Servant of the Shard
Servant of the Shard is R. A. Salvatore's 2000 Forgotten Realms novel, first published in hardcover by Wizards of the Coast in October 2000. It is the third Paths of Darkness book and also counts as the first of The Sellswords, centred on the assassin Artemis Entreri and the drow Jarlaxle.
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First edition
- Wizards of the Coast, 2000
- First published
- Wizards of the Coast, 2000
- Series
- The Sellswords
The first edition of Servant of the Shard by R. A. Salvatore was published in Renton, WA by Wizards of the Coast in 2000. We track 1 edition.
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- Editions recorded
- 13 on Open Library, 7 in English
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Who published the first edition of Servant of the Shard?
The first edition of Servant of the Shard by R. A. Salvatore was published in Renton, WA by Wizards of the Coast in 2000.
How many editions of Servant of the Shard are there?
We track 1 edition of Servant of the Shard, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- Servant of the Shard, ISFDB (isfdb.org)
- Paths of Darkness, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Sellswords, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
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