R.A. Salvatorewas born in Massachusetts in 1959. He is theNew York
Times-bestselling author of more than forty novels, including the
popular Forgotten Realms series, The Legend of Drizzt. His love
affair with fantasy, and with literature in general, began during
his sophomore year of college when he was given a copy of J.R.R.
Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings as a Christmas gift. He promptly
changed his major from computer science to journalism.He began
writing seriously in 1982, penning the manuscript that would
becomeEchoes of the Fourth Magic.
His first published novel was The Crystal Shard from TSR in 1988,
and his novel The Silent Bladewon the Origins Award. He is still
best known as the creator of dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden, one of
fantasy's most beloved characters.
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