VJ Books Presents Author R.A. Salvatore!
R.A. Salvatore was born in Massachusetts in 1959. His love affair with fantasy, and with literature in general, began during his sophomore year of college when he was given a copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings as a Christmas gift. He promptly changed his major from computer science to journalism. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications in 1981, then returned for the degree he always cherished, the Bachelor of Arts in English. He began writing seriously in 1982, penning the manuscript that would become Echoes of the Fourth Magic.
His first published novel was The Crystal Shard from TSR in 1988 and he is still best known as the creator of the dark elf Drizzt, one of fantasy's most beloved characters.
His novel The Silent Blade won the Origins Award, and in the fall of 1997, his letters, manuscripts, and other professional papers were donated to the R.A. Salvatore Library at his alma mater, Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
Salvatore is noted for his intense and descriptive battle scenes which have been attributed to his history as a bouncer.
In 2000, Salvatore's collected papers, including correspondence and unpublished works, were donated to his alma mater Fitchburg State College to create the 'R.A. Salvatore Collection.'
In 2010, Wizards of the Coast announced a new deal with R.A. Salvatore to write six more Drizzt books, released between 2011 and 2016.
When he isn't writing, Salvatore takes long walks, hits the gym, and coaches/plays on a fun-league softball team that includes most of his family. His gaming group still meets on Sundays to play.
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R.A. Salvatore Bibliography
Forgotten Realms Novels
Listed in order of publication
The Icewind Dale Trilogy
- The Crystal Shard (1988)
- Streams of Silver (1989)
- The Halfling's Gem (1990)
The Dark Elf Trilogy
- Homeland (1990)
- Exile (1990)
- Sojourn (1991)
The Cleric Quintet
- Canticle (1991)
- In Sylvan Shadows (1992)
- Night Masks (1992)
- The Fallen Fortress (1993)
- The Chaos Curse (1994)
Legacy of the Drow
- The Legacy (1992)
- Starless Night (1993)
- Siege of Darkness (1994)
- Passage to Dawn (1996)
Paths of Darkness
- The Silent Blade (1998)
- The Spine of the World (1999)
- Sea of Swords (2001)
The Sellswords
- Servant of the Shard (2000)
- Promise of the Witch King (2005)
- Road of the Patriarch (2006)
The Hunter's Blades Trilogy
- The Thousand Orcs (2002)
- The Lone Drow (2003)
- The Two Swords (2004)
War of the Spider Queen
(Each novel in the series is written by a different author with Salvatore overseeing the development of the overall project.)
- Dissolution (written by Richard Lee Byers) (2002)
- Insurrection (written by Thomas M. Reid) (2002)
- Condemnation (written by Richard Baker) (2003)
- Extinction (written by Lisa Smedman) (2004)
- Annihilation (written by Philip Athans) (2004)
- Resurrection (written by Paul S. Kemp) (2005)
Transitions
- The Orc King (September 2007)
- The Pirate King (October 2008)
- The Ghost King (October 2009)
Stone of Tymora
- Stowaway (written with his son Geno Salvatore) (2008)
- The Shadowmask (written with his son Geno Salvatore) (2009)
- The Sentinels (written with his son Geno Salvatore) (2010)
Neverwinter
- Gauntlgrym (2010)
- Neverwinter (2011)
- Charon's Claw (2012)
- The Last Threshold (2013)
The Sundering
Companions Codex
- Night of the Hunter (2014)
- Rise of the King (2014)
- Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf (2015)
Homecoming
- Archmage (2015)
- Maestro (2016)
- Hero (2016)
The Coven
- Child of a Mad God (2018)
- Song of the Risen God (2020)
A Drizzt Novel
- Timeless (August 2018)
- Boundless (September 2019)
The Way of the Drow
- Starlight Enclave (August 2021)
Corona
First Trilogy
- The Demon Awakens (1997)
- The Demon Spirit (1998)
- The Demon Apostle (1999)
Bridge novel
Second Trilogy
- Ascendance (2001)
- Transcendence (2002)
- Immortalis (2003)
Saga of the First King
- The Highwayman (2004)
- The Ancient (2008)
- The Dame (2009)
- The Bear (2010)
Other series
The Spearwielder's Tale
- The Woods Out Back (1993)
- The Dragon's Dagger (1994)
- Dragonslayer's Return (1995)
Chronicles of Ynis Aielle
- Echoes of the Fourth Magic (1990)
- The Witch's Daughter (1991)
- Bastion of Darkness (2000)
Crimson Shadow series
- The Sword of Bedwyr (1995)
- Luthien's Gamble (1996)
- The Dragon King (1996)
Star Wars
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order
Other novels
- Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
Short stories
- "The First Notch" (1989)
- "A Sparkle for Homer" (1991)
- "Dark Mirror" (1993)
- "The Third Level" (1994)
- "Guenhwyvar" (1995)
- "The Coach With Big Teeth" (2013)
- "Gods' Law" (1998)
- "Mather's Blood" (1998)
- "That Curious Sword" (2002)
- "Three Ships" (2003)
- "Empty Joys" (2003)
- "The Dowry" (2004)
- "Wickless In the Nether" (2004)
- "Comrades at Odds" (2006)
- "If Ever They Happen Upon My Lair" (2006)
- "Bones and Stones" (2008)
- "Iruladoon" (2010)
- "Hugo Mann's Perfect Soul" (2010)
- "To Legend He Goes" (2011)
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