Exile
core novel 1990 Forgotten Realms
Record
| First published | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.23 (74,657 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780880389204 |
Synopsis
Exile, the fifth book by internal chronology of The Legend of Drizzt but the third published, follows Drizzt Do'Urden after he has renounced his dark elf house and fled alone into the perilous wilderness of the Underdark, accompanied only by his magical panther companion, Guenhwyvar. Over roughly a decade of solitary survival, Drizzt is tormented by grief over the fate of his father, Zaknafein, and by guilt over his failure to save his House from the violence and corruption that drove him away from Menzoberranzan. Forced to contend with monstrous predators, hostile drow patrols, and the crushing isolation of life far from any light or kindness, Drizzt clings to the principles that set him apart from his people even as the Underdark tests his resolve, slowly pushing him closer to the distant promise of the surface world he has never seen.
Where it sits
- Universe: Forgotten Realms
- Series: The Legend of Drizzt (author line) core; position 5 of 40 in the series' recorded order
- Author: R.A. Salvatore
Notes
- The Dark Elf Trilogy #2
- From the series record (The Legend of Drizzt (author line)): R.A. Salvatore's 40-novel line (1988-2025), incl. The Sellswords; sub-series recorded per book. Continues with Drizzt's daughter (2025-).
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Legend of Drizzt (author line): position 5 of 40: previous Homeland (1990) · next Sojourn (1991)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Forgotten_Realms_novels
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exile_(Salvatore_novel)
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