The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 36 books · 1988 to 2023

R. A. Salvatore

FantasyEpic and high fantasy

R. A. Salvatore's Drizzt Do'Urden is a dark elf who rejects his evil people and becomes a ranger in the Forgotten Realms world of Dungeons and Dragons, fighting alongside the dwarf Bruenor, the barbarian Wulfgar, Catti-brie and the halfling Regis.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. The Dark Elf trilogy (Homeland, Exile, Sojourn) tells Drizzt's early life. His non-Drizzt series are left out.

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R. A. Salvatore books in order

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Legend of Drizzt

36 books · Set in an invented world · story order differsEpic and high fantasy
  1. 1The Crystal Shard1988With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Streams of Silver1989With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Halfling's Gem1990With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Homeland1990With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Exile1990With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Sojourn1991With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  7. 7The Legacy1992With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Starless Night1993With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  9. 9Siege of Darkness1994With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  10. 10Passage to Dawn1996With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  11. 11The Silent Blade1998With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  12. 12The Spine of the World1999With Drizzt Do'Urden and WulfgarBuy on Amazon
  13. 13Sea of Swords2001With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  14. 14The Thousand Orcs2002With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  15. 15The Lone Drow2003With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  16. 16The Two Swords2004With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  17. 17The Orc King2007With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  18. 18The Pirate King2008With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  19. 19The Ghost King2009With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  20. 20Gauntlgrym2010With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  21. 21Neverwinter2011With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  22. 22Charon's Claw2012With Drizzt Do'Urden and Artemis EntreriBuy on Amazon
  23. 23The Last Threshold2013With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  24. 24The Companions2013With Drizzt Do'Urden and RegisBuy on Amazon
  25. 25Night of the Hunter2014With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  26. 26Rise of the King2014With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  27. 27Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf2015With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  28. 28Archmage2015With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  29. 29Maestro2016With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  30. 30Hero2016With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  31. 31Timeless2018With Drizzt Do'Urden and ZaknafeinBuy on Amazon
  32. 32Boundless2019With Drizzt Do'Urden and ZaknafeinBuy on Amazon
  33. 33Relentless2020With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  34. 34Starlight Enclave2021With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  35. 35Glacier's Edge2022With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon
  36. 36Lolth's Warrior2023With Drizzt Do'UrdenBuy on Amazon

Characters

8 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

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