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R. A. Salvatore

Author of Homeland

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About the Author

R. A. Salvatore was born in Leominster, Massachusetts on January 20, 1959. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. He began writing seriously in 1982 and became a full-time writer show more in 1990. His first novel, The Crystal Shard, was published in 1988. His other works include The Halfling's Gem; Sojourn; The Legacy; Starless Night; Vector Prime; and The Two Swords. He is also the author of numerous series including The Dark Elf Trilogy; Paths of Darkness; The Hunter's Blades Trilogy; The Cleric Quintet; Saga of the First King; Neverwinter Saga and TheSundering. He made The New York Times Best Seller List with his title's Charon's Claw, Night of the Hunter: Companions Codex, 1, Rise of the King and Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series

Works by R. A. Salvatore

Homeland (1990) 3,624 copies
The Crystal Shard (1988) 3,016 copies
Sojourn (1991) 2,894 copies
Exile (1990) 2,779 copies
Streams of Silver (1989) 2,617 copies
The Halfling's Gem (1990) 2,525 copies
The Dark Elf Trilogy (1998) 2,264 copies
The Legacy (1993) 2,200 copies
The Thousand Orcs (2002) 2,011 copies
Starless Night (1993) 1,992 copies
Siege of Darkness (1995) 1,892 copies
Vector Prime (1999) 1,842 copies
The Lone Drow (2003) 1,816 copies
The Silent Blade (1999) 1,812 copies
Passage to Dawn (1997) 1,719 copies
Servant of the Shard (2000) 1,701 copies
The Spine of the World (1999) 1,648 copies
The Two Swords (2004) 1,644 copies
The Icewind Dale Trilogy (1999) 1,623 copies
Sea of Swords (2001) 1,583 copies
The Orc King (2007) 1,251 copies
Legacy of the Drow (2001) 1,197 copies
Canticle (1991) 1,173 copies
Promise of the Witch-King (2005) 1,153 copies
The Demon Awakens (1997) 1,026 copies
In Sylvan Shadows (1992) 1,009 copies
The Fallen Fortress (1993) 992 copies
Night Masks (1992) 970 copies
Road of the Patriarch (2006) 953 copies
The Pirate King (2008) 929 copies
The Chaos Curse (1994) 904 copies
Homeland (graphic novel) (2005) 865 copies
Gauntlgrym (2010) 832 copies
The Ghost King (2009) 777 copies
The Demon Spirit (1998) 715 copies
The Highwayman (2004) 688 copies
The Demon Apostle (1999) 634 copies
Paths of Darkness (1900) 609 copies
The Sword of Bedwyr (1994) 588 copies
Neverwinter (2011) 563 copies
Mortalis (2000) 509 copies
The Ancient (2008) 497 copies
The Companions (2013) 491 copies
Charon's Claw (2012) 491 copies
Luthien's Gamble (1996) 483 copies
The Dragon King (1996) 443 copies
Ascendance (2001) 423 copies
The Woods Out Back (1993) 419 copies
The Last Threshold (2013) 396 copies
Transcendence (2002) 352 copies
Night of the Hunter (2014) 340 copies
Timeless (2018) 320 copies
Immortalis (2003) 316 copies
The Dragon's Dagger (1994) 301 copies
The Witch's Daughter (1991) 295 copies
Archmage (2015) 288 copies
Child of a Mad God (2018) 288 copies
Dragonslayer's Return (1995) 286 copies
Rise of the King (2014) 278 copies
The Dame (2009) 261 copies
Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy (2006) — Author — 245 copies
Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf (2015) 240 copies
Maestro (2016) 238 copies
The Crimson Shadow (2006) 226 copies
The Stowaway (2008) 225 copies
Hero (2016) 223 copies
Bastion of Darkness (2000) 206 copies
Sojourn (graphic novel) (2006) 184 copies
The Best of the Realms (2003) 183 copies
The Color of Dragons (2021) 174 copies
Exile (graphic novel) (2006) 174 copies
Boundless (2019) 161 copies
The Bear (2010) 157 copies
Relentless (2019) 146 copies
Reckoning of Fallen Gods (2019) 117 copies
Starlight Enclave (2021) 112 copies
The Sellswords Trilogy (2008) 89 copies
Menzoberranzan : Boxed Set (1992) — Author — 85 copies
Dragons: Worlds Afire (2006) 79 copies
Song of the Risen God (2020) 77 copies
The Shadowmask (2009) 73 copies
The Dao of Drizzt (2022) 66 copies
Sojourn (Chapters 1-15) (1992) 53 copies
The Bloodstone Lands (1989) 52 copies
Worlds of Their Own (2008) — Contributor — 44 copies
The Legacy (graphic novel) (2008) 43 copies
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996) 33 copies
The Accursed Tower (1999) 30 copies
Dungeons & Dragons: Cutter (2013) 22 copies
Tales from Tethedril (1998) 20 copies
Transitions Gift Set (2011) 15 copies
Schattenelf. Das Turnier (2002) 11 copies
Dark Mirror (2014) 7 copies
Fantasy: zwei ungekürzte Romane (1999) — Contributor — 7 copies
Verivihollinen (2003) 6 copies
The Demon Spirit vol.1 (1999) 6 copies
Comrades at Odds (2014) 6 copies
Homeland 6 copies
Der Fluch der Dunkelelfen (2011) 5 copies
Ascendance. Part 2 of 2 (2010) 4 copies
DemonWars: The First King (2014) 4 copies
The Demon Awakens vol.1 (1998) 4 copies
The Demon Awakens vol.2 (1998) 4 copies
El Elfo Oscuro. Relatos (2012) 4 copies
The Demon Apostle vol.1 (2000) 4 copies
El Ataque De Los Clones (2009) 3 copies
Ikikesä (2012) 3 copies
Pentalogia Del Clerigo (2007) 3 copies
The Demon Spirit vol.2 (2000) 3 copies
The Demon Apostle vol.2 (2001) 3 copies
One-Eyed Jax 3 copies
The Stowaway 2 copies
Demon Wars Player's Guide (2003) 2 copies
RETOUR À GAUNTLGRYM T.01 (2016) 2 copies
Drowův odkaz. I, Odkaz (2008) 2 copies
Dwa Miecze (2006) 2 copies
Song for Sadye, A (2017) 1 copy
Salamatkustaja (2009) 1 copy
Cntico 1 copy
Homeland 1 copy
Exile (868) 1 copy
El rey orco (2008) 1 copy
I compagni: 27 (2019) 1 copy
2007 1 copy
A Sparkle for Homer (1991) 1 copy
Spooks - Vol.1 (2011) 1 copy
DemonWars Reformation (2014) 1 copy
Los compañeros (2014) 1 copy
Grenzenlos: Roman (2022) 1 copy

Associated Works

Monster Manual (5e) (2014) — Contributor — 1,342 copies
Dissolution (2002) — Foreword — 957 copies
Insurrection (2002) — Foreword — 774 copies
Condemnation (2003) — Foreword — 738 copies
Extinction (2004) — Foreword — 672 copies
Annihilation (2004) — Foreword — 643 copies
Resurrection (2005) — Foreword — 612 copies
Amber and Ashes (2004) — Introduction, some editions — 608 copies
Realms of Valor (1993) — Contributor — 474 copies
Unfettered: Tales by Masters of Fantasy (2013) — Contributor — 407 copies
Realms of Infamy (1994) — Contributor — 360 copies
Realms of Magic (1995) — Contributor — 335 copies
Realms of the Underdark (1996) — Contributor — 333 copies
Realms of the Elves (2006) — Contributor — 166 copies
Realms of the Dead (2010) — Contributor — 77 copies
R. A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen, Vol. 1 (2012) — Introduction — 62 copies
OtherWere: Stories of Transformation (1996) — Contributor — 61 copies
Halflings, Hobbits, Warrows & Weefolk (1991) — Contributor — 23 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 22 • March 2012 (2012) — Contributor — 11 copies
Pulp Idol: SFX Short Story Competition Collection 2008 (2008) — Contributor — 7 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 93 • February 2018 (2018) — Contributor — 5 copies
Amazing Stories Vol. 71, No. 2 [Summer 1999] (1999) — Contributor — 3 copies

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LLonaVahine | May 22, 2024 |
I enjoyed this movie novelitation so much.

This is such a nice addition to the movie with extra scenes that are not in the movie.

I enjoyed the relationship progression between Padme and Anikan so much as it blossoms better than what we are shown in the movie. (A lot better than the queen's trilogy novels).

I loved how the characters are given more flesh with inside monologues about their decisions and what they are thinking.

Chancellor Palpatine is such a good actor on how he is fooling the whole Republic. The novel is still full of humour.

I am going to try and finish all the movie novelitations so I can expand further into the world.
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Aya666 | 23 other reviews | May 16, 2024 |
The book started with Quauh being young and choosing her destiny by sailing the waters. She was trained and soon became a captain with her own ship and crew. Unfortunately, she lost everything during one of the storms, but she survived. No captain could save the ship in that situation, but she would rather die than suffer the consequences that awaited her at the hands of the Xoconai. However, her future showed a different path for her.

It was a bit confusing at first with a lot of characters, ships and places. Once I had it organized, it was easier to follow.

In this book you will find everything about the adventures of pirates, buccaneers, treasures, beasts and creatures. In this book I lived through storms, tragedies and bloody battles.

I liked how the different crews organized together how to fight the enemy. They sailed from coast to coast, expecting sea battles, but they never gave up. Always ready to fight. Such was the life of a pirate.

There were a few characters I really liked and I was surprised at how much I learned about the pirate world. The author has excellent knowledge about their lives and presented it through the adventures in this book.
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Works
384
Also by
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Members
78,947
Popularity
#156
Rating
3.8
Reviews
650
ISBNs
1,449
Languages
20
Favorited
179

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