Siege of Darkness
core novel 1994 Forgotten Realms
Record
| First published | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.19 (29,172 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781560768883 |
Synopsis
Siege of Darkness, the third book of the Legacy of the Drow quartet, is set against the backdrop of the Time of Troubles, a period of magical upheaval affecting the wider world. In Menzoberranzan, Matron Baenre, bolstered by the favor of the spider goddess Lolth, gathers a coalition of drow houses with plans to strike directly at Mithral Hall, the dwarven stronghold defended by Drizzt Do'Urden and his companions. As word of the coming attack spreads, the svirfneblin, the deep gnomes whose own city lies in the drow's path, realize they cannot withstand such an assault and are forced to abandon their home entirely. With Lolth's will driving the drow onward and old enemies converging from multiple directions, the novel builds toward a confrontation that will play out both on the surface at Mithral Hall and deep within the tunnels of the Underdark.
Where it sits
- Universe: Forgotten Realms
- Series: The Legend of Drizzt (author line) core; position 9 of 40 in the series' recorded order
- Author: R.A. Salvatore
Notes
- Legacy of the Drow #3
- 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 9 of 40: previous Starless Night (1993) · next Passage to Dawn (1996)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Forgotten_Realms_novels
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Darkness
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