Servant of the Shard
- 359
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Servant of the Shard” gives the villains of the Drizzt saga centre stage, and the gamble pays off. Artemis Entreri and Jarlaxle make an entertaining partnership, and some readers find Entreri’s change of heart especially compelling. R. A. Salvatore first wrote it as the third book of “Paths of Darkness”, and it now also opens “The Sellswords”.
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About the book
Servant of the Shard was originally the third book in R.A. Salvatore's Paths of Darkness book series. It was also made the first book of the trilogy The Sellswords. In this novel, Artemis Entreri acquires Charon's Claw.
Reading order · The Sellswords
Full order & progress →- Servant of the ShardThis book
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.9 across 68 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 32% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.8 | 5 | 7% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 63 | 93% |
Frequently asked
How long is Servant of the Shard?
It has 359 pages — shorter than 86% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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