Series checklist

The Legend of Drizzt Books in Order

Checked by Harriet Ellis, MyVolumes editor · Updated 2 Nov 2026

The Legend of Drizzt series is 39 books by R. A. Salvatore, published 1988 to 2023. Start with The Crystal Shard (1988). We have catalogued 18 of them so far, with 19 editions between them; the rest are being added.

Books
39
18 of 39 catalogued so far
Editions tracked
19
Numbers
2 to 34
Published
1988 to 2023

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Reading order

The The Legend of Drizzt books in the order they were published, with the year each first appeared; the story's own order follows.

  1. 4The Crystal ShardDrizzt, a drow outcast living in Icewind Dale, joins Bruenor, Wulfgar and Regis to rally the people of Ten Towns against a wizard wielding the evil Crystal Shard.Buy a copy: eBay1988
  2. 5Streams of SilverDrizzt, Wulfgar and Regis follow the dwarf Bruenor north to reclaim his ancestral home of Mithral Hall, while the assassin Artemis Entreri hunts Regis for a stolen ruby.Buy a copy: eBay1989
  3. 6The Halfling's GemWhen Artemis Entreri carries Regis off to Calimport to face Pasha Pook, whose gem the halfling stole, Drizzt and Wulfgar race south to save him.Buy a copy: eBay1990
  4. 1HomelandDrizzt grows up in the drow city of Menzoberranzan, trying to keep his conscience intact while his scheming family and its matron mother work against him.Buy a copy: eBay1990
  5. 2ExileHaving left his house, Drizzt survives alone in the wilds of the Underdark with only his magical panther Guenhwyvar for company.Buy a copy: eBay1990
  6. 3SojournDrizzt reaches the surface world, where people shun and hunt him for his dark elf blood, and finds an unlikely teacher in an old blind ranger.Buy a copy: eBay1991
  7. 7The LegacyDrizzt is back in Mithral Hall as Wulfgar and Catti-brie plan their wedding, while in Menzoberranzan his sister Vierna plots to seize him and win the favour of Lolth.Buy a copy: eBay1992
  8. 8Starless NightFearing another drow attack on Mithral Hall, Drizzt goes back to Menzoberranzan alone, and Catti-brie sets out into the Underdark after him.Buy a copy: eBay1993
  9. 9Siege of DarknessWith magic failing and gods walking the land, Lolth backs Matron Baenre in sending a drow army up from the Underdark against the dwarves of Mithral Hall.Buy a copy: eBay1994
  10. 10Passage to DawnSix years on, Drizzt and Catti-brie are hunting pirates along the Sword Coast aboard Captain Deudermont's Sea Sprite when a disguised demon sends them on a quest.Buy a copy: eBay1996
  11. 11The Silent BladeWulfgar, back from the Abyss, drifts to the port of Luskan, while Artemis Entreri returns to Calimport and Jarlaxle schemes to take the Crystal Shard from Drizzt's company.Buy a copy: eBay1998
  12. 12The Spine of the WorldChanged by his years in the Abyss, Wulfgar drifts through the North with the rogue Morik, falling ever further from the man he was.Buy a copy: eBay1999
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  1. 14Servant of the ShardArtemis Entreri and the drow mercenary Jarlaxle team up in Calimport, where Entreri must rebuild his name and Jarlaxle falls under the sway of the Crystal Shard.Buy a copy: eBay2000
  2. 13Sea of SwordsDrizzt and his friends go after Wulfgar's lost warhammer Aegis-fang, which the pirate Sheila Kree now holds as a symbol of her power.Buy a copy: eBay2001
  3. 17The Thousand OrcsThe orc chieftain Obould gathers allies and marches on the dwarven lands of the North, while tension grows between dwarves and humans in Mirabar.Buy a copy: eBay2002
  4. 18The Lone DrowBelieving his friends lost, Drizzt grieves alone in the wilds and turns hunter against the orc forces overrunning the North.Buy a copy: eBay2003
  5. 19The Two SwordsDrizzt sets out to stop the orc king Obould from spreading war and chaos further across the North.Buy a copy: eBay2004
  6. 15Promise of the Witch-KingJarlaxle and Artemis Entreri take sellsword work in Damara and Vaasa, hired by two dragon sisters to deal with the lingering power of the fallen Witch-King Zhengyi.Buy a copy: eBay2005
  7. 16Road of the PatriarchForced to face what they unleashed at Zhengyi's castle, Jarlaxle and Entreri part ways for a time as Entreri heads home to Memnon to confront his past.Buy a copy: eBay2006
  8. 20The Orc KingDrizzt is drawn into bandit raids and fresh fighting with the orcs, stirred up in secret by a hidden wizard working on one of the orc clans.Buy a copy: eBay2007
  9. 21The Pirate KingCaptain Deudermont moves to break the pirate haven of Luskan, and Drizzt and Regis are pulled into the struggle for the city.Buy a copy: eBay2008
  10. 22The Ghost KingAs the Spellplague strikes Faerun, a monstrous undead tyrant born partly from the shattered Crystal Shard rises, threatening Jarlaxle and the haven of Spirit Soaring.Buy a copy: eBay2009
  11. 23GauntlgrymDrizzt joins Bruenor in searching for the lost dwarven kingdom of Gauntlgrym, but Jarlaxle and Athrogate find it first, with dangerous results for Neverwinter.Buy a copy: eBay2010
  12. 24NeverwinterLeft the last of the Companions of Mithral Hall, Drizzt travels with the elf warrior Dahlia to Luskan and runs foul of its pirate captains.Buy a copy: eBay2011
  13. 25Charon's ClawDrizzt and Dahlia return to Neverwinter to take revenge on the Netherese lord Herzgo Alegni, and Drizzt finds an unlikely ally in Artemis Entreri.Buy a copy: eBay2012
  14. 26The Last ThresholdAs Dahlia grows closer to Artemis Entreri, Drizzt's trust in her frays, and in Gauntlgrym the drow Tiago Baenre recruits Bregan D'aerthe to hunt him down.Buy a copy: eBay2013
  15. 27The CompanionsWith Drizzt's fate uncertain, the story turns to the old friends who once stood beside him, the Companions of the Hall, as the Sundering begins to stir.Buy a copy: eBay2013
  16. 28Night of the HunterDrizzt and his returned friends head back to Gauntlgrym and through drow territory in the Underdark to save one of Bruenor's dwarves, now a vampire.Buy a copy: eBay2014
  17. 29Rise of the KingKing Bruenor Battlehammer takes up his old feud with the orc kingdom of Many Arrows as the upheaval of the Sundering spreads.Buy a copy: eBay2014
  18. 30Vengeance of the Iron DwarfUnder the long darkness left by the Sundering, the orcs tear up their hundred year treaty and the North is plunged into all out war.Buy a copy: eBay2015
  19. 31ArchmageBuy a copy: eBay2015
  20. 32MaestroBuy a copy: eBay2016
  21. 33HeroBuy a copy: eBay2016
  22. 34TimelessOpening the Generations trilogy, the story goes back centuries to Menzoberranzan, where a gifted young weapon master from a lowly house catches the eye of a powerful matron.Buy a copy: eBay2018
  23. 35BoundlessBuy a copy: eBay2019
  24. 36RelentlessBuy a copy: eBay2020
  25. 37Starlight EnclaveBuy a copy: eBay2021
  26. 38Glacier's EdgeBuy a copy: eBay2022
  27. 39Lolth's WarriorBuy a copy: eBay2023

The Legend of Drizzt in chronological order

The same books by the story's own timeline, for readers who prefer events in sequence.

  1. 1Homeland1990
  2. 2Exile1990
  3. 3Sojourn1991
  4. 4The Crystal Shard1988
  5. 5Streams of Silver1989
  6. 6The Halfling's Gem1990
  7. 7The Legacy1992
  8. 8Starless Night1993
  9. 9Siege of Darkness1994
  10. 10Passage to Dawn1996
  11. 11The Silent Blade1998
  12. 12The Spine of the World1999
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  1. 13Sea of Swords2001
  2. 14Servant of the Shard2000
  3. 15Promise of the Witch-King2005
  4. 16Road of the Patriarch2006
  5. 17The Thousand Orcs2002
  6. 18The Lone Drow2003
  7. 19The Two Swords2004
  8. 20The Orc King2007
  9. 21The Pirate King2008
  10. 22The Ghost King2009
  11. 23Gauntlgrym2010
  12. 24Neverwinter2011
  13. 25Charon's Claw2012
  14. 26The Last Threshold2013
  15. 27The Companions2013
  16. 28Night of the Hunter2014
  17. 29Rise of the King2014
  18. 30Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf2015
  19. 31Archmage2015
  20. 32Maestro2016
  21. 33Hero2016
  22. 34Timeless2018
  23. 35Boundless2019
  24. 36Relentless2020
  25. 37Starlight Enclave2021
  26. 38Glacier's Edge2022
  27. 39Lolth's Warrior2023
Checklist

Editions we track

No.CoverBookYear
2 Exile FirstR. A. Salvatore · Wizards of the Coast 1990
4 The Crystal Shard FirstR. A. Salvatore · Tactical Strategy Rules · +1 edition 1988
11 The Silent BladeR. A. Salvatore · TSR 1998
12 The Spine of the World FirstR. A. Salvatore · TSR 1999
13 Sea of Swords FirstR. A. Salvatore · Wizards of the Coast 2001
15 Promise of the Witch-King FirstR. A. Salvatore · Wizards of the Coast 2005
18 The Lone Drow FirstR. A. Salvatore · Wizards of the Coast 2003
20 The Orc King FirstR. A. Salvatore · Wizards of the Coast 2007
22 The Ghost King FirstR. A. Salvatore · Wizards of the Coast 2009
23 Gauntlgrym FirstR. A. Salvatore · Wizards of the Coast 2010
24 Neverwinter FirstR. A. Salvatore · Wizards of the Coast 2011
26 The Last Threshold FirstR. A. Salvatore · Wizards of the Coast 2013
27 The Companions FirstR. A. Salvatore · Wizards of the Coast 2013
29 Rise of the King FirstR. A. Salvatore · Wizards of the Coast 2014
30 Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf FirstR. A. Salvatore · Wizards of the Coast 2015
32 Maestro FirstR. A. Salvatore · Wizards of the Coast 2016
33 Hero FirstR. A. Salvatore · Wizards of the Coast 2016
34 Timeless FirstR. A. Salvatore · Harper Voyager 2018
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About The Legend of Drizzt

The Legend of Drizzt is R. A. Salvatore's sequence of Forgotten Realms fantasy novels about Drizzt Do'Urden, a dark elf who turns his back on the drow city of his birth, and there are 39 Legend of Drizzt books, published from 1988 to 2023. The books are numbered in the order of Drizzt's life, not the order of writing: The Crystal Shard (TSR, 1988) came first but is book 4, because the prequel Dark Elf Trilogy (Homeland, Exile, Sojourn) followed in 1990 and 1991 as books 1 to 3. The run takes in the Sellswords novels about Jarlaxle and Artemis Entreri and ends with Lolth's Warrior (2023), the close of The Way of the Drow trilogy. The Dao of Drizzt (2022), a book of Drizzt's journal entries, and The Finest Edge of Twilight (2025), which starts a new series about Breezy Do'Urden, are not counted.

Questions collectors ask

Frequently asked questions

What order should I read the The Legend of Drizzt books in?

Start with The Crystal Shard (1988), then Streams of Silver and The Halfling's Gem. The full list on this page gives every book in order with its first edition year.

How many The Legend of Drizzt books are there?

There are 39 books in the The Legend of Drizzt series, from 1988 to 2023. We have catalogued 18 of them so far.

What is the first The Legend of Drizzt book?

The Crystal Shard, first published in 1988, is the first book in the The Legend of Drizzt series.

Should I read the The Legend of Drizzt books in publication or chronological order?

Most readers follow publication order, starting with The Crystal Shard. The story's own timeline begins with Homeland; both lists are on this page.

Sources

Where these facts come from

Every fact on this page was checked against the sources listed. Checked 2 November 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.

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