Travels through forgotten kingdoms - Robert Salvatore. Biography The Demon Awakens

Forgotten Realms, like The Spear Saga or Star Wars, is one of the most famous multimedia projects in the world. To this day, Forgotten Realms remains one of the most popular computer games, but the project’s finest hour came after the release of Robert Salvatore’s first novels. The grandiose saga he created is one of the most impressive examples of the creation of a literary universe. Salvatore not only writes in the best traditions of the genre, but along with J. R. R. Tolkien, R. Zelazny, T. Brooks and other masters, he himself becomes the founder of new traditions for subsequent generations. The novel “The Invisible Blade”, published for the first time in Russian, is the new amazing and dangerous adventures of the Dark Elf Drizzt Do Urden and his friends. Wulfgar, a longtime friend and ally of the Dark Elf Drizzt Do Urden, returned from the Abyss, where he spent six painful years captured by the demon Errtu. But is he free now? After all, there are demons that cannot be defeated by force of arms, and the battle with them takes place in the soul of a noble barbarian. The worst wounds do not bleed, and Drizzt can only hope that his friend will find the Invisible Blade and master the ghosts of the past... Meanwhile, powerful allies help Artemis Entreri create underworld Calimport has an entire empire, but the hired killer himself wants only one thing - revenge on his sworn enemy, the Dark One...

Robert Anthony Salvatore (born January 20, 1959) is an American science fiction writer, best known for his novels based on the Forgotten Realms and Star Wars universes.
Biography
Robert Salvatore was born in Leominster, Massachusetts. While in college, he became interested in literature, especially fantasy, after reading J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. He graduated from the university with a Bachelor of Science in Communications and later received a Bachelor of Arts in English. In 1982, he began writing science fiction, his first work was a novel called “Echoes of the Fourth Magic,” which was initially rejected by the publishing house. The book was only published in 1990, after Salvatore had achieved success with the Dark Elf trilogies.
Bob is married with wife Diana and children Brian, Gino and Caitlin. Bob also had an older brother, Harry Salvatore, who died in 2000 from cancer. Salvatore often dedicates books to all his relatives. The Salvatore family has three dogs and four cats, named after the characters in his books: Artemis, Ivan, Guenhwyvar, etc.
Forgotten Realms
Robert became famous for his books on the Forgotten Realms role-playing game universe. Salvatore has been involved in the Forgotten Realms literature project since its inception, and his first book, Crystal Shard, was already a considerable success. On this moment Salvatore is the best-known and most prolific writer of the Forgotten Realms, with more than two dozen novels and several collections of short stories to his credit.
Most of these books focus on Salvatore's most famous character, Drizzt Do'Urden (sometimes translated as "Drizzt"), a drow ranger, a renegade of his people, fighting for his ideas of goodness and justice. Comics were drawn from books about the dark elf. Also known are the Cleric Quintet and Sellswords series. The publisher Wizards of the Coast, the owner of the rights to the universe, appointed Salvatore as one of the chief editors of this setting, under his leadership the multi-author series “War of the Spider Queen” is published. In addition, Salvatore wrote the story for computer game"Demon Stone" (2004), also in the Forgotten Realms universe.
Star Wars
Robert Salvatore is also known for his work in the Star Wars universe - the novel Vector-Prim, the first book in the New Jedi Order series, and the novelization of the second episode of Attack of the Clones.
When working on Vector-Prim, Salvatore planned to "kill" one of the main characters, perhaps even Luke Skywalker. However, George Lucas did not sanction such a radical plot twist, and Robert was instructed to “kill” Chewbacca, one of the most popular characters in the universe. Many fans decided that Salvatore made this decision on his own, after which he began to receive threats.
Other series
Robert's work is not limited to books about the Forgotten Realms and Star Wars. One of his most famous works is the Demonwars series, which takes place in his own fantasy world. The series includes about a dozen books, and a graphic novel was also created based on it. Salvatore’s books also include the fantasy trilogy “The Scarlet Shadow” and the Spearwielder’s Tales trilogy in the spirit of ironic fantasy.
Robert took part in the creation of the game Quake III Arena - he wrote lines for computer-controlled bots.
Bibliography
Forgotten Realms
Dark Elf trilogy:
* "Renegade" (Homeland, 1990) (Between 1297DR and 1328DR)
* "Exile" (Exile, 1990) (Between 1338DR and 1340DR)
* "Warrior" (Sojourn, 1991) (Between 1340DR and 1347DR)
Icewind Dale trilogy:
* “The Crystal Shard” (1988) (Between 1351DR and 1356DR)
* "Silver Arrows" (Streams of Silver, 1989) (1356DR)
* “The Curse of the Ruby” (The Halfling's Gem, 1990) (Between 1356DR and 1357DR)
Legacy Of The Drow Series:
* "Dark Legacy" (the Legacy, 1992) (1357DR)
* Starless Night 1993 (1357DR)
* “Invasion of Darkness” (Siege of Darkness 1994) (1358DR)
* “Passage to Dawn” (1996) (1364DR)
Paths Of Darkness Series:
* Silent Blade (1998) (1364DR)
* "Spine of the World" the World, 1999) (Between 1365DR and 1369DR)
* “Servant of the Crystal” the Shard, 2000) (1366DR) - Now part of the Sellswords Trilogy
* Sea of Swords (2001) (Between 1369DR and 1370DR)
Trilogy “The Hunter's Blades”:
* “The Thousand Orcs” (2002) (1370DR)
* The Lone Drow (2003) (1370DR)
* The Two Swords (2004) (Between 1370DR and 1371DR)
Sellswords Trilogy:
* Servant of the Shard (2000) (1366DR)
* Promise of the Witch King (2005)(1370DR)
* Road of the Patriarch (2006) (between 1370DR and 1371DR)
"Evolution" (Transitions):
* “The Orc King” (September 2007) (1371DR and 1471DR prologue and epilogue)
* “The Pirate King” (October 2008)
* “The Ghost King” (October 2009)
Series “Cleric” (Cleric quintet):
* "Hymn of Chaos" (Canticle, 1991) (1361DR)
* In Sylvan Shadows, 1992 (1361DR)
* Night Masks (1992) (1361DR)
* Fallen Fortress (1993) (Between 1361DR and 1362DR)
* The Chaos Curse (1994) (1362DR)
Series "War of the Spider Queen" edited by Salvatore (R. A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen):
* Richard Byers - "Denial" (Dissolution, 2002) (1372DR)
* Thomas Reid - "Insurrection" (2002) (1372DR)
* Richard Baker - "The Verdict" (Condemnation, 2003) (1372DR)
* Lisa Smedman - "Extinction" (Extinction, 2004) (1372DR)
* Philip Athans - Annihilation (2004) (1372DR)
* Paul Kemp - "Resurrection" (Resurrection, 2005) (1372DR)
Stone of Tymora Series:
* The Stowaway, 2008
* The Shadowmask, 2009
Other works
Trilogy “Chronicles of Ynis Aielle”:
* “Echoes of the Fourth Magic”, 1990
* “The Witch's Daughter”, 1991
* Bastion of Darkness, 2000
The Spearwielders Tale:
* “The Woods Out Back”, 1993
* “The Dragon's Dagger”, 1994
* “Return of the Dragonslayer” (Dragonslayer’s Return), 1995
The Crimson Shadow Trilogy:
* The Sword of Bedwyr, 1994
* Luthiens Gamble, 1996
* “The Dragon King”, 1996
The first saga "The Demon Wars":
* “The Demon Awakens”, 1997
* “The Demon Spirit”, 1998
* “The Demon Apostle”, 1999
* “Curse of the Demon” (Mortalis), 2000
Second Saga “The Demon Wars”:
* “The Ascendance of the Self-Proclaimed Prince” (Ascendance), 2001
* “Togai Dragon” (Transcendence), 2002
* “The Last Battle” (Immortalis), 2003
* Trial by Fire, 2003
Saga of the First King:
* “The Highwayman”, 2004
* The Ancient, 2008
* The Dame, 2009
Star Wars
"Vector-Prime" (2000)
"Star Wars. Episode II: Attack of the Clones (film novelization)
Other jobs
"Tarzan: An Epic Adventure"
"The Accursed Tower", a module for AD&D 2nd edition
"Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone", script for a computer game
The author has a bad habit of writing three or four books and then starting a new series. It's actually one big series. It should be read in this order:
1. Renegade
2. Exile
3. Warrior
4. Crystal Shard
5. Silver streams
6. Halfling Treasure
7. Legacy
8. Night without stars
9. Siege of Darkness
10. Path to dawn
11. The Invisible Blade
12. The backbone of the world
13. Servant of the Crystal - not about Drizzt, but chronologically it is. You can skip it. In short, here, according to chronology, you need to read the series “Hired Blades”
14. The Spell of the Sorcerer King is not about Drizzt, but chronologically it is. Can be skipped
15. Road of the Patriarch - not about Drizzt, from the series "Mercenary Blades"
16. Sea of Swords
17. Thousand Orcs
18. Lonely Elf
19. Two swords
20. Orc King

Robert Salvatore was born in Leominster, Massachusetts. While in college, he became interested in literature, especially fantasy, after reading J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. He graduated from the university with a Bachelor of Science in Communications and later received a Bachelor of Arts in English. In 1982, he began writing science fiction, his first work was a novel called “Echoes of the Fourth Magic,” which was initially rejected by the publishing house. The book was only published in 1990, after Salvatore had achieved success with the Dark Elf trilogies.

Robert became famous for his books on the Forgotten Realms role-playing game universe. Salvatore has been involved in the Forgotten Realms literature project since its inception, and his first book, Crystal Shard, was already a considerable success. Salvatore is currently the best-known and most prolific author writing about the Forgotten Realms, with more than two dozen novels and several collections of short stories to his credit.

Most of these books focus on Salvatore's most famous character, Drizzt Do'Urden (sometimes translated as "Drizzt"), a drow ranger, a renegade of his people, fighting for his ideas of goodness and justice. The first two dark elf trilogies were made into graphic novels. Also known are the Cleric Quintet and Sellswords series. The publisher Wizards of the Coast, the owner of the rights to the universe, appointed Salvatore as one of the chief editors of this setting, under his leadership the multi-author series “War of the Spider Queen” is published. In addition, Salvatore wrote the story for the computer game “Demon Stone” (2004), also in the Forgotten Realms universe.

Robert Salvatore is also known for his work in the Star Wars universe - the novel Vector-Prim, the first book in the New Jedi Order series, and the novelization of the second episode of Attack of the Clones.

When working on Vector-Prim, Salvatore planned to "kill" one of the main characters, perhaps even Luke Skywalker. However, George Lucas did not sanction such a radical plot twist, and Robert was instructed to “kill” Chewbacca, one of the most popular characters in the universe. Many fans decided that Salvatore made this decision on his own, after which he began to receive threats.

Robert's work is not limited to books about the Forgotten Realms and Star Wars. One of his most famous works is the Demonwars series, which takes place in his own fantasy world. The series includes about a dozen books, and a graphic novel was also created based on it. Salvatore’s books also include the fantasy trilogy “The Scarlet Shadow” and the Spearwielder’s Tales trilogy in the spirit of ironic fantasy.

Robert took part in the creation of the game Quake III Arena - he wrote lines for computer-controlled bots.

06/18/2014 20:17 Ilgiz: Re: Salvatore Robert

1. DARK ELF (renegade, exile, warrior)
2. VALLEY OF THE ICY WIND (magic crystal, gray arrows, ruby curse)
3. LEGACY OF THE DROW (dark inheritance, endless night, invasion of darkness, path to dawn)
4. PATHS OF DARKNESS (invisible blade. backbone of the world, sea of swords)
5 HUNTER'S BLADES (thousand orcs, one elf, two swords)
6. EVOLUTION (orc king, pirate core, ghost core)
7. FOREST OF NEVERWINTER (gauntlgrim, neverwinter, charon's claw, the last threshold (zak.))
The Adventures of Artemis and Jarlaxle:
HARRANED BLADES (Servant of the Cryst., Pledge of the King-Sorcerer, Road of the Patr.) - can be read separately, but not advisable.
This full list"Sagas of the Dark Elf"
And now the “Cleric” series: 1.hymn of chaos 2.silver. shadows 3. night masks 4. fallen fortress 5. prokl. chaos.
Read with pleasure.

10/18/2014 13:26 Guest: Re: Salvatore Robert

Please help me find the book (file) “Neverwinter” in Russian. The Last Threshold" by Robert Salvatore, I have it in English. I really want to know what will happen to me in the near future. Thank you very much in advance for your help. Contact: [email protected] Also [email protected] or [email protected]

09.10.2018 05:13 Guest: Salvatore Robert

Contents of the cycle - Drizzt Do Urden:
+ Guenhwyvar (1995)
+ The First Notch (1989)
1. Dark Elf / Dark Elf (1991)
Renegade / Homeland (1990)
Exile (1990)
Warrior / Sojourn (1991)
2. Icewind Dale Trilogy (1990)
The Crystal Shard (1988)
Silver Arrows / Streams of Silver (1989)
Curse of the Ruby / The Halfling's Gem (1990)
3. Dark Legacy (1996)
+ Dark Mirror / Dark Mirror (1993)
Dark Legacy (1992)
Starless Night (1994)
Invasion of Darkness / Siege of Darkness (1995)
+ Entry fee / The Dowry (2004)
Passage to Dawn (1996)
4. Paths of Darkness (2001)
The Silent Blade (1999)
The Spine of the World (2000)
Servant of the Shard (2001)
Sea of Swords (2001)
5. Hunter's Blades / The Hunter's Blades (2004)
The Thousand Orcs (2003)
The Lone Drow (2003)
+ Bones and Stones (2008)
The Two Swords (2004)
+ Reluctant Companions / Comrades at Odds [= Friends in need] (2006)
6. Transitions trilogy
The Orc King (2007)
The Pirate King (2008)
The Ghost King (2009)
+ Iruladoon (2010)
7. Stone of Tymora (2008) // Co-author: Geno Salvatore
The Stowaway (2008) // Co-author: Geno Salvatore
The Shadowmask (2009) // Co-author: Geno Salvatore
The Sentinels (2010) // Co-author: Geno Salvatore
8. Neverwinter (2010)
+ To Legend He Goes (2011)
Gauntlgrym (2010)
Neverwinter / Neverwinter [= Neverwinter Wood] (2011)
Sharon's Claw / Charon's Claw (2012)
The Last Threshold (2013)
9. Companions Codex (2014)
Night of the Hunter (2014)
Rise of the King (2014)
Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf (2015)
10. Homecoming (2015)
Archmage (2015)
Maestro (2016)
Hero (2016)

Born January 20, 1959, in Leominster (Massachusetts). His association with fantasy, especially in literature, began in his sophomore year of college when he received a book by R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings as a Christmas gift. He immediately changed his interests from computer science to journalism. In 1981, Salvatore received a bachelor's degree in communications from Fitchburg State College and then continued his studies in English and received a bachelor's degree humanities. In 1982, Salvatore became seriously involved in literature, his first work was a novel called “Echo of the Fourth Magic,” which was initially rejected by the publishing house. The book was only published in 1990, after Salvatore had achieved success with the Dark Elf trilogies.

Robert is best known for his books on the Forgotten Realms role-playing game universe. Salvatore was involved in this project from the very beginning; his first TSR-published novel, The Magic Crystal (1988), was a considerable success. Since then, Robert has published several novels, including the New York Times bestselling Curse of the Ruby, Warrior, and Dark Legacy, Salvatore's and TSR's first hardcover edition. During his early years as a writer, he worked a lot, in particular devoting the entire 1990 to literature.

Salvatore is best known as the creator of the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden, a drow ranger and renegade of his people fighting for their ideas of goodness and justice. This character is one of the most beloved fantasy heroes by readers.

The writer's previously published novels, including the Icewind Dale, Dark Elf, and Clerical Quintet series, have become as popular as Dark Legacy, Starless Night, Invasion of Darkness, and The Path to Dawn. . The Dark Elf trilogy was released as a collector's edition. And The Invisible Blade was TSR's sixteenth original novel. Comics were drawn from books about the dark elf.

The publisher Wizards of the Coast, the owner of the rights to the universe, appointed Salvatore as one of the chief editors of this setting, and under his leadership the multi-author series “War of the Spider Queen” was published. In addition, he wrote the story for the computer game Demon Stone (2004).

Robert's work is not limited to books about the Forgotten Realms and Star Wars. One of his most famous works is the Demon Wars series, which takes place in his own fantasy world. The series includes about a dozen books, and a graphic novel was created based on it. Also among Salvatore’s books are the series “Scarlet Shadow”, “Dragon Slayer”, “The Chronicles of Janis Eill”, “Saga of the First King”.

In the fall of 1997, Robert's letters, manuscripts, and other professional papers were donated to the Fitchburg State College Library in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

Robert Salvatore is one of the world's most successful fantasy writers, and the best-known and most prolific writer of the Forgotten Realms, with more than three dozen novels and several collections of short stories to his credit. He has a huge number of fans all over the world and their number continues to grow. His books regularly appear on the New York Times bestseller lists and have sold more than 3,000,000 copies. They have been translated into many languages of the world including German, Italian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Turkish, Croatian, Bulgarian, Yiddish, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Czech, and French.

When not writing, Robert and his three children attend hockey matches, horse races and fencing matches. He lists his hobbies as softball, hockey and music - especially Mozart. Salvatore is also interested in politics. In the 2008 US presidential election, he supported Barack Obama.

The writer currently resides in Massachusetts with his wife Diana and their three children: Brian, Gino and Kathleen. The Salvatore family also has three dogs and four cats, named after the characters in his books: Artemis, Ivan, Guenhwyvar, etc.