R. A. Salvatore

R. A. Salvatore is a science-fiction and fantasy author best known for his Star Wars and Forgotten Realms novels.

Robert Salvatore was born in Massachusetts in 1959. During his time at Fitchburg State College, he became interested in literature, especially fantasy, after reading J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications from his university, and later returned to receive a Bachelor of Arts in English.

In 1982 he started writing more seriously, developing a manuscript he titled Echoes of the Fourth Magic.

A character that appears in many of Salvatore's Forgotten Realms stories is Drizzt Do'Urden, a drow who has forsaken the evil reputation of his race, and carries twin scimitars as his preferred weapon.

Salvatore copies from Tolkien a great deal and lets numerous spelling and grammar errors slip into his work.

Bibliography

• The Crystal Shard (1988)
  • Streams of Silver (1989)
  • The Halfling's Gem (1990)
• The Dark Elf Trilogy:
  • Homeland (1990)
  • Exile (1990)
  • Sojourn (1991)
• Chronicles of Ynis Aielle
  • Echoes of the Fourth Magic (1990)
  • The Witch's Daughter (1991)
  • Bastion of Darkness (2000)
• 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)
• Spearwielder's Tales
  • The Woods out Back (1993)
  • The Dragon's Dagger (1994)
  • Dragonslayer Returns (1995)
• Crimson Shadow
  • The Sword of Bedwyr (1994)
  • Luthien's Gamble (1996)
  • The Dragon King (1996)
• Demon Wars
  • The Demon Awakens (1997)
  • The Demon Spirit (1998)
  • The Demon Apostle (1999)
  • Mortalis (2000)
• Paths of Darkness
  • The Silent Blade (1998)
  • The Spine of the World (1999)
  • Servant of the Shard (2000)
  • Sea of Swords (2001)
• Star Wars: New Jedi Order
  • Vector Prime (2000)
• Demons War (Second Saga)
  • Ascendance (2001)
  • Transcendance (2001)
  • Immortalis (2003)
  • Trial by Fire (2001)
  • The Highwayman (2004)
• The Hunter's Blade
  • The Thousand Orcs (2002)
  • The Lone Drow (2003)
  • The Two Swords (upcoming 2004)
• Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)