Servant of the Shard
core novel 2000 Forgotten Realms
Record
| First published | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.20 (16,309 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780786916573 |
Synopsis
Servant of the Shard, the third book of the Paths of Darkness series, centers on Artemis Entreri as he regains his composure and forms an uneasy partnership with the drow mercenary Jarlaxle, whose band, Bregan D'aerthe, serves as their connection to the surface world. The two return to Calimport, the city where Entreri first built his fearsome reputation, so that he can reestablish his standing after his time in drow captivity. Entreri must navigate the shifting loyalties and dangers of Calimport's guilds while also contending with ambitious lieutenants within Jarlaxle's own organization, among them Berg'inyon Baenre, Rai'gy Bondalek, and Kimmuriel Oblodra. The greater threat, though, comes from within: Jarlaxle has begun succumbing to the corrupting influence of the sentient crystal shard Crenshinibon, which stokes his ambitions and strains the uneasy alliance between the assassin and the drow.
Where it sits
- Universe: Forgotten Realms
- Series: The Legend of Drizzt (author line) core; position 13 of 40 in the series' recorded order
- Author: R.A. Salvatore
Notes
- Paths of Darkness #3; later reassigned to The Sellswords #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 13 of 40: previous The Spine of the World (1999) · next Sea of Swords (2001)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Forgotten_Realms_novels
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant_of_the_Shard
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