All 40 Legend of Drizzt Books in Order | 2 Ways to Read R.A. Salvatore

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r.a. salvatore is my all time favorite author, and drizzt do’urden is my favorite book character. In fact, Salvatore’s Thousand Orcs was the first fantasy book I ever read. I love telling people about my favorite series, but with over 40 novels, it’s understandably hard to know where to start. So with that in mind, I’ve put all of drizzt’s books in order just for you.

drizzt’s reading order legend

most of the books are pretty obvious in their order. If you do some research, you’ll see that the most recent version of the books is actually labeled The Legend of the Drizzle, Book 1 through Book 38, Glacier’s Edge, which was released on August 9, 2022.

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But that doesn’t take into account that some readers prefer to read in publication order rather than chronological order, so we’ll cover both.

if you want to skip the discussion, you can go directly to drizzt’s 30+ books in order at the end of this post.

the dark elf trilogy

The first order of business is to discuss when to read the dark elf trilogy.

In chronological order, these books come first. homeland, exile and stay tell the story of drizzt do’urden’s upbringing. The series begins with Drizzt Do’urden as a newborn baby until he becomes the expert swordsman he is in the rest of the 30+ books.

so it makes sense to start with these, right? yes, if you want to read in chronological order.

but the crystal shard, book 4 of the legend of drizzt series, was actually the first book ever written. and the later books in the series, Silver Streams and the Halfling’s Gem, were written before Homeland, Book 1 of the Legend of the Drizzle series.

then if you prefer to read the books in publication order, start with the crystal shard, read the entire trilogy, and then return to the dark elf trilogy before continuing with the rest of the series. .

the quintet of clerics

Oddly enough (or maybe not?), the cleric quintet was not included in the order of the legend of drizzt series when the wizards of the coast (or the penguin, or whoever owns these books now ) recovered all of Salvatore’s books and republished them. the series.

Strictly speaking, the Cleric Quintet aren’t drizzle books, and that’s probably why. however, cadderly does make a cameo appearance in the drizzt series, so for me these books are essential reading for the drizzt series.

but when to read them?

Publication order dictates that you read them immediately after finishing the Dark Elf Trilogy and the Dale of the Frozen Wind Trilogy, but before beginning the Legacy (book 7 in their eponymous Legacy of the Drow Quartet series) .

that will help you understand drizzt do’urden & much better when the characters intersect.

however, you could reasonably postpone this series until the dawn passage (book 10), which is when cadderly makes his appearance in drizzt do’urden’s timeline.

but I highly recommend you read it at least before the thousand orcs (book 17), as some of the minor characters from the cleric quintet make an appearance in drizzt’s timeline.

Do you want my advice?

read them in order of publication, even if it takes you away from the world of drizzt do’urden for a while.

The Stone of Tymora

I recently (2022) added the stone of tymora series to the article at the request of readers. the stone of tymora, like the quintet of clerics, is not strictly a series in the legend of drizzt, but it does feature a cameo from him, at least in the first book.

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It’s been eons since I’ve read this series, so it’s impossible to remember the extent to which the drizzle is involved.

the stone of tymora features a sea sprite deckhand, maimun, whom drizzt encounters in the halfling gem as the companions pursue artemis entreri to free regis.

The actual timeline of the series is a bit of a mixed bag, but most of the events “described” take place during this time period.

the rupture

what about torn books? where do they fit into the legend of drizzt timeline?

companions take place immediately after the last threshold, so their placement in the chain of events is in no doubt.

but you may notice that the order below only lists a single book for the sundering series. that’s because r.a. Salvatore only wrote the first book.

The remaining 5 books in the series were written by the other Forgotten Realms authors.

I understand that it is not necessary to read all 6 books. instead, each book highlights the events of the breakup from a different character’s point of view.

Which means that if you’re only interested in drizzt do’urden, the only book in the series you should read is the companions.

However, if you want the complete lore of the world, then read them all.

Drizzt Books in Chronological Order

The following is a list of the Legend of Drizzt books in chronological order. I’ve inserted the Cleric Quintet where I think it goes, but according to the editor, it’s not required reading.

the dark elves trilogy1. homeland 2. exile3. stay

the valley of the icy wind trilogy4. the glass shard silver streams 6. the gem of the midlings

the stone of tymora (young adult)7. the stowaway 8. the shadow mask 9. the sentinels

the quintet of clerics10. canticle 11. in jungle shadows12. night masks 13. the fallen fortress the curse of chaos

the legacy of the drow quartet15. the legacy 16. starless night17. siege of darkness18. step at dawn

paths of darkness trilogy19. the silent blade 20. the backbone of the world21. sea ​​of ​​swords

the trilogy of mercenaries22. the servant of fragment 23. promise of the witch-king24. path of the patriarch

trilogy of the hunter’s swords25. the thousand orcs 26. the lonely drow27. the two swords

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trilogy of transitions28. the orc king 29. the pirate king30. the ghost king

quartet of the neverwinter saga31. gauntlgrym 32. neverwinter33. the claw of charon34. the last threshold

torn book 135. the companions

companions codex trilogy36. night of the hunter 37. rise of the king38. iron dwarf’s revenge

homecoming trilogy39. archmage 40. master41. hero

trilogy of generations42. timeless 43. limitless44. relentless

the way of the drow45. starlight enclave 46. edge of the glacier

Supplemental BooksThe Collected Stories: The Legend of DrizztThe Dao of Drizzt (Expected: September 20, 2022)

what is drizzt’s dao?

You may have noticed a new book just appeared on my list.

it’s called the dao of drizzt.what is this?

You know those italicized segments in every book, at the beginning of every section?

Those are drizzt’s thoughts. a diary entry, so to speak.

drizzt’s dao collects all of those entries and combines them into a single volume for the first time.

the dao of drizzt will be released on September 20, 2022.

drizzle books in publication order

Instead, if you’re a purist like me, you might want to read the legend of drizzt books in order of publication date.

We’ll still include the cleric quintet because I think you should read them.

1. the crystal shard (1988)
2. silver rivers (1989)
3. the medium gem (1990)
4. homeland (1990 )
5. exile (1990)
6. stay (1991)
7. canticle (1991)
8. in sylvan shadows (1992)
9. night masks (1992)
10. the legacy (1992)
11. starless night (1993)
12. the fallen fortress (1993)
13. Site of Darkness (1994)
14. The Curse of Chaos (1994)
15. A Passage at Dawn (1996)
16. The Silent Sword (1998 )
17. the backbone of the world (1999)
18. the servant of the fragment (2000)
19. sea of ​​swords (2001)
20. the thousand orcs (2002)
21. the lonely drow (2003)
22. the two swords (2004)
23. the promise of the witch king (2005)
24. the way of the patriarch (2006)
25. the orc king (2007)
26. the pirate king (2008)
27. the stowaway (2008) with geno salvatore
28. the ghost king (2009)
29. the mask of shadow (2009) with geno salvatore
30. gauntlgry m (2010)
31. los sentinels (2010) ) with geno salvato re
32. neverwinter (2011)
33. caron’s claw (2012)
34. the last threshold (2013)
35. the companions (2013)
36. the night of the hunter (2014)
37. the rise of the king (2014)
38. iron dwarf’s revenge (2015)
39. archmage (2015)
40. master (2016)
41. hero (2016)
42. timeless (2018)
43. boundless (2019)</li
44. relentless (2020)
45. starlight enclave (2021)
46. edge of the glacier (2022)

companion booksthe collected stories: the legend of drizzt (2011)the dao of drizzt (expected: September 20, 2022)

if you love drizzt books by r.a. salvatore, you may also like my book, soul render, as salvatore was a big influence on me.

If you prefer a visual representation of the Legend of Drizzt, you can find that below.

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