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message 1: by Cassandra (last edited Dec 27, 2008 09:18PM) (new)

Cassandra | 7 comments Okay, Olin said there was a list in here telling what order the books go in but I can't find it.

I've read Homeland, Exile and am starting Sojourn. I am hooked on Drizzt, just love him. My question is what order do the next go in? It gets confusing for me because they are listed in different sets and have different names. I didn't think I was that slow... apparently I am. Ugh.


message 2: by Cassandra (new)

Cassandra | 7 comments Okay I figured it out elsewhere... in case anyone else is interested the list goes like this...

Homeland
Exile
Sojourn
The Crystal Shard
Steams of Silver
The Halfling's Gem
The Legacy
Starless Night
Siege of Darkness
Passage to Dawn
The Silent Blade
The Spine of the World
Sea of Swords

Now my question is how does the quality hold up as the series progresses? That is a lot of books for following one character, so I'm little skeptical of them being able to hold up to the standard I want. What are your favs?

Also.... what is the hunter's blades trilogy about?


message 3: by [deleted user] (last edited Dec 27, 2008 10:56PM) (new)

Ohh! I know this one!
The Drizzt legend goes in this order.
1.Dark elf Trilogy
1.Homeland
2.Exile
3.Sojourn
2.Icewind Dale Trilogy
1.The Crystal Shard
2.Streams of Silver
3.The Halfling's Gem
Legacy of the Drow
1.The Legacy
2. Starless Night
3.Siege of Darkness
Paths of Darkness
1.The Silent Blade
2.Passage to Dawn
3.The Spine of the World
4.Sea of Swords
Sellswords Trilogy ((which is about Artemis and Jarlaxle))
1.Servant of the Shard
2.Promise of the Witch King
3.Road of the Patriarch
Hunters blades trilogy
1.The Thousand Orcs
2.The Lone Drow
3.The Two Swords
Transitions
1.The Orc King
2.The Pirate King
3.The Ghost King ((Coming out in October 2009, no exact date of when as of yet. But I'm working on that.))


message 4: by Cassandra (new)

Cassandra | 7 comments Oh wow, thank you. You clearly know a bit about this. What do you think of all of them?? I've only read the first two. What should I expect?


message 5: by Cassandra (new)

Cassandra | 7 comments What are the hunter's blade trilogy and the transistions set about?


message 6: by [deleted user] (new)

I spent a few minutes organizing the original It's official!


message 7: by [deleted user] (new)

Oh! Well, just in case... are you sure you want spoilers?


message 8: by [deleted user] (new)

And all of them are amazing except Spine of the World, that one isn't about Drizzt, neither is sellswords but that one is fun to read. SotW is about Wulfgar and you have to read it to understand but it's SOOOOO draggy and boring.


message 9: by Cassandra (new)

Cassandra | 7 comments I don't know that I want spoilers.... I was just a little worried about the series holding up when you start going into that many books written. A lot of times a series gets worse the more it goes on, I'm really hoping that doesn't happen.


message 10: by [deleted user] (new)

I don't know... I thought it was going to happen after the hunter's blades trilogy. But Transitions just made it sooo much better!


message 11: by Brian (new)

Brian (fantasyaddict) | 14 comments There are five more stories the that go along with the Drizzt series, although I'm not sure where they fit in, the Cleric Quintet.


message 12: by [deleted user] (new)

They fit in with Cadderly. The priest who Drizzt meets in... Paths of darkness? No, the last of Legacy of the drow.


message 13: by Eliza (new)

Eliza (la_miss) | 42 comments got the Thousand Orcs and Lone Drow yesterday! *does happy dance* now I just have to finish reading 107 2-page copositions before I can start on my CURRENTLY READING list *sigh*


message 14: by Kathy (new)

Kathy | 18 comments The Cleric Quintent actually is meant to be a stand alone series of 5 (if you're going to buy, just buy the big book with all 5 in it--much easier on the pocketbook). RAS meant to develop whole new characters and instead he brought Cadderly into the Drizzt series AFTER he wrote the quintet.


message 15: by Kathy (new)

Kathy | 18 comments I ended up reading the series starting with the Icewind Dale trilogy. One of those where you pick up a book at a library book sale and you think, this looks cool. I then went back to the Dark Elf trilogy and read on from there. I appreciated learning more about Drizzt's past after reading it this way. It was almost more of an insight into the character by doing it that way.


message 16: by Kathy (new)

Kathy | 18 comments When you guys catching up get to the Transitions series, please don't completely get thrown for a loop. It takes a bit to realize what the &*() is going on, but when you do, oh the possibilities!!!


message 17: by Eliza (last edited Dec 30, 2008 09:48AM) (new)

Eliza (la_miss) | 42 comments So I dont have to read the Clerical Quintet before the Thousand Orcs? I hope Im not missing anything important. Everything else I read has been in chronological order as far as I can tell.
Dark elf Trilogy
1.Homeland
2.Exile
3.Sojourn
Icewind Dale Trilogy
1.The Crystal Shard
2.Streams of Silver
3.The Halfling's Gem
Legacy of the Drow
1.The Legacy
2. Starless Night
3.Siege of Darkness
Paths of Darkness
1.The Silent Blade
2.Passage to Dawn
3.The Spine of the World
4.Sea of Swords

and now I started Thousand Orcs. Do I need to read the Sellswords first or can I get to it later?


message 18: by [deleted user] (new)

Sellswords is kind of like Cleric Quintet. Except it came before Artemis got involved with Drizzt. Although I suggest reading it before you read Pirate King because... well,


message 19: by Eliza (new)

Eliza (la_miss) | 42 comments lol need to schedule a trip to the bookstore!


message 20: by Cassandra (new)

Cassandra | 7 comments Wow... this is getting confusing.


message 21: by [deleted user] (new)

it does get confusing but it is worth it sometimes.


message 22: by Brian (new)

Brian (fantasyaddict) | 14 comments Read the SellSwords Trilogy before you read the Transitions series. He introduces new characters in the Sellswords books that you will see again in Transitions. hope this is not too much of a spoiler.


message 23: by [deleted user] (new)

Like-wait, nevermind.


message 24: by Brian (new)

Brian (fantasyaddict) | 14 comments Sorry. And I did think long and hard before I hit the post button, but I think there is a way to fix that, read Transitions first, spoiler undone.


message 25: by Brian (new)

Brian (fantasyaddict) | 14 comments Well, excuse that last post, not enough coffee in me this morning, Transitions not done yet. DUH!! By the way ---- HAPPY NEW YEAR.


message 26: by [deleted user] (new)

Wow... 2009. I wonder what happened to 2008


message 27: by Olin (new)

Olin | 113 comments obama


message 28: by Cassandra (new)

Cassandra | 7 comments Now that I finished the dark elf ones I go to the Icewind Dale books next, yes? I'll just check in here before I start each new group. lol


message 29: by Olin (last edited Jan 12, 2009 12:22AM) (new)

Olin | 113 comments yes.
you dont need to do that, we trust you...


message 30: by Eliza (new)

Eliza (la_miss) | 42 comments Finished Thousand Orcs and halfway done with Lone Drow. What's next? Thousand Orcs was just okay but Lone Drow has been pretty good!


message 31: by [deleted user] (new)

Uh... wow, I'm drawing a blank here. It's The Two Swords.


message 32: by Kathy (new)

Kathy | 18 comments Eliza--

I read the Cleric Quintet after Hunters Blades and it was fine. I am with Brian, though, that you should read every scrap of the above books before getting into Transitions. It will make more sense as to what the hey is going on in the world.


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