Find all the books, read about the author, and more. What is the recommended order for reading the drizzt books. Salvatore, the first book in the dark elf trilogy, a prequel to the icewind dale trilogy. Well i just finished book 16 of this series so i cannot say the best for the entire series. Travel back to strange and exotic menzoberranzan, the vast city of the drow and homeland. Typically if you wanted wizards or dragons, you needed.
Weve teamed up with wizards of the coast for our newest bundle. But when his own mother tries but fails to kill him, drizzt s path is set. The book takes the reader into menzoberranzan, the drow home city. Wolverine v drizzt dourden comic book university duration. Complete rankings of the legend of drizzt rasalvatore forums. Im specifically interested in the chronological order not publication order.
The best way personally would be to read the series in drizzt s chronological order as shown here. The legend of drizzt anthology, storm of the dead, homeland, and dissolution. Homeland published in 1990, homeland follows the story of drizzt from around the time and circumstances of his birth and his upbringing amongst the drow dark elves. The legend of drizzt is a series of graphic novel versions of the legend of drizzt novel series. The famous fictional character drizzt do urten created by author r. Drizzt dourden is a drow dark elf from menzoberranzan, one of the largest cities in the underdark of faerun. Forgotten realms the legend of drizzt tpb 20052008 devil. The most popular character from the most popular fantasy world of all time comes to life in his first original comic book tale. Within the first dozen pages, i was overwhelmed with the names of characters and places. The characters and underdark for the most part appeared as i pictured, except for the drow women, which looked a lot hotter than the ugly versions. Travel back to strange and exotic menzoberranzan, the vast city of the drow and homeland to icewind dale hero drizzt dourden. Homeland is the first book in the dark elf trilogy by r. Salvatore, homeland is a volume full of intrigue, beauty and the struggle for position. Homeland follows the story of drizzt from around the time and circumstances of his birth and his upbringing amongst the drow dark elves.
Events come to a head, as drizzt faces a difficult decision in this stunning finale. He has sold more than 15 million copies of his books in the united states alone and twentytwo of his. The final book sojourn made the new york times best seller list. Salvatorein the forgotten reals campaign setting for dungeons and dragons, comes to life in comic book form with this first. Jun 23, 2009 as drizzt grows older, developing his swordsmanship skills and studying at the academy, he begins to realize that his idea of good and evil does not match up with those of his fellow drow. But homeland first reveals the startling tale of how this one lone drow walked out of the shadowy depths of the underdark, leaving behind a society of evil and a family who want him dead. Discover the origin story of one of the greatest heroes of the realmsdrizzt dourdenin this thrilling first installment of the dark elf trilogy drow ranger drizzt dourden, first introduced in the icewind dale trilogy, quickly became one of the. The legend of drizzt is the overarching series within the forgotten realms detailing the exploits of the dark elf drizzt obviously and friends. The legend of drizzt revolves around the title hero drizzt, a renegade dark elf that left his homeland to live in the world above. The first original comic starring drizzt dourden concludes. So if youd prefer, instead, to read the books in order of publication, start with the crystal shard, read the whole trilogy, and then go back to the dark elf trilogy before continuing on. November 9, 2005 medieval books are not exactly a frequent occurrence in comics. The young prince of a royal house, drizzt grows to maturity in the vile world of his dark kin.
Homeland takes the reader on a journey into the dark depths of menzoberranzan, land of the evil dark elves but also birthplace of r. The graphic novel series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The young prince of a royal house, drizzt grows to maturity in. Salvatore, beginning with book 1 of the dark elf trilogy, homeland. Travel back to strange and exotic menzoberranzan, the vast city of the drow and homeland to icewind dale hero drizzt do. Salvatore novel recounts the origins of salvatore s signature dark elf character drizzt do urden and is the firstever release of this forgotten realms novel title in hardcover. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. This novel is considered by many to be salvatores best work and his combination of fantasy adventure with introspective prose sprinkled with mystery and wit make. The legend of drizzt book 1 has to be one of the best fantasy books i have read in a very long time, it was absolutely fantastic and i can honestly say it has renewed my love of fantasy as a lot of the books in this genre have become stale and tired of late. Possessing honor beyond the scope of his unprincipled society, young drizzt.
All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The first in a series of premiere hardcover editions of salvatore s classic dark elf tales. Salvatores legend of drizzt series has been adored by fantasy fans for over 20 years. Andrew pepoy, marco galli, derek fridolfs, dennis crisostomo, serge lapoint inks. Salvatore, is an american author best known for the demonwars saga, his forgotten realms novels, for which he created the popular character drizzt dourden, and vector prime, the first novel in the star wars. In the rigid matriarchy of the dark elf city of menzoberranzan, that makes his life forfeit. Unlike most rather sociopathic drow, drizzt is a kind, good person. Salvatore, with the first title released in 1988 that consists of 35 books as of september 2019. Salvatore with artwork by todd lockwood until the companions. The dark elf books are just more a background as to why drizzt acts the way he does and gives a background to the dark elf lore. It follows the story of drizzt dourden from the time and circumstances of his birth and his upbringing amongst the drow dark elves. The books below are listed in internal chronological order. The characters and underdark for the most part appeared as.
The legend of drizzt omnibus volume 2 graphic novel by r. Featuring the origin tale of one of the fantasy genres most beloved heroes, these newly repackaged editions include the first books in r. On the night in 1297 dr that drizzt dourden was born to matron mother malice dourden and the weapons master zaknafein, house dourden was in the process of eradicating house devir to become the ninth house in the hierarchy of the underground drow city of. Jul 12, 2014 today, i just finished the pirate king, so i was able to update the list. The books have been adapted into comic book form by devils due publishing. The legend of drizzt 25th anniversary edition, book ii by r. Robert anthony salvatore, who writes under the name r. Forgotten realms the legend of drizzt tpb 2015 idw. Drizzt leads this massive thriller into salvatores next blockbuster novel.
It combines the series the dark elf trilogy, the icewind. Below is the list of all the legend of drizzt books in their chronological order. Be sure to read the cleric quintet at some point as well. Its apparent that the legend of drizzt isnt a simple starttofinish comic book story. Drow ranger drizzt dourden, first introduced in the icewind dale trilogy, quickly became one of the fantasy genres standout characters. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. This series is the longest series of forgotten realms novels to date. Here is my fan cast for drizzt s origin story, homeland. Drizzt, a hugely popular character in the world of dungeons and dragons novels, makes his comic debut here. A long time ago, when i was a wee child i read some of the drizzt dourden books, they really captured my imagination. Possessing honor beyond the scope of his unprincipled society, young.
It follows the story of drizzt dourden from the time and circumstances of his birth and his upbringing amongst the drow. It was later reissued as book one of the legend of drizzt series. Exiled from his drow homeland of menzoberranzan,drizzt dourden and his magical cat, guenhwyvar, must fight for a new home in the boundless labyrinth. The last several drizzt books have really refreshed the series, although it never got entirely stale for me. Homeland is a fantasy novel by american writer by r. Drizzt dourden, a drow, or dark elf, was originally written as a supporting character in the icewind dale trilogy to wulfgar the barbarian. However, the author soon realized how popular the character was, and drizzt became the main character. See the complete the legend of drizzt series book list in order, box sets or. At long last, drizzt dourden has found a surrogate family to love and stand by through all. Salvatore maps out the future of his most famous creation from the popular forgotten realms setting with his son, geno.
Id like to continue reading, but ive lost track of which books contain him, and indeed what order they should be read in. The dark elf trilogy is a prequel to the icewind dale trilogy by r. The legend of drizzt is a fantasy series by the american author r. Neverwinter tales comic online free and high quality. Reading crystal shard and then dark elf series will not have any impact on your enjoyment of the books, in my opinion. Dont miss any of the neverwinter projects coming out this year. Dark elf trilogy homeland exile sojourn drizzt books. The legend of drizzt series reissued the many novels about drizzt dourden, renumbered in chronological order. Please note, the free promotional period for this offer ended on september 21st, 2014. Based on the best selling forgotten realms novel by r. The artist for the comic series tim seeley with andrew dabb as the writer under the supervision of r. Ive read homeland in paperback and kindle, listened to the audiobook and now the graphic novel. Homeland the legend of drizzt book 1 kindle edition by salvatore, r.
Salvatores the legend of drizzt set within the forgotten realms, adapted and illustrated by various artists. The legend of drizzt collectors edition, book iii bk. The legend of drizzt is a series of fantasy novels by r. And the subsequent books in the series, streams of silver and the halflings gem, were all written before homeland, book 1 in the legend of drizzt series. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Can drizzt stay true to himself in a such an unforgiving, unprincipled world. I would recommend kids starting the drizzt series with this then moving up to the books or adults from the books to graphic novel. The legend of drizzt graphic novels forgotten realms. There are over 30 books in the series, chronologically starting with homeland. Homeland is the first in the legend of drizzt series, a popular fantasy book series about a dark elf trying to escape his heritage and fit in with a judgemental world.
For me, its extremely hard to rank all the books accordingly, as they are all, for the most part, superb. In the original prose novels, the drow elf drizzt was introduced in the icewind dale trilogy, and was then given his own story, starting with homeland. Of that series, the first two trilogies and two of the later novels have been made into graphic novels. This series tells the story of drizzt dourden, a drow or a dark elf who decides not to follow the evil way of his people and leaving the underdark the place below the surface where drows and other dark creatures dwell.
Travel back to strange and exotic menzoberranzan, the vast city of the drow and homeland to icewind dale hero drizzt. Contentsshow adaptations of the novels covering the dark elf trilogy. I have decided to share my rankings of the drizzt books. Seeing this great story in comic book style was a really nice alternative to what i had in my head from just the read. Mark powers drizzt dourden, a prince of a royal house in exotic menzoberranzan, the city of the dark elves, must determine whether it is possible for him to live in a society without integrity.
Now, he appears in a new original graphic novel, the legend of drizzt, from idw and wizards of the coast. A download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The graphic novel series 8 primary works 10 total works the graphic novel adaptation of r. One of the most popular characters in fantasy fiction makes his comic book debut. I would recommend reading the dark elf books first, but it really is just a preference. Homeland is the first book in the dark elf trilogy and the legend of drizzt series. All the while, he must watch for signs of pursuitfor the dark elves are not a forgiving race. See the complete the legend of drizzt series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. As a huge fan of the drizzt books and comics in general, this was a real treat. However, in the aftermath of the battle for mithral hall, drizzt finds this family in pieces.