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R. A. Salvatore was born in Leominster, Massachusetts on January 20, 1959. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. He began writing seriously in 1982 and became a full-time writer in 1990. His first novel, The Crystal Shard, was published in 1988. His other works include The Halfling's Gem; Sojourn; The Legacy; Starless Night; Vector Prime; and The Two Swords. He is also the author of numerous series including The Dark Elf Trilogy; Paths of Darkness; The Hunter's Blades Trilogy; The Cleric Quintet; Saga of the First King; Neverwinter Saga and TheSundering. He made The New York Times Best Seller List with his title's Charon's Claw, Night of the Hunter: Companions Codex, 1, Rise of the King and Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Homeland… (more)
Homeland 3,376 copies, 57 reviews
The Crystal Shard 2,758 copies, 37 reviews
Sojourn 2,683 copies, 28 reviews
Exile 2,635 copies, 28 reviews
Streams of Silver 2,423 copies, 16 reviews
The Halfling's Gem 2,326 copies, 16 reviews
The Dark Elf Trilogy 2,122 copies, 24 reviews
The Legacy 2,022 copies, 13 reviews
The Thousand Orcs 1,861 copies, 10 reviews
Starless Night 1,827 copies, 9 reviews
Siege of Darkness 1,725 copies, 9 reviews
Vector Prime 1,711 copies, 15 reviews
The Silent Blade 1,686 copies, 9 reviews
The Lone Drow 1,686 copies, 7 reviews
Servant of the Shard 1,586 copies, 6 reviews
Passage to Dawn 1,572 copies, 7 reviews
The Icewind Dale Trilogy 1,545 copies, 11 reviews
The Spine of the World 1,524 copies, 8 reviews
The Two Swords 1,515 copies, 5 reviews
Sea of Swords 1,458 copies, 8 reviews
Legacy of the Drow 1,141 copies, 7 reviews
The Orc King 1,140 copies, 11 reviews
Canticle 1,088 copies, 10 reviews
Promise of the Witch-King 1,051 copies, 7 reviews
The Demon Awakens 959 copies, 8 reviews
In Sylvan Shadows 930 copies, 6 reviews
The Fallen Fortress 925 copies, 4 reviews
Night Masks 901 copies, 5 reviews
Road of the Patriarch 866 copies, 4 reviews
The Chaos Curse 839 copies, 5 reviews
The Pirate King 833 copies, 9 reviews
Gauntlgrym 746 copies, 12 reviews
Homeland (graphic novel) 697 copies, 4 reviews
The Ghost King 693 copies, 9 reviews
The Demon Spirit 663 copies, 6 reviews
The Highwayman 641 copies, 7 reviews
The Demon Apostle 585 copies, 5 reviews
Paths of Darkness 582 copies, 2 reviews
The Sword of Bedwyr 541 copies, 3 reviews
Neverwinter 498 copies, 5 reviews
Mortalis 478 copies, 9 reviews
Luthien's Gamble 456 copies, 2 reviews
The Ancient 452 copies, 4 reviews
Charon's Claw 433 copies, 2 reviews
The Companions 423 copies, 15 reviews
The Dragon King 406 copies, 1 review
Ascendance 401 copies, 1 review
The Woods Out Back 387 copies, 2 reviews
The Last Threshold 345 copies, 1 review
Transcendence 330 copies, 1 review
Night of the Hunter 300 copies, 6 reviews
Immortalis 293 copies, 2 reviews
The Dragon's Dagger 291 copies, 2 reviews
The Witch's Daughter 274 copies, 1 review
Dragonslayer's Return 273 copies, 1 review
Timeless 257 copies, 7 reviews
Archmage 250 copies, 4 reviews
Child of a Mad God 250 copies, 6 reviews
The Dame 243 copies, 1 review
Rise of the King 242 copies, 5 reviews
Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy (Author) 209 copies, 2 reviews
Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf 207 copies, 5 reviews
The Stowaway 206 copies, 4 reviews
Maestro 202 copies, 2 reviews
Bastion of Darkness 192 copies, 1 review
Hero 191 copies, 6 reviews
Sojourn (graphic novel) 181 copies, 1 review
Exile (graphic novel) 168 copies, 2 reviews
The Bear 145 copies
Boundless 130 copies, 1 review
Relentless 108 copies, 1 review
Reckoning of Fallen Gods 97 copies, 3 reviews
The Color of Dragons 95 copies, 1 review
The Sellswords Trilogy 80 copies, 1 review
Starlight Enclave 80 copies, 1 review
Song of the Risen God 62 copies, 2 reviews
Worlds of Their Own (Contributor) 43 copies, 2 reviews
The Legacy (graphic novel) 42 copies, 1 review
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures 31 copies, 1 review
The Dao of Drizzt 29 copies, 1 review
DemonWars: The Demon Awakens 14 copies, 1 review
Fantasy: zwei ungekürzte Romane (Contributor) 7 copies
Dark Mirror 6 copies
Homeland 6 copies
Comrades at Odds 3 copies, 1 review
Dwa Miecze 2 copies
One-Eyed Jax 2 copies
Cntico 1 copy
Los compañeros 1 copy, 1 review
Ikikesä 1 copy
El rey orco 1 copy, 1 review
2007 1 copy
Monster Manual (5e) (Contributor) 1,089 copies, 3 reviews
Dissolution (Foreword) 885 copies, 7 reviews
Insurrection (Foreword) 715 copies, 5 reviews
Condemnation (Foreword) 678 copies, 5 reviews
Extinction (Foreword) 620 copies, 4 reviews
Annihilation (Foreword) 585 copies, 6 reviews
Resurrection (Foreword) 564 copies, 6 reviews
Amber and Ashes (Introduction, some editions) 559 copies, 5 reviews
Realms of Valor (Contributor) 440 copies, 2 reviews
Unfettered: Tales by Masters of Fantasy (Contributor) 369 copies, 13 reviews
Realms of Infamy (Contributor) 329 copies
Realms of the Underdark (Contributor) 306 copies
Realms of Magic (Contributor) 304 copies
Realms of the Elves (Contributor) 154 copies

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