Starless Night
core novel 1993 Forgotten Realms
Record
| First published | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.15 (31,368 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781560766537 |
Synopsis
Starless Night, the second book of the Legacy of the Drow quartet, finds Drizzt Do'Urden resolving to travel alone back into Menzoberranzan in an attempt to head off another drow attack on Mithral Hall, leaving his magical panther companion, Guenhwyvar, behind with Regis and swearing him to secrecy about his destination. Catti-brie, learning where he has gone, follows him into the city rather than let him face it alone. Once inside the drow capital, Drizzt is discovered and taken prisoner by the ruling House Baenre under the formidable Matron Baenre, and Catti-brie is captured soon after in her attempt to reach him. With both of them held within the heart of enemy territory, and the imprisoned assassin Artemis Entreri now in the custody of the mercenary leader Jarlaxle, the novel follows the effort to escape Menzoberranzan and prevent the coming assault on Mithral Hall.
Where it sits
- Universe: Forgotten Realms
- Series: The Legend of Drizzt (author line) core; position 8 of 40 in the series' recorded order
- Author: R.A. Salvatore
Notes
- Legacy of the Drow #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 8 of 40: previous The Legacy (1992) · next Siege of Darkness (1994)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Forgotten_Realms_novels
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starless_Night
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