Reading order
The Sellswords reading order
Volumes 14–16 of 39 in The Legend of Drizzt
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- Score
- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 2000–2006
- Published
- about 20 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Fantasy
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
3 volumes2000–2006Completed
- R. A. Salvatore’s Forgotten Realms trilogy about two of Drizzt’s greatest enemies, now uneasy partners: the cold human assassin Artemis Entreri and the flamboyant dark-elf mercenary Jarlaxle, who acquire a dangerous artefact and carve a path through a lawless frontier.
- Witty, morally grey sword-and-sorcery.
- Best read after the earlier Drizzt books, where both characters are introduced.
- Servant of the Shard is the one with enough ratings, and they are good.
- Read in order.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 1,076 pages, about 20 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 4 weeks.
Stages
This series fits in one stage. You finish around November 24, 2026.
- Stage 120 habout 4 weeksby November 24, 2026
- The end of the series
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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
Frequently asked questions
Which The Sellswords book is the longest?
“Road of the Patriarch” is the longest at 376 pages; the shortest is “Promise of the Witch King” with 341 pages.
What should I read after The Sellswords?
Other series by R. A. Salvatore: The Cleric Quintet, The Dark Elf Trilogy, Legacy of the Drow.
