The Crystal Shard
R. A. Salvatore's The Crystal Shard (1988) is an epic fantasy and fae fiction novel. The story is set in Icewind Dale and Ten Towns. Characters include Drizzt Do'Urden, Wulfgar and Bruenor Battlehammer. Key subjects include Epic, elves, goblins and dwarfs.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 53 ratings, and 333 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 21 editions across 6 languages.
It runs to roughly 340 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.
About The Crystal Shard
Isolated in the barren stretches of Icewind Dale the villages of Ten-Towns come under attack by a tribe of barbarians. In the midst of battle a young barbarian named Wulfgar ends up owing five years of his life to a grizzled dwarf. With the help of Drizzt, a renegade dark elf, the dwarf strives to mold the barbarian into a warrior with both brawn and brains. Meanwhile, there is no peace for the people of Ten-Towns. The fractioned tribes of barbarians continue to pose a threat, and Wulfgar may be the only person who can avert a deadly battle. But an even more dire menace appears when a weak-willed apprentice mage stumbles upon a magical crystal shard. The evil shard directs the hapless mage onto a course of destruction that all of Icewind Dale may be powerless to stop. *from the paperback*
Quick answers
Who wrote The Crystal Shard?
The Crystal Shard was written by R. A. Salvatore and first published in 1988.
What genre is The Crystal Shard?
It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy, Fae & Fairy Fiction and Dragon Fiction.
How long is The Crystal Shard?
The median edition has 340 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Crystal Shard?
Readers who like it often enjoy Eaters of the Dead.
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