Robert Anthony Salvatore - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Robert Anthony Salvatore (born January 20, 1959, Leominster

Leominster, Massachusetts

Leominster is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the second-largest city in Worcester County, with a population of 40,759 at the 2010 census. Leominster is located north of Worcester and west of Boston. Both Route 2 and Route 12 pass through Leominster. Interstate 190,...

, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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), who writes under the name R. A. Salvatore, is an American

United States

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author

Author

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best known for The DemonWars Saga
The DemonWars Saga
The DemonWars Saga is a series of seven novels written by R.A. Salvatore. The series is set in the world of Corona, principally in the kingdoms of Honce-the-Bear and Behren, and amongst the nomadic To-gai-ru. The Saga is separated into two trilogies bridged by a single book, Mortalis...

, his Forgotten Realms
Forgotten Realms
The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories...

novels, in which he created the popular character Drizzt Do'Urden

Drizzt Do'Urden

Drizzt Do'Urden is a fictional character in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Drizzt was created by author R. A. Salvatore as a supporting character in the Icewind Dale Trilogy. Salvatore created him on a whim when his publisher needed to...

, and Vector Prime
Vector Prime
Vector Prime is a science fiction novel by American writer R. A. Salvatore and published in 1999. It is the first installment of the New Jedi Order series set in the Star Wars universe.-Summary:...

, the first novel in the Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...

: The New Jedi Order
The New Jedi Order
The New Jedi Order is a series of nineteen science fiction novels, published from 1999 to 2003, set in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. The series revolves around the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy 21–26 years after the events depicted in Return of the Jedi...

series. He has sold more than 15 million copies of his books in the USA alone and twenty-two of his titles have been New York Times best-sellers.

History

Robert Salvatore was born in Leominster, Massachusetts

Leominster, Massachusetts

, the youngest of a family of seven. A graduate of Leominster High School, Salvatore has credited his high school English teacher with being instrumental in his development as a writer. During his time at Fitchburg State College

Fitchburg State College

Fitchburg State University, also known as Fitchburg State, is a four-year public institution of higher learning with a compact urban campus, located in the city of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Fitchburg State University has over 3,500 undergraduate and over 1650 graduate/continuing education...

, he became interested in fantasy after reading J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.Tolkien was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke College,...

's The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is a high fantasy epic written by English philologist and University of Oxford professor J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's earlier, less complex children's fantasy novel The Hobbit , but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in...

, given to him as a Christmas gift. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications and later a Bachelor of Arts in English. Before taking up writing full time he worked as a bouncer.

In 1982 he started writing more seriously, developing a manuscript he titled Echoes of the Fourth Magic. He created the setting of Ynis Aielle for the novel, writing it in longhand by candlelight. In an interview with comic book website Project Fanboy, Salvatore said he landed the deal for his first book when, after finishing the script for Echoes of the Fourth Magic in early 1987, he sent the work to TSR

TSR, Inc.

Blume and Gygax, the remaining owners, incorporated a new company called TSR Hobbies, Inc., with Blume and his father, Melvin Blume, owning the larger share. The former assets of the partnership were transferred to TSR Hobbies, Inc....

and several other publishers. TSR was looking for an author to write the second book in the The Forgotten Realms
Forgotten Realms
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line and asked Salvatore to audition. In July 1987, Salvatore won the spot to write the book. He went on to publish several series of books in the Forgotten Realms campaign world, while lately his popularity surged due to his Demon Wars sagas and his two Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...

books.

One of his most popular characters is Drizzt Do'Urden

Drizzt Do'Urden

, a drow, or dark elf, portrayed against the stereotypes of his race, who defied a nation of evil enemies with his swordsmanship and courage. He abandoned the Underdark

Underdark

The Underdark is a fictional setting which has appeared in Dungeons & Dragons role-playing campaigns and Dungeons & Dragons-based fiction books, including the Legend of Drizzt series by R. A. Salvatore...

, a merciless and barren land of unmarked and limitless tunnels where deadly creatures continually lurk. His journey for freedom leads him to the surface where he faces discrimination at every turn because of his dark heritage. Drizzt stumbles along in a harsh world until he finally comes upon friends who understand the kindness of his heart. Together, they fight for justice against sinister enemies who dare to disrupt the peace of Drizzt's newfound homeland.

In 1999, Salvatore was tasked with writing Vector Prime
Vector Prime
Vector Prime is a science fiction novel by American writer R. A. Salvatore and published in 1999. It is the first installment of the New Jedi Order series set in the Star Wars universe.-Summary:...

, the first novel in the Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...

: The New Jedi Order
The New Jedi Order
The New Jedi Order is a series of nineteen science fiction novels, published from 1999 to 2003, set in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. The series revolves around the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy 21–26 years after the events depicted in Return of the Jedi...

series. Vector Prime was extremely controversial among Star Wars fans in that its plot called for the death of Chewbacca

Chewbacca

Chewbacca, also known as Chewie, is a character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed by Peter Mayhew. In the series' narrative chronology, he appears in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Episode IV: A New Hope, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Episode VI: Return of the Jedi...

, making the Wookiee

Wookiee

Wookiees are a species of bipeds in the Star Wars universe. The most notable Wookiee is Chewbacca, a companion to Han Solo.-Inspiration:...

the first major character from the original trilogy (and one of the most popular characters in the franchise) to be permanently killed off in the Expanded Universe

Star Wars Expanded Universe

The Star Wars Expanded Universe encompasses all of the officially licensed, fictional background of the Star Wars universe, outside of the six feature films produced by George Lucas. The expanded universe includes books, comic books, video games, spin-off films like Star Wars: The Clone Wars,...

novels. Salvatore was ordered by Lucasfilm Ltd.

Lucasfilm

Lucasfilm Limited is an American film production company founded by George Lucas in 1971, based in San Francisco, California. Lucas is the company's current chairman and CEO, and Micheline Chau is the president and COO....

(specifically George Lucas

George Lucas

George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones...

himself) to kill off the character. Many fans thought that Salvatore himself had made this decision, but it was actually Randy Stradley, the then-editor at Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...

.

In addition to his novels, Salvatore wrote the story for the PS2

PlayStation 2

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, Xbox

Xbox

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and PC

Personal computer

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video game Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone is a video game that was released in 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Windows PC. It is set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons , but the gameplay only vaguely models D&D's structure. The story was written by R.A...

(2004), working with the design team at Stormfront Studios

Stormfront Studios

Stormfront Studios was a video game developer based in San Rafael, California which had one of the longest creative histories in the industry. In 2007, the company had over 50 developers working on two teams, and owned all its proprietary engines, tools and technology. As of the end of 2007 over...

. The game was published by Atari

Atari

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and was nominated for awards by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences , founded in 1996, is a non-profit organization that promotes computer and video game entertainment with the annual D.I.C.E. Summit event, where its Interactive Achievement Awards ceremony has been held annually since 1998...

and BAFTA. CDS books commissioned him to edit a four book series based on the interactive online Everquest
EverQuest
EverQuest, often shortened to EQ, is a 3D fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game that was released on the 16th of March, 1999. The original design is credited to Brad McQuaid, Steve Clover, and Bill Trost...

game. He also wrote the bot chat lines for the Quake III bots. Currently, R.A. Salvatore is busy at work as Creative Director for 38 Studios, formerly named Green Monster Games, along with pitcher Curt Schilling

Curt Schilling

Curtis Montague "Curt" Schilling is a former American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to the World Series in and won World Series championships in with the Arizona Diamondbacks and in and with the Boston Red Sox. Schilling retired with a...

and Spawn comic creator Todd McFarlane

Todd McFarlane

Todd McFarlane is a Canadian cartoonist, writer, toy designer and entrepreneur, best known for his work in comic books, such as the fantasy series Spawn....

.

February 2008, Devil's Due Publishing

Devil's Due Publishing

Devil's Due Publishing is an independent comic book publishers in the United States. Based in Chicago, Illinois, DDP is best known for its wide selection of genres, including licensed and original creator-owned properties that populate its monthly comic book series and graphic novels.Though...

published Spooks, a comic book about a U.S. government anti-paranormal investigator/task force created by Larry Hama

Larry Hama

Larry Hama is an American comic book writer, artist, actor and musician who has worked in the fields of entertainment and publishing since the 1960s....

and Salvatore. Hama created the military characters and plots, and Salvatore covered the monster characters.

He 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, to be released between 2011 and 2016.

He and his wife Diane have three children: Bryan, Geno, and Caitlin. They also have three Japanese Chin

Japanese Chin

The Japanese Chin , also known as the Japanese Spaniel) is the dog of Japanese royalty. A lap dog and companion dog, this toy breed has a distinctive heritage.-Appearance:...

s named Oliver, Artemis, and Ivan as well as four cats, one being named Guenhwyvar.
His older brother, Gary Salvatore, died of pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer refers to a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for 95% of these tumors is adenocarcinoma, which arises within the exocrine component of the pancreas. A minority arises from the islet cells and is classified as a...

in 2000.

Salvatore is also a frequent contributor to the political blog Daily Kos. He supported Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

in the 2008 U.S. Presidential election.

The Icewind Dale Trilogy
The Icewind Dale Trilogy
The Icewind Dale Trilogy is a trilogy of novels written by R.A. Salvatore, a SciFi and fantasy author. The events depicted in the trilogy follow the events of The Dark Elf Trilogy, although the former was written beforehand. It then continues from the Halfling's Gem onto the next series, Legacy of...

(chronologically subsequent to The Dark Elf trilogy)

The Crystal Shard (1988) (Between 1351DR
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Streams of Silver (1989) (1356DR
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The Halfling's Gem (1990) (Between 1356DR
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The Dark Elf Trilogy
The Dark Elf Trilogy
The Dark Elf Trilogy is a prequel to the Icewind Dale Trilogy by R. A. Salvatore. Drizzt Do'Urden, 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...

(chronologically precedes the Icewind Dale trilogy)

Homeland
The Dark Elf Trilogy
The Dark Elf Trilogy is a prequel to the Icewind Dale Trilogy by R. A. Salvatore. Drizzt Do'Urden, 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...

(1990) (Between 1297DR
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Exile
The Dark Elf Trilogy
The Dark Elf Trilogy is a prequel to the Icewind Dale Trilogy by R. A. Salvatore. Drizzt Do'Urden, 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...

(1990) (Between 1338DR
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Sojourn
The Dark Elf Trilogy
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(1991) (Between 1340DR
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The Cleric Quintet
The Cleric Quintet
The Cleric Quintet is a series of five novels set in the Forgotten Realms universe around the Snowflake Mountains. They are written by R. A. Salvatore and follow the story of Cadderly Bonaduce, a scholar-cleric, as he attempts to stop the "Chaos Curse" unleashed upon the world...

Canticle (1991) (1361DR
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In Sylvan Shadows (1992) (1361DR
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Night Masks (1992) (1361DR
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The Fallen Fortress (1993) (Between 1361DR
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The Chaos Curse (1994) (1362DR
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Legacy of the Drow
Legacy of the Drow
The Legacy of the Drow is a New York Times best selling fantasy series. It is the third series by R. A. Salvatore following the adventures of the Forgotten Realms character Drizzt Do'Urden.This series is followed up by the Paths of Darkness series....

The Legacy (1992) (1357DR
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Starless Night (1993) (1357DR
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Siege of Darkness (1994) (1358DR
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Passage to Dawn (1996) (1364DR
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Paths of Darkness
Paths of Darkness
Paths of Darkness is the New York Times best-selling series of novels chronicling adventures of the renegade drow elf character Drizzt Do'Urden written by R. A. Salvatore...

The Silent Blade (1998) (1364DR
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The Spine of the World (1999) (Between 1365DR
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Servant of the Shard (2000) (1366DR
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) [Now part of The Sellswords Trilogy]
Sea of Swords (2001) (Between 1369DR
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The Sellswords
The Sellswords
The Sellswords is a trilogy of fantasy novels written by R. A. Salvatore, whose related works include the Legend of Drizzt series and The Hunter's Blades Trilogy...

Servant of the Shard (2000) (1366DR
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The Promise of the Witch King (2005) (1370DR
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Road of the Patriarch (2006) (Between 1370DR
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The Hunter's Blades Trilogy
The Hunter's Blades Trilogy
The Hunter's Blades Trilogy is a New York Times best-selling trilogy written by science fiction and fantasy author R.A. Salvatore. It follows on from the previous book, The Servant of the Shard and the other books of the Paths of Darkness series. It contains three books, The Thousand Orcs, The Lone...

The Thousand Orcs (2002) (1370DR
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The Lone Drow (2003) (1370DR
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The Two Swords (2004) (Between 1370DR
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War of the Spider Queen
War of the Spider Queen
War of the Spider Queen is a New York Times best-selling series of novels set in the Forgotten Realms universe published by Wizards of the Coast. The series contains six books focused on the drow and their principal deity Lolth. Each of the six novels in the series is written by a different author...

Each novel in the series is written by a different author with Salvatore overseeing the development of the overall project.

Dissolution
Dissolution (novel)
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(written by Richard Lee Byers
Richard Lee Byers
-Biography:Richard Lee Byers holds a Master's degree in Psychology. A resident of the Tampa Bay area, he worked in an emergency psychiatric facility for over a decade, then left the mental health field to become a writer. He is also a fencing and poker enthusiast. He is the author of over thirty...

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Insurrection
Insurrection (novel)
Insurrection is a fantasy novel by Thomas M. Reid. It is the second book of the War of the Spider Queen hexad, a series set in the Forgotten Realms fictional universe of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.-Plot summary:...

(written by Thomas M. Reid) (2002) (1372DR
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Condemnation
Condemnation (novel)
Condemnation is a fantasy novel by Richard Baker, set in the Forgotten Realms setting, based on the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It is the third book of the War of the Spider Queen hexad.-Plot summary:...

(written by Richard Baker
Richard Baker (game designer)
Richard Baker is an American author and a game designer who has worked on many Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings.-Early life, education, and military:...

) (2003) (1372DR
Calendars in the Forgotten Realms
In the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, years are referred to by names, each name is not consistent across the Realms. This helps alleviate any confusion from multiple writers using different names for the same year...

)
Extinction
Extinction (novel)
Extinction is a fantasy novel by Lisa Smedman. It is the fourth book of the Forgotten Realms series, War of the Spider Queen hexalogy. Like other books in the series, it is based on characters from the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game....

(written by Lisa Smedman
Lisa Smedman
Lisa Smedman is a newspaper editor and a science fiction and fantasy novelist. Her most well-known work is Extinction, a novel set in the Forgotten Realms universe.-Background:...

) (2004) (1372DR
Calendars in the Forgotten Realms
In the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, years are referred to by names, each name is not consistent across the Realms. This helps alleviate any confusion from multiple writers using different names for the same year...

)
Annihilation
Annihilation (novel)
Annihilation is a NY Times Best Seller fantasy novel by Philip Athans. It is the fifth book of the War of the Spider Queen hexad and, like other books in the series, it is set in the Forgotten Realms setting for Dungeons & Dragons.-Plot summary:...

(written by Philip Athans
Philip Athans
-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...

) (2004) (1372DR
Calendars in the Forgotten Realms
In the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, years are referred to by names, each name is not consistent across the Realms. This helps alleviate any confusion from multiple writers using different names for the same year...

)
Resurrection
Resurrection (Forgotten Realms)
Resurrection is a Forgotten Realms fantasy novel by Paul S. Kemp and R. A. Salvatore. It is the sixth book of the War of the Spider Queen hexology.-Plot introduction:...

(written by Paul S. Kemp
Paul S. Kemp
Paul S. Kemp is a fantasy author most known for his Forgotten Realms novels. Some examples of his work include Resurrection, the final installation of War of the Spider Queen series...

) (2005) (1372DR
Calendars in the Forgotten Realms
In the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, years are referred to by names, each name is not consistent across the Realms. This helps alleviate any confusion from multiple writers using different names for the same year...

)

Transitions

The Orc King (September 2007) (1371DR
Calendars in the Forgotten Realms
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and 1471DR
Calendars in the Forgotten Realms
In the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, years are referred to by names, each name is not consistent across the Realms. This helps alleviate any confusion from multiple writers using different names for the same year...

-prologue and epilogue)
The Pirate King (October 2008) (1376 - 1377DR
Calendars in the Forgotten Realms
In the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, years are referred to by names, each name is not consistent across the Realms. This helps alleviate any confusion from multiple writers using different names for the same year...

)
The Ghost King (October 2009) (1385DR
Calendars in the Forgotten Realms
In the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, years are referred to by names, each name is not consistent across the Realms. This helps alleviate any confusion from multiple writers using different names for the same year...

)

Stone of Tymora
Stone of Tymora
Stone of Tymora is a series of fantasy novels for teens, written by the SciFi and fantasy author, R. A. Salvatore and his son, Geno Salvatore. The series is R.A. Salvatore's first collaboration with his son, and has Salvatore's Dark Elf character, Drizzt Do'Urden. The first book in the series, is...

Stowaway (written with his son Geno Salvatore) (2008)
The Shadowmask (written with his son Geno Salvatore) (Nov. 2009)
The Sentinels (written with his son Geno Salvatore) (2010)

Neverwinter
Neverwinter
Neverwinter is a fictional city-state in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Neverwinter was founded by Lord Halueth Never...

Gauntlgrym
Gauntlgrym
Gauntlgrym is a novel released in October 2010 by fantasy author R. A. Salvatore set in the Forgotten Realms campaign world. It follows the continued adventures of drow elf renegade, Drizzt Do'Urden...

(October 2010) (Between 1409DR
Calendars in the Forgotten Realms
In the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, years are referred to by names, each name is not consistent across the Realms. This helps alleviate any confusion from multiple writers using different names for the same year...

and 1462DR
Calendars in the Forgotten Realms
In the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, years are referred to by names, each name is not consistent across the Realms. This helps alleviate any confusion from multiple writers using different names for the same year...

)
Neverwinter
Neverwinter (novel)
Neverwinter is a novel released in October 2011 by fantasy author R. A. Salvatore set in the Forgotten Realms campaign world. It is the second book in The Neverwinter Saga. It follows the continued adventures of drow elf renegade, Drizzt Do'Urden...

(October 2011)
Icewind Dale (October 2012)

The Spearwielder's Tale

The Woods Out Back
The Woods Out Back
The Woods Out Back is a 1993 fantasy novel by R. A. Salvatore. It is part of the Spearwielder's Tales series.-Plot introduction:The Woods Out Back is the story of a young American named Gary Leger who one day wakes up in a magical land called Faerie...

(1993)
The Dragon's Dagger
The Dragon's Dagger
The Dragon's Dagger is a 1994 fantasy novel by R.A. Salvatore, the second book in the Spearwielder's Tales book series....

(1994)
Dragonslayer's Return
Dragonslayer's Return
Dragonslayer's Return is a 1995 novel by R.A. Salvatore. It is the third book in his Spearwielder's Tales series of fantasy novels....

(1995)

Saga of the First King
Corona (fictional world)
Corona is the name of the fantasy world in which R.A. Salvatore's The DemonWars Saga and The Highwayman are set.-Geography:It can be noted that the world of Corona bears a striking resemblance to Eastern Canada. Major rivers as well as landmasses are shown...

The Highwayman
The Highwayman (novel)
The Highwayman is a novel by R.A. Salvatore set in his world of Corona, as made famous in his DemonWars Saga. The Highwayman tells the story of a young crippled boy named Bransen Garibond...

(2004)
The Ancient
The Ancient (novel)
The Ancient is a novel by R.A. Salvatore set in his world of Corona. The Ancient is the sequel to The Highwayman. It is about a crippled man named Bransen Garibond, also known as the Highwayman...

(2008)
The Dame (2009)
The Bear (2010)

The DemonWars Saga
The DemonWars Saga
The DemonWars Saga is a series of seven novels written by R.A. Salvatore. The series is set in the world of Corona, principally in the kingdoms of Honce-the-Bear and Behren, and amongst the nomadic To-gai-ru. The Saga is separated into two trilogies bridged by a single book, Mortalis...

The Demon Awakens
The Demon Awakens
The Demon Awakens is the first book in the first DemonWars Saga trilogy by R.A. Salvatore. The book is also the first out of seven books in the combined DemonWars Saga.-Plot summary:...

(1997)
The Demon Spirit
The Demon Spirit
The Demon Spirit is the second book in the first DemonWars Saga trilogy by R.A. Salvatore. The book is also the second out of seven books in the combined DemonWars Saga.-Plot summary:...

(1998)
The Demon Apostle
The Demon Apostle
The Demon Apostle is the third book in the first DemonWars Saga trilogy by R.A. Salvatore. The book is also the third out of seven books in the combined DemonWars Saga.-Plot summary:...

(1999)

Mortalis
Mortalis
Mortalis is a novel that spans the gap between the first and second DemonWars Saga trilogies by R.A. Salvatore. The book is also the fourth out of seven books in the combined DemonWars Saga.- Plot summary :...

(2000)
Ascendance (2001)
Transcendence (2002)
Immortalis
Immortalis
Immortalis is the third book in the second DemonWars Saga trilogy by R.A. Salvatore. The book is also the last of seven books in the combined DemonWars Saga.-Plot summary:...

(2003)

Chronicles of Ynis Aielle
Chronicles of Ynis Aielle
Chronicles of Ynis Aielle is a fantasy trilogy by American author R. A. Salvatore, published between 1990 and 2000. It comprises: Echoes of the Fourth Magic , The Witch's Daughter , and Bastion of Darkness ....

Echoes of the Fourth Magic (completed 1987, published 1990)
The Witch's Daughter (1991)
Bastion of Darkness (2000)

Crimson shadow series
Crimson shadow series
The Crimson Shadow series is a three novel series created by R. A. Salvatore. Its genre is fantasy, and consists of three books:* The Sword of Bedwyr, published in 1994* Luthien's Gamble, published in 1996* The Dragon King, published in 1996...

The Sword of Bedwyr (1994)
Luthien's Gamble (1996)
The Dragon King (1996)

Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (novel)
The Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones novelization was written by R. A. Salvatore and published on 23 April 2002 by Del Rey. It is based on the script of the film of the same name. It includes much expansion of scenes and also many scenes which were cut from the movie...

(film novelization, 2002)

Graphic novel adaptations

Homeland
Exile
Sojourn
The Crystal Shard
Streams of Silver
Trial by Fire (2001)
The Halfling's Gem
Eye for an Eye
Legacy
Starless Night (Incomplete, only 1 of 3 issues published)

Short stories

"The First Notch" (in Dragon magazine #152, 1989)
"A Sparkle for Homer" (in Halflings, Hobbits, Warrows, and Weefolk, 1991)
"Dark Mirror" (in Realms of Valor, 1993)
"The Third Level" (in Realms of Infamy, 1994)
"Guenhwyvar" (in Realms of Magic, 1995)
"The Coach With Big Teeth" (in Otherwere, 1996)
"Gods' Law" (in Tales of Tethedril, 1998)
"Mather's Blood" (in Dragon magazine #252, 1998)
"That Curious Sword" (in Realms of Shadow, 2002)
"Three Ships" (in Demons Wars: Trial By Fire Comic TP, 2003)
"Empty Joys" (in The Best of the Realms, 2003)
"The Dowry" (in The Highwayman, 2004)
"Wickless In the Nether" (in Realms of Dragons, 2004)
"Comrades at Odds" (in Realms of the Elves, 2006)
"If Ever They Happen Upon My Lair" (in Dragons: World Afire, 2006)
"Bones and Stones" (in Realms of War, 2008)
"Iruladoon" (in Realms of the Dead, 2010)
"Hugo Mann's Perfect Soul" (in The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction: 6 Steps to Writing and Publishing Your Bestseller, 2010)

"To Legend He Goes" (in 'Legend of Drizzt Anthology', 2011)

Comics

Spooks (with co-authors Larry Hama
Larry Hama
Larry Hama is an American comic book writer, artist, actor and musician who has worked in the fields of entertainment and publishing since the 1960s....

and Ryan Schifrin, and art by Adam Archer, Devil's Due Publishing
Devil's Due Publishing
Devil's Due Publishing is an independent comic book publishers in the United States. Based in Chicago, Illinois, DDP is best known for its wide selection of genres, including licensed and original creator-owned properties that populate its monthly comic book series and graphic novels.Though...

, 2008)

Other media

The Accursed Tower, A 2nd Edition AD&D Module
Demon Stone
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone is a video game that was released in 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Windows PC. It is set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons , but the gameplay only vaguely models D&D's structure. The story was written by R.A...

role-playing Game released on PS2, Xbox, and PC
In collaboration with Seven Swords, R A Salvatore created the bot chat responses for the computer game Quake 3 Arena
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is an upcoming single-player role-playing video game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. Ken Rolston, the lead designer of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, acts as the game's executive designer. Additionally, noted...

role-playing Game released Xbox 360, PS3, and PC February 2012

Reviews

Cassada, Jackie. “The Lone Drow (book).” Library Journal 9/15/2003, Vol. 128 Issue 15, p95
Cannon, Peter. Zaleski, Jeff. THE THOUSAND ORCS (BOOK) Publishers Weekly. 10/7/2002, Vol. 249 Issue 40, p57
THE HIGHWAYMAN: a Novel of Corona Publishers Weekly. 3/1/2004, Vol. 251 Issue 9, p54.

External links

Interviews

2011 Interview on io9's Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast
Questions and Answers with R. A. Salvatore - Hortorian.com (June 2011)
Interview with Geno and Bob Salvatore at Flames Rising (November 2009)
R.A. Salvatore Interview with Ashton Gage on ProjectFanboy.com (June 2008)
Interview with R.A. Salvatore at SFFWorld.com
Interview with R. A. Salvatore on wotmania.com
Interview at Flames Rising (May 2006)
Interview at rasalvatore.com
Interview at Lavender Eyes (October 2006)
Interview with CNN, The Man Who Killed Off Chewbacca

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