D&D General New Drizzt trilogy! Starting with Starlight Enclave!

darjr · Mar 24, 2021

From The Nerd Daily

We are thrilled to be revealing the cover for R.A. Salvatore's new novel 'Starlight Enclave', which is the first installment in a new trilogy! Out August 3rd from Harper Voyager!

Exclusive Cover Reveal: Starlight Enclave by R.A. Salvatore | The Nerd Daily

We reveal the cover for R.A. Salvatore's Starlight Enclave about Drizzt and fantasy’s beloved characters from Dungeons & Dragons’ Forgotten Realms.

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LuisCarlos17f · Mar 24, 2021

I would like to know about Drizzt and Cattie's daughter.

humble minion · Mar 25, 2021

Is that really meant to be Drizzt on the cover? It's nearly three decades after the Starless Night cover art debacle, and they're STILL having problems finding anyone who can draw drow...

Dire Bare · Mar 25, 2021

Do not like the cover art at all. Not that it impacts the words inside, but . . .

I think this one, Starlight Enclave, is number 35? I still have the most recent two, Boundless (#33) and Relentless (#34) sitting unread on my Kindle. On one hand, I think this is a series that could have ended a long time ago, and I have a hard time motivating myself to read the next book. On the other hand, I usually enjoy each book, even with the issues I have with Salvatore's writing. So, I'll pick up Starlight Enclave and get caught up on my Drizzt reading at some point, likely over the summer. But it's hard to get excited about this news.

Now if WotC announced NEW D&D novels with NEW stories and NEW characters . . . whoo-boy, I'd certainly get excited about that!

Can't blame WotC and Salvatore for still pumping these out however, they still sell better than anything else, I'm sure.

Zardnaar · Mar 25, 2021

Care factor 0. Last Drizzt books I read were crap, Elf monk Gauntlygrym etc. Pwent being a vampire still annoying.

Rereading War of Spider Queen still good.

KahlessNestor · Mar 25, 2021

Dire Bare said:
Now if WotC announced NEW D&D novels with NEW stories and NEW characters . . . whoo-boy, I'd certainly get excited about that!

I wouldn't mind having Faridah, Havilar, and Mehnan back

I loved those books!

David Howery · Mar 25, 2021

I totally lost track of Drizzt after the Sea of Swords novel... apparently, he's been up to a lot since then....

darjr · Mar 25, 2021

He keeps busy!

Alzrius · Mar 25, 2021

I'm not sure if this was posted elsewhere, but here's the blurb about the book from the HarperCollins pre-order page (which says that this will come out on August 3rd of this year):

After the settling dust of the demon uprising and two years of peace, rumblings from the Menzoberranzan drow have Jarlaxle nervous. Worried his allies may be pulled into a Civil War between the great Houses, he is eager to ensure Zaknafein is armed with weapons befitting his skill, including one in particular: Khazid’hea. A powerful artifact, the sword known as “Cutter” has started wars, corrupted its users, and spilled the blood of many, many people. Nonetheless—or maybe because of that—the rogue Jarlaxle and a small group of friends will go on an expedition looking for the weapon’s last wielder, Doum’wielle, in the freezing north, for she may be the key to unlocking the sword’s potential…and perhaps the key to preventing the bloodshed looming over the Underdark.

And as they explore the top of the world, Drizzt is on a journey of his own—both spiritual and physical. He wants to introduce his daughter Brie to Grandmaster Kane and the practices that have been so central to his beliefs. But, having only recently come back from true transcendence, the drow ranger is no longer sure what his beliefs mean anymore. He is on a path to determining the future, not just for his family, but perhaps the entire northlands of the Realms themselves.

Two different roads. On one, Jarlaxle and Zaknefein are on a quest to find pieces that could offer salvation to Menzoberranzan. On the other, Drizzt seeks answers that could offer salvation to not just his soul, but all souls.

And no matter the outcome of either journey, the Realms will never be the same again.

Scribe · Mar 25, 2021

Alzrius said:
I'm not sure if this was posted elsewhere, but here's the blurb about the book from the HarperCollins pre-order page (which says that this will come out on August 3rd of this year):

All souls eh? Hmm. Wonder if that has any relevance.