The Halfling's Gem
core novel 1990 Forgotten Realms
Record
| First published | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.19 (48,009 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780786938254 |
Synopsis
The Halfling's Gem, the third book of the Icewind Dale Trilogy, opens with the halfling Regis held captive in the southern city of Calimport by the assassin Artemis Entreri, who has recovered both Regis and the magical gem he stole from his former employer, the crime lord Pasha Pook. Drizzt Do'Urden and Wulfgar race south to Calimport to free their friend before Pook's vengeance catches up with him, while unbeknownst to them their companion Bruenor, long believed dead, has in fact survived and is making his own way toward them. As the rescuers navigate the dangers of Calimport's underworld and close in on Entreri, the reunited company must contend with both Pook's forces and the assassin himself in order to bring Regis home safely and settle accounts with those who threaten their found family.
Where it sits
- Universe: Forgotten Realms
- Series: The Legend of Drizzt (author line) core; position 3 of 40 in the series' recorded order
- Author: R.A. Salvatore
Notes
- The Icewind Dale Trilogy #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 3 of 40: previous Streams of Silver (1989) · next Homeland (1990)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Forgotten_Realms_novels
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Halfling's_Gem
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