The Silent Blade
core novel 1998 Forgotten Realms
Record
| First published | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.15 (23,248 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780786913886 |
Synopsis
The Silent Blade, the first book of the Paths of Darkness series, weaves together several storylines following the events of Passage to Dawn. In the port city of Luskan, Wulfgar struggles to rebuild his life after his ordeal in the demonic Abyss, wrestling with trauma as he takes refuge in a tavern. Artemis Entreri returns to his old thieves' guild in Calimport to find it transformed in his absence. Most urgently, Drizzt Do'Urden and his companions, together with the priest Cadderly, set out to destroy Crenshinibon, the sentient crystal shard whose corrupting influence has caused so much harm, only to be outmaneuvered by the drow mercenary Jarlaxle and his agents, who impersonate Cadderly to seize the artifact for themselves. Meanwhile a mysterious giant, drawn by the shard's call, stalks Regis and the magical ruby he still carries, drawing every thread toward the dangerous artifact.
Where it sits
- Universe: Forgotten Realms
- Series: The Legend of Drizzt (author line) core; position 11 of 40 in the series' recorded order
- Author: R.A. Salvatore
Notes
- Paths of Darkness #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 11 of 40: previous Passage to Dawn (1996) · next The Spine of the World (1999)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Forgotten_Realms_novels
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silent_Blade
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