Rise of the King
core novel 2014 Forgotten Realms
Record
| First published | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.34 (5,681 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780786965151 |
Synopsis
Rise of the King continues the Companions Codex trilogy in the aftermath of Night of the Hunter, as the drow offensive against the Silver Marches forces the orc kingdom of Many-Arrows into crisis. Internal strife over succession threatens to fracture the orc realm, and Bruenor Battlehammer and his companions are drawn into the resulting power struggle, aware that its outcome could reshape the balance of power across the North. Drizzt Do'Urden and the reunited fellowship must weigh how far to involve themselves in a conflict among their traditional enemies when the result may determine whether the region gains a period of peace or further war, continuing the broader struggle between the allies of good and the dark forces pressing in on the Silver Marches.
Where it sits
- Universe: Forgotten Realms
- Series: The Legend of Drizzt (author line) core; position 29 of 40 in the series' recorded order
- Author: R.A. Salvatore
Notes
- Companions Codex #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 29 of 40: previous Night of the Hunter (2014) · next Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf (2015)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Drizzt
- https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Rise_of_the_King
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