Geno Salvatore

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Geno Salvatore is the son of celebrated fantasy author R. A. Salvatore, best known for creating the Forgotten Realms character Drizzt Do'Urden. Geno co-authored the young-adult Stone of Tymora series with his father, marking, according to Wikipedia's coverage of the series, R. A. Salvatore's first-ever fiction collaboration with his son. The first novel in the series, The Stowaway, was released in October 2008 by Wizards of the Coast and introduced a new young protagonist within the broader Forgotten Realms setting, aimed at expanding the franchise's appeal to younger readers while remaining connected to the world made famous by his father's Drizzt novels. The father-son writing partnership was notable within Forgotten Realms fandom both for bringing a new generation's perspective to the setting and for the rare public glimpse it offered into a professional creative collaboration between a bestselling author and his son. While detailed independent biographical information about Geno Salvatore's life, education, and career outside of this collaboration is limited in available sources, his work on the Stone of Tymora series represents a distinct entry point into Forgotten Realms fiction, continuing the family's association with the setting into a new generation and introducing readers to protagonists written with a younger-skewing sensibility than much of the classic Drizzt-era Realms catalog.

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Books

• The Stowaway (2009) · Forgotten Realms Expanded Canon
• The Shadowmask (2010) · Forgotten Realms Expanded Canon
• The Sentinels (2011) · Forgotten Realms Expanded Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 40 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)

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