The Two Swords
core novel 2004 Forgotten Realms
Record
| First published | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.20 (18,162 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780786933600 |
Synopsis
The Two Swords, the third and final book of the Hunter's Blades Trilogy, opens with King Obould's orc army having driven the Companions of the Hall back to the very gates of Mithral Hall, forcing Bruenor Battlehammer and his dwarven clan into a last-ditch defensive stand against overwhelming numbers. Still separated from his friends, Drizzt Do'Urden, together with the elf Innovindil, undertakes a mission to recover a pegasus that Obould's forces have captured, even as he is unexpectedly and gradually reunited with companions he had believed lost in the earlier fighting. As the siege of Mithral Hall intensifies and old bonds are tested and restored, the novel follows Drizzt, Bruenor, Catti-brie, and their allies as they work to turn back the orc invasion and determine what future, if any, awaits an uneasy peace between their peoples.
Where it sits
- Universe: Forgotten Realms
- Series: The Legend of Drizzt (author line) core; position 17 of 40 in the series' recorded order
- Author: R.A. Salvatore
Notes
- The Hunter's Blades 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 17 of 40: previous The Lone Drow (2003) · next Promise of the Witch-King (2005)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Forgotten_Realms_novels
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two_Swords
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