RelentlessAmazon ↗
Book 44 · novel · 2020
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Starlight EnclaveAmazon ↗Book 45 · novel · 2021
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Glacier's EdgeAmazon ↗Book 46 · novel · 2022
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Lolth's WarriorAmazon ↗Book 47 · novel · 2023
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The Dao of DrizztAmazon ↗Book 48 · journal · 2022
- 49 The Finest Edge of TwilightAmazon ↗
Book 49 · novel · 2025
- 50 The Collected Stories: The Legend of DrizztAmazon ↗
Book 50 · collection · 2011
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Dungeons & Dragons: The Legend of Drizzt: Neverwinter TalesAmazon ↗Book 51 · graphic-novel · 2011
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Dungeons & Dragons: CutterAmazon ↗Book 52 · graphic-novel · 2014
series · ongoing
The Legend of Drizzt
The long-running Forgotten Realms sequence centered on Drizzt Do'Urden and his companions.
- 1 HomelandAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1990
- 2 ExileAmazon ↗
Book 2 · novel · 1990
- 3 SojournAmazon ↗
Book 3 · novel · 1991
- 4 The Crystal ShardAmazon ↗
Book 4 · novel · 1988
- 5 Streams of SilverAmazon ↗
Book 5 · novel · 1989
- 6 The Halfling's GemAmazon ↗
Book 6 · novel · 1990
- 7 The LegacyAmazon ↗
Book 7 · novel · 1992
- 8 Starless NightAmazon ↗
Book 8 · novel · 1993
- 9 Siege of DarknessAmazon ↗
Book 9 · novel · 1994
- 10 Passage to DawnAmazon ↗
Book 10 · novel · 1996
- 11 The Silent BladeAmazon ↗
Book 11 · novel · 1998
- 12 The Spine of the WorldAmazon ↗
Book 12 · novel · 1999
- 13 Sea of SwordsAmazon ↗
Book 14 · novel · 2001
- 14 Servant of the ShardAmazon ↗
Book 13 · novel · 2000
- 15 Promise of the Witch-KingAmazon ↗
Book 15 · novel · 2005
- 16 Road of the PatriarchAmazon ↗
Book 16 · novel · 2006
- 17 The Thousand OrcsAmazon ↗
Book 17 · novel · 2002
- 18 The Lone DrowAmazon ↗
Book 18 · novel · 2003
- 19 The Two SwordsAmazon ↗
Book 19 · novel · 2004
- 20 The Orc KingAmazon ↗
Book 20 · novel · 2007
- 21 The Pirate KingAmazon ↗
Book 21 · novel · 2008
- 22 The Ghost KingAmazon ↗
Book 22 · novel · 2009
- 23 GauntlgrymAmazon ↗
Book 23 · novel · 2010
- 24 NeverwinterAmazon ↗
Book 24 · novel · 2011
- 25 Charon's ClawAmazon ↗
Book 25 · novel · 2012
- 26 The Last ThresholdAmazon ↗
Book 26 · novel · 2013
- 27 The CompanionsAmazon ↗
Book 27 · novel · 2013
- 28 Night of the HunterAmazon ↗
Book 28 · novel · 2014
- 29 Rise of the KingAmazon ↗
Book 29 · novel · 2014
- 30 Vengeance of the Iron DwarfAmazon ↗
Book 30 · novel · 2015
- 31 ArchmageAmazon ↗
Book 31 · novel · 2015
- 32 MaestroAmazon ↗
Book 32 · novel · 2016
- 33 HeroAmazon ↗
Book 33 · novel · 2016
- 34 TimelessAmazon ↗
Book 34 · novel · 2018
- 35 BoundlessAmazon ↗
Book 35 · novel · 2019
- 36 RelentlessAmazon ↗
Book 36 · novel · 2020
- 37 Starlight EnclaveAmazon ↗
Book 37 · novel · 2021
- 38 Glacier's EdgeAmazon ↗
Book 38 · novel · 2022
- 39 Lolth's WarriorAmazon ↗
Book 39 · novel · 2023
- 40 The Dao of DrizztAmazon ↗
Book 41 · journal · 2022
- 41 The Finest Edge of TwilightAmazon ↗
Book 40 · novel · 2025
- 42 The Collected Stories: The Legend of DrizztAmazon ↗
Book 42 · collection · 2011
- 43 Dungeons & Dragons: The Legend of Drizzt: Neverwinter TalesAmazon ↗
Book 43 · graphic-novel · 2011
- 44 Dungeons & Dragons: CutterAmazon ↗
Book 44 · graphic-novel · 2014
subseries · completed
The Dark Elf Trilogy
The Drizzt origin trilogy set primarily in Menzoberranzan and the Underdark.
subseries · completed
The Icewind Dale Trilogy
The original Drizzt trilogy, beginning with The Crystal Shard.
subseries · completed
Legacy of the Drow
A four-book Drizzt sequence involving the drow conflict and the Companions of the Hall.
subseries · completed
The Sellswords
A Forgotten Realms trilogy focused on Artemis Entreri and Jarlaxle.
subseries · completed
The Hunter's Blades Trilogy
A Drizzt sequence concerning the orc war and the Companions' campaign against Obould Many-Arrows.
subseries · completed
Transitions
A three-book Drizzt sequence bridging major changes in the Forgotten Realms setting.
subseries · completed
The Neverwinter Saga
A four-book Drizzt sequence set around Neverwinter and the Spellplague-era Realms.
shared-series · completed
The Sundering
A multi-author Forgotten Realms event series; Salvatore's contribution is The Companions.
- 1 The CompanionsAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2013
subseries · completed
Homecoming
A three-book Drizzt sequence about the return of the Companions and the drow conflict.
subseries · completed
Generations
A three-book Drizzt sequence spanning different eras of his life and history.
subseries · completed
The Way of the Drow
A Drizzt sequence set in the later history of the drow and the Forgotten Realms.
- 1 The Finest Edge of TwilightAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2025
series · completed
Stone of Tymora
A young-adult Forgotten Realms trilogy co-authored with Geno Salvatore.
series · completed
The Cleric Quintet
A five-book Forgotten Realms series centered on Cadderly Bonaduce and the Edificant Library.
series · ongoing
DemonWars
The broader Corona setting and sequence encompassing the DemonWars novels, the Saga of the First King, The Coven, and The Buccaneers.
- 1 The Demon AwakensAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1997
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The Demon SpiritAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1998
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The Demon ApostleAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1999
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MortalisAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2000
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AscendanceAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2001
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TranscendenceAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2002
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ImmortalisAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 2003
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The HighwaymanAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 2004
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The AncientAmazon ↗Book 9 · novel · 2008
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The DameAmazon ↗Book 10 · novel · 2009
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The BearAmazon ↗Book 11 · novel · 2010
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Child of a Mad GodAmazon ↗Book 12 · novel · 2018
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Reckoning of Fallen GodsAmazon ↗Book 13 · novel · 2019
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Song of the Risen GodAmazon ↗Book 14 · novel · 2020
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Pinquickle's FollyAmazon ↗Book 15 · novel · 2024
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The Witch of WhispervaleAmazon ↗Book 16 · novel · 2025
series · completed
The DemonWars Saga
The first seven Corona novels, including the bridge novel Mortalis.
- 1 The Demon AwakensAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1997
- 2 The Demon SpiritAmazon ↗
Book 2 · novel · 1998
- 3 The Demon ApostleAmazon ↗
Book 3 · novel · 1999
- 4 MortalisAmazon ↗
Book 4 · novel · 2000
- 5 AscendanceAmazon ↗
Book 5 · novel · 2001
- 6 TranscendenceAmazon ↗
Book 6 · novel · 2002
- 7 ImmortalisAmazon ↗
Book 7 · novel · 2003
series · completed
Saga of the First King
A four-book Corona prequel sequence about the first king of Honce-the-Bear.
subseries · ongoing
DemonWars: The Buccaneers
A later Corona sequence beginning with Pinquickle's Folly.
series · completed
The Spearwielder's Tale
A fantasy series about the spearwielder Gary Leger and his travels between worlds.
series · completed
The Crimson Shadow
A fantasy trilogy featuring Luthien Bedwyr and the struggle against an oppressive empire.
shared-series · completed
Star Wars
Salvatore's Star Wars novels, including his New Jedi Order contribution and Episode II novelization.
shared-series · completed
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order
The multi-author Star Wars series inaugurated by Salvatore's Vector Prime.
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Vector PrimeAmazon ↗Book 1 · novel · 1999
Outside the series
