Gauntlgrym
core novel 2010 Forgotten Realms
Record
| First published | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.23 (12,456 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780786958023 |
Synopsis
Gauntlgrym opens R.A. Salvatore's Neverwinter Saga, set in the North some time after Drizzt Do'Urden's earlier travels. The mercenaries Jarlaxle and Athrogate set out in search of the legendary lost dwarven city of Gauntlgrym, rumored to hold both ancient treasure and a primordial force bound beneath it, while the dwarf king Bruenor pursues the same goal for his own reasons. When Jarlaxle and Athrogate reach the ruins first, their exploration disturbs powers that threaten the ruined city of Neverwinter above, forcing these usually opposed parties toward an uneasy alliance. Drizzt, still grieving losses from earlier in his story, is drawn into the search as its stakes grow beyond simple treasure-hunting. The book sets up a scramble among old friends and uneasy rivals to reach Gauntlgrym's secrets before the danger stirring within it is unleashed on the surface world.
Where it sits
- Universe: Forgotten Realms
- Series: The Legend of Drizzt (author line) core; position 23 of 40 in the series' recorded order
- Author: R.A. Salvatore
Notes
- Neverwinter Saga #1
- 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 23 of 40: previous The Ghost King (2009) · next Neverwinter (2011)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Drizzt
- https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Gauntlgrym_(novel)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neverwinter_Saga
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