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The Legend Of Drizzt
''The Legend of Drizzt'' is a series of fantasy novels by R. A. Salvatore that began in 1988, and consists of 39 books as of August 15, 2023. They are based in the ''Forgotten Realms'' setting in the dimension of Abeir-Toril on the continent Faerûn in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' universe currently published and owned by Wizards of the Coast. It combines the series ''The Dark Elf Trilogy'', '' The Icewind Dale Trilogy'', ''Legacy of the Drow'', '' Paths of Darkness'', '' The Hunter's Blades Trilogy'', and other sets into an abridged compilation. Drizzt Do'Urden is the main character of most of the books. The series mostly follows the eponymous Drizzt Do'Urden, a drow, or dark elf, portrayed against the stereotypes of his race, who defies the evil nation of his birth with his swordsmanship and courage. He abandons the Underdark The Underdark is a fictional setting which has appeared in '' Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing campaigns and ''Dungeons & Dragons''-based fiction books, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forgotten Realms
''Forgotten Realms'' is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories. Several years later, it was published for the ''D&D'' game as a series of magazine articles, and the first Realms game products were released in 1987. Role-playing game products have been produced for the setting ever since, in addition to novels, role-playing video game adaptations (including the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game to use graphics), comic books, and the film '' Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves''. Forgotten Realms is a fantasy world setting, described as a world of strange lands, dangerous creatures, and mighty deities, where magic and supernatural phenomena are quite real. The premise is that, long ago, planet Earth and the world of the Forgotten Realms were more clos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Forgotten Realms Novels
This is a list of fantasy fiction novels based in the role-playing game setting of the Forgotten Realms. They are published by Wizards of the Coast (WotC), with some originally published by TSR before it was incorporated into WotC. Abolethic Sovereignty By Bruce R. Cordell * '' Plague of Spells'' (paperback, December 2008, ) * '' City of Torment'' (paperback, September 2009, ) * '' Key of Stars'' (paperback, September 2010, ) Abyssal Plague By various authors * ''The Gates of Madness'' by James Wyatt * ''The Mark of Nerath'' by Bill Slavicsek (paperback, August 2010, ) * ''The Temple of the Yellow Skulls'' by Don Bassingthwaite (paperback, March 2011, ) * ''Oath of Vigilance'' by James Wyatt (paperback, August 2011, ) * ''The Eye of the Chained God'' by Don Bassingthwaite (paperback, April 2012, ) * ''Sword of the Gods'' by Bruce R. Cordell (paperback, April 2011, ) * ''Under the Crimson Sun'' by Keith R. A. DeCandido (set in '' Dark Sun'') (paperback, June 2011, ) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Of The Patriarch
''Road of the Patriarch'' is the third book in ''The Sellswords'' trilogy from the Forgotten Realms fantasy novel collection written by R. A. Salvatore. In the final episode of this series, Jarlaxle and Entreri find themselves having to answer for their actions at Zhengyi's construct. Both the Spysong Dynasty and the Citadel of Assassins have lost associates at the castle and search for an honest account of the events that took place. Readers are finally told the dark truth behind both Entreri and Jarlaxle's childhoods, as well as a glimpse into the past of their dwarf associate Athrogate. As Entreri's past is revealed and he becomes further involved with the passionate Calihye, a different side of the mysterious assassin is finally shown. Plot summary In the final episode of this series, Jarlaxle and Entreri find themselves having to answer for their actions at Zhengyi's construct. Both the Spysong network and the Citadel of Assassins have lost associates at the castle and se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Promise Of The Witch-King
''Promise of the Witch-King'' is book 2 of the Forgotten Realms trilogy ''The Sellswords''. Book 1 was originally part of the Drizzt line of novels and was later re-released with some short stories making up for the gap in time. The book details the adventures of Artemis Entreri the assassin and Jarlaxle the drow, formerly of House Baenre, with two new companions: the ghost of a powerful lich called the Witch-King, and an oath-bound knight. Plot summary Leaving behind their past, Artemis Entreri and Jarlaxle Baenre become mercenaries in the lands of Damara and Vaasa where fame and glory await any who seek it. They are hired by two dragon sisters, Ilnezhara and Tazmikella, to uncover artifacts left behind by Zhengyi the Witch-King, a powerful lich who ruled the region for many years before falling to the power of King Gareth Dragonsbane and his allies. In search of adventure, glory, and treasure, the pair of unlikely heroes embarks on their mission to destroy, or retrieve, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Servant Of The Shard
''Servant of the Shard'' was originally the third book in R.A. Salvatore's ''Paths of Darkness'' book series. It was also made the first book of the trilogy ''The Sellswords''. In this novel, Artemis Entreri acquires Charon's Claw. Plot summary After regaining his confidence and will to live (lost in Paths of Darkness, when Drizzt Do'Urden seemed to have died without being defeated fairly by Artemis, thus apparently taking from him the ability to prove to himself that he was a better fighter), Artemis Entreri finds himself allied with the mercenary Jarlaxle as the drow's tie to the surface world. Caught in the plans of Jarlaxle's band, Bregan D'aerthe, Artemis finds himself back in Calimport, the city in which he became known as one of the greatest assassins in Faerûn. Without many ties to the city after spending his time in captivity to the drow, Entreri must once again make his name known while trying to survive against the guilds of Calimport and Jarlaxle's lieutenants, Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sellswords
''The Sellswords'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels written by R. A. Salvatore, whose related works include ''The Legend of Drizzt'' series and ''The Hunter's Blades Trilogy''. It contains three books, ''Servant of the Shard'' (also the third book in the ''Paths of Darkness'' quartet, which was later published as books 11 through 14 of ''The Legend of Drizzt''), ''Promise of the Witch-King'', and ''Road of the Patriarch''. Plot The trilogy continues the tale of the infamous assassin, Artemis Entreri (previously featured in books as Drizzt Do'Urden's self-proclaimed archenemy), and the cunning Drow (Dungeons & Dragons), drow mercenary, Jarlaxle (previously relevant as the leader of Bregan D'aerthe, an outlaw group of drow based primarily in and around Menzoberranzan that does business mostly with the drow of Menzoberranzan). Continuing the story of Artemis and Jarlaxle told in the ''Paths of Darkness'' series, Artemis and Jarlaxle begin an adventure that tests their skills, their mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Of Swords
A sea is a large body of salt water. There are particular seas and the sea. The sea commonly refers to the ocean, the interconnected body of seawaters that spans most of Earth. Particular seas are either marginal seas, second-order sections of the oceanic sea (e.g. the Mediterranean Sea), or certain large, nearly landlocked bodies of water. The salinity of water bodies varies widely, being lower near the surface and the mouths of large rivers and higher in the depths of the ocean; however, the relative proportions of dissolved salts vary little across the oceans. The most abundant solid dissolved in seawater is sodium chloride. The water also contains salts of magnesium, calcium, potassium, and mercury, among other elements, some in minute concentrations. A wide variety of organisms, including bacteria, protists, algae, plants, fungi, and animals live in various marine habitats and ecosystems throughout the seas. These range vertically from the sunlit surface and shoreline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spine Of The World
''The Spine of the World'' is the second book in R. A. Salvatore's book series, ''Paths of Darkness''. Publication history ''The Spine of the World'' was written by R. A. Salvatore. It was republished in April 2009 as the twelfth book in the "Legend of Drizzt" series. Todd Lockwood painted the cover for ''Spine of the World''. Plot summary Wulfgar Wulfgar, Wolfgar and Wolfger are variants of a Germanic masculine given name meaning "wolf-spear".Beate Varnhorn, ''Das grosse Lexikon der Vornamen'' (Bertelsmann, 2008), p. 309. They may refer to: Historical *Wolfgar (bishop of Würzburg), a 9t ... and his new friend, Morik the Rogue, are convicted of the attempted murder of Wulfgar's old companion Captain Deudermont, a crime they did not commit. Morik the Rogue is an unscrupulous human who comes along as a traveling and drinking companion to barbarian hero Wulfgar, and is a close, but not necessarily trusted, friend. Wulfgar's mighty warhammer ''Aegis Fang'' is stolen and sold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silent Blade
''The Silent Blade'' is the first book of the Legend of Drizzt grouping Paths of Darkness. It is the eleventh book in the ever expanding Legend of Drizzt series and is followed by '' The Spine of the World'' which came out the next year. It was released in June 1998 from TSR and then later from Wizards of the Coast. Publication history ''The Silent Blade'' was written by R. A. Salvatore. It was republished in February 2009 as the eleventh book in the Legend of Drizzt series. Todd Lockwood painted the cover for ''Silent Blade''. Plot In ''The Silent Blade'', Wulfgar, a mighty barbarian, tries to come to terms with his freedom from the Abyss, from the torturous clutches of the balor Errtu and fails, fleeing from his friends to the port city of Luskan. Confused and angry, he finds a job in The Cutlass, a local tavern, as a bouncer in return for a room and alcohol, which he has become dependent on to dull the pain of his six-year-long entrapment in the Abyss. Many miles to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passage To Dawn
''Passage to Dawn'' is a 1996 fantasy novel by American writer R. A. Salvatore. It is the fourth and final book of his ''Legacy of the Drow'' series. Plot summary ''Passage to Dawn'' finds Drizzt and Catti-brie aboard the ''Sea Sprite'' six years after the events of the previous novel ('' Siege of Darkness'', 1994), with the company of its captain, Deudermont, its wizard Robillard, and its powerful crew. The ''Sea Sprite'' is indeed a feared force on the Sword Coast, with few pirates choosing to attack its deadly wizard, drow ranger, panther, archer or ballista. They have been hunting pirates for the six years after the Battle of Mithral Hall. The balor, Errtu, who needs Drizzt to break his banishment; takes Deudermont's shape and it is unmasked when it hints to a mysterious island. Deudermont looks for the island to find out who sent the creature. The Sea Sprite crew goes to Mintarn in search of information about the mysterious Caerwich. They are attacked by pirates, but they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Darkness
''Siege of Darkness'' is a 1994 fantasy novel by American writer R. A. Salvatore. It is the third book in his Legacy of the Drow series. Plot summary ''Siege of Darkness'' tells the story of how the Time of Troubles, in which all magic is temporarily disrupted and many gods and goddesses are forced to take the forms of their avatars and walk the material plane, affects the drow and Drizzt and company. The Spider Queen, Lolth, plots to keep Matron Baenre in power and to ultimately take Mithral Hall. In-house fighting results in the destruction of the 3rd house, House Oblodra, with the exception of their kobold/ goblin army, and the 4th house, House Faen Tlabbar, being left leaderless. Matron Baenre, along with the favor of Lolth, forms a loose house alliance to attack Mithral Hall. Realizing that they cannot possibly stop a drow army, the svirfnebli, the deep gnomes, are forced to abandon Blingdenstone. The battle for Mithral Hall takes place on the surface as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starless Night
''Starless Night'' is a 1993 fantasy novel by American writer R. A. Salvatore. It is the second book in his Legacy of the Drow series. Plot summary In ''Starless Night'', Drizzt decides to return to Menzoberranzan in an attempt to keep the evil drow from launching another attack on Mithral Hall. He gives Guenhwyvar to Regis and tells him not to tell anyone where he went. When Cattie-brie later questions Regis about Drizzt's disappearance, and she makes Regis tell the truth. Regis then gives her Guenhwyvar and she decides to follow Drizzt . She first stops at the city of Silverymoon to meet with Lady Alustriel and to procure supplies. Alustriel, who has feelings for Drizzt, gives Catti-brie horses with magic horseshoes and makes a dwarven attendant, Fret, accompany her to the entrance of the Underdark. Meanwhile, Drizzt meets several elves in the woods near the Underdark, and recalls the surface raiding party that he was a part of as a young drow when he saved a young girl by pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
