R. A. Salvatore
Author of Homeland
About the Author
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 show more 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) show less
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Series
Works by R. A. Salvatore
Spearwielder's Tale: The Woods out Back / The Dragon's Dagger / Dragonslayer's Return) (2004) 244 copies
DemonWars Saga Volume 1: The Demon Awakens - The Demon Spirit - The Demon Apostle (The DemonWars Saga Bundle) (2014) 13 copies
Timeless (Drizzt Trilogy, #1) 9 copies
DemonWars Saga Volume 2: Mortalis - Ascendance - Transcendence - Immortalis (The DemonWars Saga Bundle) (2014) 9 copies
Forgotten Realms The Dark Elf Trilogy: Book 1: Homeland , Book 2: Exile , Book 3:Sojourn (Forgotten Realms, The Dark… (1980) 8 copies
Bones and Stones 7 copies
Homeland 6 copies
Forgotten Realms Omnibus 2: Books 4-6 (Forgotten Realms Omnibus: Legend of Drizzt Collector's Edition) (v. 2, Bks 4-6) (2009) 4 copies
Dungeons & Dragons: Cutter #1 3 copies
The Crystal Shard: Bk. 4 (The Legend of Drizzt) by R.A. Salvatore (2007) Mass Market Paperback 3 copies
One-Eyed Jax 3 copies
Dungeons & Dragons: Cutter #4 (of 5) 2 copies
Dungeons & Dragons: Cutter #3 (of 5) 2 copies
Dungeons & Dragons: Cutter #2 (of 5) 2 copies
The Stowaway 2 copies
Dungeons & Dragons: Neverwinter Tales - The Legend of Drizzt Vol. 1 (Dungeons & Dragons: Drizzt) 2 copies
Rise of the King: Companions Codex, II (Forgotten Realms) by R. A. Salvatore (2015-02-03) (1768) 2 copies
The Lone Drow (The Hunter's Blades Trilogy, Book 2) by Salvatore, R.A. (2004) Mass Market Paperback 2 copies
5 Book Set By R.A Salvatore Forgotten Realms~Sellswords Promise of the Witchking/Servant of the Shard/The Hunters Blade… (1500) 2 copies
Servant of the Shard ~ Promise of the Witch King ~ Road of the Patriarch (Forgotten Realms: The Sellswords) (2000) 2 copies
Reinos Olvidados. La Morada 2 copies
Negyedik Mágia viszhangjai 1 copy
IMÁGENES DE UN IMPERIO 1 copy
Servant of the Shard (Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness, Book 3) by R.A. Salvatore(2000-10) 1 copy
Refúgio - eBook 1 copy
Exílio - eBook 1 copy
A démon ébredése 1 copy
The coach with big teeth 1 copy
the two swords, the lone drow, the thousand orcs (the hunter's blades trilogy, 1,2,and 3) (1990) 1 copy
Cntico 1 copy
Mscaras De La Noche 1 copy
Desintegración 1 copy
The Legend of Drizzt Series 1 copy
Forgotten Realms - Transitions Trilogy (Legend of Drizzt) Hardcover Set: Orc King / Pirate King / Ghost King (2007) 1 copy
Homecoming (3 Book Series) 1 copy
Die Saga vom Dunkelelf Band 1 bis 6 (Der dritte Sohn - Im Reich der Spinne - Der Wächter im Dunkel - Im Zeichen… (1992) 1 copy
2007 1 copy
P1: The Silent Blade 1 copy
Les royaumes oubliés : La trilogie de l'elfe noir - Terre natale/terre d'exil/Terre promise (1994) 1 copy
The Sword of Bedwyr (The Crimson Shadow Book 1) — Author — 1 copy
The Dwarf-Drow War 1 copy
Die Dunkelelfen 1 copy
The Sword Bearer 1 copy
The Last Threshold 1 copy
Promise of the Witchking 1 copy
Falling Off Air 1 copy
Pátria - eBook 1 copy
Associated Works
Beyond the Wall: Exploring George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, From A Game of Thrones to A Dance with Dragons (2012) — Foreword — 154 copies
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- Legal name
- Salvatore, Robert Anthony
- Birthdate
- 1959-01-20
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
- Places of residence
- Leominster, Massachusetts, USA (birth)
- Education
- Fitchburg State College
- Occupations
- bouncer
fantasy writer - Agent
- Paul Lucas
Scott Siegel (former)
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Statistics
- Works
- 378
- Also by
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- Members
- 77,675
- Popularity
- #159
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
- 1,449
- Languages
- 20
- Favorited
- 178
This was in actuality author R.A. Salvatore's first book he wrote, and when compared to books one, two, and three of the series, you can tell. The story didn't seem to have the natural flow that the others did. The different situations that the characters found themselves in always were tense and full of drama (also plenty of humor) but seemed to be choppy, truncated, and seemed to be resolved nice and quickly. Drizzt too snuffers from his newness. This character may be more...aloof and maybe more "loose" with his personal ethics than what the Drizzt character is in the first three titles of the Legend of Drizzt series.
Drizzt, and his bestie cat Guenhwyvar, seem to able to survive and thrive even with many of the surface races downright hostile to them.
He has met new friends that are pretty great: Regis & Wulfgar, Bruenor & Catti-brie are back and as fun as ever. The reader discovers early on that the enemy is not a who (it is but it isn't) but a what. And boy does that what wreak havoc... There are wizards, and giants, there are demons and trolls and more Orcs than you can shake a stick at. All ready and willing to get after the Ten-Towns of the humans and raze it to the ground so they, more accurately the wizard Akar Kessell can then take over. We've even been introduced to a future enemy!
While Salvatore struggled a bit with the truncating of the story lines, that doesn't mean that this lacked in drama. How can they get out of these sticky situations? Who is going to step up next and be the hero...or the villain. How will this resolve itself, can some of these characters do these things that is needed, will they even do anything?! Read book four of the "Legend of Drizzt: the Crystal Shard" and find out for yourself!… (more)