Legend of Drizzt book 1 · 1988
The Crystal Shard
In the frozen land of Icewind Dale, Drizzt and his friends defend the settlements of Ten-Towns against a wizard who has found an evil relic, the Crystal Shard.
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Book facts
- Author
- R. A. Salvatore
- Series
- Legend of Drizzt, book 1 of 36
- Published
- 1988
- Setting
- Set in an invented world
- Story order
- Book 4 by the story’s timeline
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- High
In story order: after Sojourn and before Streams of Silver.
Who is in The Crystal Shard
5 recurring or key characters from R. A. Salvatore’s chart. Introduces Drizzt Do'Urden, Bruenor Battlehammer, Wulfgar, Catti-brie and 1 more.
Lead 1
- Drizzt Do'UrdenFirst appearanceDark elf ranger
Major 4
- Bruenor BattlehammerFirst appearanceDwarf king and Drizzt's friend
- WulfgarFirst appearanceBarbarian raised by Bruenor
- Catti-brieFirst appearanceBruenor's adopted daughter
- RegisFirst appearanceHalfling with a magical ruby
Also featuring these characters
Other R. A. Salvatore books that share the most characters with The Crystal Shard.
- The Halfling's Gem1990 · Legend of Drizzt · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Legacy1992 · Legend of Drizzt · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Passage to Dawn1996 · Legend of Drizzt · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Silent Blade1998 · Legend of Drizzt · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon