Sea of Swords
core novel 2001 Forgotten Realms
Record
| First published | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.12 (19,731 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780786951215 |
Synopsis
Sea of Swords, the fourth and final book of the Paths of Darkness series, follows Drizzt Do'Urden, Wulfgar, and their ally Robillard from the Sea Sprite as they set out to recover Wulfgar's enchanted warhammer, Aegis-fang, stolen and sold off in an earlier adventure. Their journey begins in Waterdeep, where the companions first act to protect Wulfgar's new wife, Delly Curtie, from an attempted attack, before turning their attention to the hunt itself. The trail leads them to the pirate Sheila Kree, who now wields Aegis-fang as a symbol of her authority and has allied herself with a clan of ogres operating from a hidden cave stronghold.
Where it sits
- Universe: Forgotten Realms
- Series: The Legend of Drizzt (author line) core; position 14 of 40 in the series' recorded order
- Author: R.A. Salvatore
Notes
- Paths of Darkness #4
- 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 14 of 40: previous Servant of the Shard (2000) · next The Thousand Orcs (2002)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Forgotten_Realms_novels
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Swords
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