While we are no strangers to morality and shades of grey here on Earth, fantasy settings with their roots in gaming have a slightly different outlook: namely that monster sheets have a blank that says “alignment” on it. Starting with Homeland and proceeding through Exile and Sojourn, this trilogy details the life of Drizzt from birth to just before the events of The Crystal Shard.ĭrizzt Do’Urden suffers from a strange affliction: he isn’t evil. As the first book of The Dark Elf Trilogy, it provides back story to Drizzt who appeared pretty much fully-formed and complete in the novel The Crystal Shard. Salvatore, Homeland takes place first chronologically, and it reveals much of the history of one of the most famous characters of the Forgotten Realms, the Dark Elf Drizzt Do’Urden.
Homeland is the first book in the Dark Elf Trilogy and the Legend of Drizzt series.While not the first book published in the Forgotten Realms by American author R.A. With Homeland, Salvatore pulls back the curtain to reveal the fascinating tale of how this hero came to be-how this one lone drow walked out of the shadowy depths of the Underdark to leave behind an evil society and a family that wanted him dead. Can Drizzt stay true to himself in a such an unforgiving, unprincipled world?ĭrizzt Do’Urden, first introduced in The Icewind Dale Trilogy, quickly became one of the fantasy genre’s standout characters. But with the unexpected death of his older brother, young Drizzt is spared-though still at the mercy of his abusive sisters.Īs Drizzt grows older, and proves himself to be a formidable warrior at Melee-Magthere Academy, he realizes his idea of good and evil does not match up with those of his fellow drow, who show only cruelty to the other races of the Underdark. The thrilling first adventure in the classic D&D fantasy series, the Dark Elf Trilogy-perfect for fans of the tabletop RPG and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.ĭiscover the origin story of one of the greatest heroes of the Forgotten Realms: drow ranger Drizzt Do’Urden.Īs the third son of Mother Malice and weaponmaster Zaknafein, Drizzt Do’Urden must be sacrificed to Lolth, the evil Spider Queen, per the traditions of their matriarchal drow society.
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