Reading order
The Dark Elf Trilogy reading order
Volumes 1–3 of 39 in The Legend of Drizzt
1
2
3- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 1990–1991
- Published
- about 18 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Fantasy
- Genre
Quick answer
Publication order
3 volumes1990–1991Completed
- The origin of Drizzt Do’Urden: Homeland, Exile and Sojourn take him from the drow city of Menzoberranzan to the surface.
- Salvatore wrote it after the Icewind Dale trilogy, so you can start either way; in-story order begins here.
- Readers rate all three almost the same.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 983 pages, about 18 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 3 weeks.
Share of volume 1’s readers who reach the last volume. Chance of reaching the last volume: high
Stages
This series fits in one stage. You finish around November 22, 2026.
- Stage 118 habout 3 weeksby November 22, 2026
- The end of the series
We count 1.1 min per page, the pace of an average novel reader. Faster? Move the slider.
Does the series hold up
Shape of the series: even. Volume scores differ by at most 0.1 points. You get the same level from the first page to the last.
Best volume: Homeland (8.1, 514 ratings). Weakest: Exile (8.0). The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (8.0) scores close to the series average or above it.
How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
The Dark Elf Trilogy books ranked, best to worst
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Which Dark Elf Trilogy book is the best?
By reader score, Homeland (8.1/10). The lowest-rated is Exile (8.0/10).
Which The Dark Elf Trilogy book is the longest?
“Sojourn” is the longest at 335 pages; the shortest is “Exile” with 320 pages.
What should I read after The Dark Elf Trilogy?
Other series by R. A. Salvatore: The Cleric Quintet, Legacy of the Drow, The Icewind Dale Trilogy.
