The Lone Drow
- 440
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Lone Drow” is a Drizzt novel of grief and battle, with the hero mourning friends he believes are lost. Helped by two elves and their pegasus, Drizzt hunts orcs to weaken a gathering army while his companions hold out against the horde. Some readers count it among the high points of his long saga and praise its newer characters and villain. It comes late in the series and assumes familiarity with it.
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About the book
The Lone Drow is a 2003 Forgotten Realms novel and the second book in R. A. Salvatore's book series, The Hunter's Blades Trilogy. In this novel, Drizzt Do'Urden is mourning what he believes is the death of his closest friends. He is helped to regain his sense of purpose after two elves and their pegasus decide to help. He goes around killing orcs and preventing new clans from joining the army that has been gathering. While this happens, Drizzt's friends are fighting desperately against the horde.
Reading order · The Hunter's Blades Trilogy
Full order & progress →- The Thousand OrcsStart here
7.87.8 / 10 - The Lone DrowThis book
7.97.9 / 10 - The Two Swords
7.87.8 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 101 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 41% 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 | 7.9 | 20 | 20% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 81 | 80% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Lone Drow?
It has 440 pages — shorter than 66% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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