R. A. Salvatore is the bestselling author of more than forty novels. His first published novel, The Crystal Shard, became the first volume of the acclaimed Icewind Dale Trilogy and introduced an enormously popular character, the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden. Since then, Salvatore has published numerous books in each of his multi-volume series, including The Dark Elf Trilogy, Paths of Darkness, The Hunter's Blades Trilogy, and The Cleric Quintet.
