Reading order · 36 books · 1988 to 2023 · Set in an invented world
Legend of Drizzt Books in Order
Drizzt Do’Urden is a dark elf who rejects the cruelty of his people in the underground city of Menzoberranzan and becomes a ranger in the surface world of the Forgotten Realms. With the dwarf Bruenor, the barbarian Wulfgar, the halfling Regis and Catti-brie, he fights to find a home where he is judged by his heart. Classic sword and sorcery from the world of Dungeons and Dragons.
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Series facts
- Books
- 36
- Published
- 1988 to 2023
- First book
- The Crystal Shard
- Latest
- Lolth's Warrior (2023)
- Setting
- Set in an invented world
- Order
- Story order differs from publication order
The reading order
Every Legend of Drizzt book in publication order, with the story order a switch away. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
36 books · Set in an invented world
- 1The Crystal Shard1988With Drizzt Do'UrdenIn 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.Buy on Amazon
- 2Streams of Silver1989With Drizzt Do'UrdenDrizzt and his friends set out to find Mithral Hall, Bruenor’s lost ancestral home, pursued by an assassin hunting Regis.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Halfling's Gem1990With Drizzt Do'UrdenDrizzt and Wulfgar race south to the city of Calimport to rescue Regis from the assassin Artemis Entreri.Buy on Amazon
- 4Homeland1990With Drizzt Do'UrdenThe story of Drizzt’s youth in the drow city of Menzoberranzan, where he is trained by his father, the weapons master Zaknafein, and learns how cruel his people can be.Buy on Amazon
- 5Exile1990With Drizzt Do'UrdenDrizzt lives alone in the dangerous tunnels of the Underdark, hunted by his own family.Buy on Amazon
- 6Sojourn1991With Drizzt Do'UrdenDrizzt reaches the surface world for the first time, and learns from a blind ranger how to live there.Buy on Amazon
- 7The Legacy1992With Drizzt Do'UrdenThe drow of Menzoberranzan come for Drizzt, threatening his friends in Mithral Hall.Buy on Amazon
- 8Starless Night1993With Drizzt Do'UrdenDrizzt returns alone to Menzoberranzan to protect his friends.Buy on Amazon
- 9Siege of Darkness1994With Drizzt Do'UrdenA drow army marches on Mithral Hall, while magic itself grows unpredictable.Buy on Amazon
- 10Passage to Dawn1996With Drizzt Do'UrdenYears later, Drizzt and Catti-brie sail the Sword Coast, and an old enemy rises.Buy on Amazon
- 11The Silent Blade1998With Drizzt Do'UrdenWulfgar, scarred by terrible experiences, struggles to find his place among his friends, while Artemis Entreri is drawn into an alliance with the drow mercenary Jarlaxle.Buy on Amazon
- 12The Spine of the World1999With Drizzt Do'Urden and WulfgarWulfgar wanders alone in the north, trying to escape his memories.Buy on Amazon
- 13Sea of Swords2001With Drizzt Do'UrdenDrizzt and his friends search for Wulfgar.Buy on Amazon
- 14The Thousand Orcs2002With Drizzt Do'UrdenA great orc army led by Obould Many-Arrows attacks the Silver Marches.Buy on Amazon
- 15The Lone Drow2003With Drizzt Do'UrdenDrizzt, separated from his friends, fights on alone against the orc army.Buy on Amazon
- 16The Two Swords2004With Drizzt Do'UrdenThe war against Obould’s orcs continues.Buy on Amazon
- 17The Orc King2007With Drizzt Do'UrdenYears after the war, an uneasy peace exists between the dwarves and Obould’s new orc kingdom.Buy on Amazon
- 18The Pirate King2008With Drizzt Do'UrdenDrizzt and Regis travel to the port of Luskan, where Captain Deudermont plans to free the city from the wizards who rule it.Buy on Amazon
- 19The Ghost King2009With Drizzt Do'UrdenAs a magical catastrophe sweeps the world, Drizzt and his friends face a terrible foe.Buy on Amazon
- 20Gauntlgrym2010With Drizzt Do'UrdenDrizzt and Bruenor search for Gauntlgrym, the ancient lost city of the dwarves.Buy on Amazon
- 21Neverwinter2011With Drizzt Do'UrdenHaving lost his last companions, Drizzt teams up with the mysterious elf Dahlia to hunt the one responsible for Neverwinter’s destruction.Buy on Amazon
- 22Charon's Claw2012With Drizzt Do'Urden and Artemis EntreriDrizzt joins Dahlia’s quest for vengeance against a Netherese lord, and must decide whether to trust his old foe Artemis Entreri.Buy on Amazon
- 23The Last Threshold2013With Drizzt Do'UrdenDrizzt’s path is shaped by Dahlia’s secrets and his growing ties to Entreri, as a rival drow plots against him.Buy on Amazon
- 24The Companions2013With Drizzt Do'Urden and RegisAs the first signs of the Sundering appear, the story turns to the friends who stood by Drizzt in his early life.Buy on Amazon
- 25Night of the Hunter2014With Drizzt Do'UrdenDrizzt returns to Gauntlgrym with old friends on a rescue mission, past undead and a drow colony eager to see him dead.Buy on Amazon
- 26Rise of the King2014With Drizzt Do'UrdenBruenor’s feud with the orc kingdom of Many-Arrows takes centre stage.Buy on Amazon
- 27Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf2015With Drizzt Do'UrdenWar engulfs the North after the orcs break a long-standing treaty.Buy on Amazon
- 28Archmage2015With Drizzt Do'UrdenDrizzt returns to the Underdark, where the drow of Menzoberranzan are desperate enough to summon demons.Buy on Amazon
- 29Maestro2016With Drizzt Do'UrdenDrizzt journeys home to Menzoberranzan as Jarlaxle pulls strings across its factions and demons threaten the wider world.Buy on Amazon
- 30Hero2016With Drizzt Do'UrdenWith the demons receding, Drizzt seeks peace, family and a future beyond the darkness.Buy on Amazon
- 31Timeless2018With Drizzt Do'Urden and ZaknafeinThe story of Drizzt’s father, Zaknafein, as a young weapons master in Menzoberranzan, told alongside Drizzt’s present-day adventures.Buy on Amazon
- 32Boundless2019With Drizzt Do'Urden and ZaknafeinDrizzt’s father Zaknafein returns centuries after his death to a world he does not recognise.Buy on Amazon
- 33Relentless2020With Drizzt Do'UrdenZaknafein and Jarlaxle face near-hopeless odds in a siege around Gauntlgrym.Buy on Amazon
- 34Starlight Enclave2021With Drizzt Do'UrdenJarlaxle leads an expedition into the frozen north, while Drizzt pursues a spiritual quest he hopes to share with his daughter.Buy on Amazon
- 35Glacier's Edge2022With Drizzt Do'UrdenStranded in the ice while the world burns, Jarlaxle must find powerful allies to save a city and his companions.Buy on Amazon
- 36Lolth's Warrior2023With Drizzt Do'UrdenDiscontent spreads through Menzoberranzan as drow question the Spider Queen, and Drizzt can no longer stand aside.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Many readers begin with The Crystal Shard, the first book published. Others start with Homeland, Exile and Sojourn, which tell Drizzt’s early life. Either way, read the rest in publication order.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Drizzt Do'Urden | Zaknafein | Regis | Wulfgar | Artemis Entreri | Bruenor Battlehammer | Catti-brie | Jarlaxle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Crystal Shard | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | |||
| 2 Streams of Silver | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | |||
| 3 The Halfling's Gem | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ||
| 4 Homeland | LLead | MMajor | ||||||
| 5 Exile | LLead | |||||||
| 6 Sojourn | LLead | |||||||
| 7 The Legacy | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | |
| 8 Starless Night | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ||
| 9 Siege of Darkness | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ||||
| 10 Passage to Dawn | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | |||
| 11 The Silent Blade | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | |
| 12 The Spine of the World | LLead | MMajor | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | |||
| 13 Sea of Swords | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | |||
| 14 The Thousand Orcs | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ||||
| 15 The Lone Drow | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ||||
| 16 The Two Swords | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ||||
| 17 The Orc King | LLead | MMajor | ||||||
| 18 The Pirate King | LLead | |||||||
| 19 The Ghost King | LLead | |||||||
| 20 Gauntlgrym | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | |||||
| 21 Neverwinter | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | |||||
| 22 Charon's Claw | LLead | LLead | MMajor | |||||
| 23 The Last Threshold | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | |||||
| 24 The Companions | LLead | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | ||
| 25 Night of the Hunter | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | ||
| 26 Rise of the King | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | ||
| 27 Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | ||
| 28 Archmage | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | |
| 29 Maestro | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | |
| 30 Hero | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | |
| 31 Timeless | LLead | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | |
| 32 Boundless | LLead | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | |
| 33 Relentless | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | |
| 34 Starlight Enclave | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | ||
| 35 Glacier's Edge | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | ||
| 36 Lolth's Warrior | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor |
Characters in the Legend of Drizzt books
8 characters from R. A. Salvatore’s chart, with the number of Legend of Drizzt books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Drizzt Do'UrdenDark elf ranger | 36 | The Crystal Shard 1988 |
| ZaknafeinDrizzt's father, a weapons master | 4 | Homeland 1990 |
| RegisHalfling with a magical ruby | 26 | The Crystal Shard 1988 |
| WulfgarBarbarian raised by Bruenor | 21 | The Crystal Shard 1988 |
| Artemis EntreriAssassin and Drizzt's rival | 11 | The Halfling's Gem 1990 |
| Bruenor BattlehammerDwarf king and Drizzt's friend | 27 | The Crystal Shard 1988 |
| Catti-brieBruenor's adopted daughter | 26 | The Crystal Shard 1988 |
| JarlaxleFlamboyant drow mercenary leader | 20 | The Legacy 1992 |