He promptly changed his major from computerscience to journalism. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings as a Christmas gift. His love affair with fantasy, and with literature in general, began during his sophomore year of college when he was given a copy of J.R.R. Since that time, Salvatore has published numerous novels for each of his signature multi-volume series including The Dark Elf Trilogy, Paths of Darkness, The Hunter’s Blades Trilogy, and The Cleric Quintet.

Salvatore’s first published novel, The Crystal Shard from TSR in 1988, became the first volume of the acclaimed Icewind Dale Trilogy and introduced an enormously popular character, the dark elf Drizzt Do’Urden. His books have been translated into numerous foreign languages including German, Italian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Turkish, Croatian, Bulgarian, Yiddish, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Portuguese, Czech, and French. Salvatore’s original hardcover, The Two Swords, Book III of The Hunter’s Blade Trilogy (October 2004) debuted at # 1 on The Wall Street Journal best-seller list and at # 4 on The New York Times best-seller list. His books regularly appear on The New York Times best-seller lists and have sold more than 10,000,000 copies. Salvatore enjoys an ever-expanding and tremendously loyal following.

Can Drizzt stay true to himself in a such an unforgiving, unprincipled world? Homeland is the first book in the Dark Elf Trilogy and the Legend of Drizzt series.As one of the fantasy genre’s most successful authors, R.A. 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 with the unexpected death of his older brother, young Drizzt is spared-and, as a result, further ostracized by his family. As the third son of Mother Malice and weaponmaster Zaknafein, Drizzt Do'Urden is meant to be sacrificed to Lolth, the evil Spider Queen, per drow tradition. With Homeland, Salvatore pulls back the curtain to reveal the startling tale of how this hero came to be-how this one lone drow walked out of the shadowy depths of the Underdark how he left behind an evil society and a family that wanted him dead. Discover the origin story of one of the greatest heroes of the Forgotten Realms-Drizzt Do'Urden-in this thrilling first installment in the classic Dungeons & Dragons series, the Dark Elf Trilogy Drow ranger Drizzt Do'Urden, first introduced in The Icewind Dale Trilogy, quickly became one of the fantasy genre's standout characters.

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