The Crystal Shard
core novel 1988 Forgotten Realms
Record
| First published | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.12 (62,025 ratings, collected 2026-08-06) |
| First-edition ISBN | 0880385359 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Forgotten Realms
- Series: The Legend of Drizzt (author line) core; position 1 of 40 in the series' recorded order
- Author: R.A. Salvatore
Notes
- The Icewind Dale Trilogy #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 1 of 40: next Streams of Silver (1989)
Sources
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