Timeless: A Drizzt Novel (Generations, 1)

New York Times and USA Today Bestseller! R. A. Salvatore returns with one of fantasys most beloved and enduring icons the dark elf Drizzt DoUrden in an all-new trilogy full of swordplay danger and imaginative thrills. Centuries ago in the city of Menzoberranzanthe City of Spiders the city of drownestled deep in the unmerciful Underdark of Toril a young weapon master earned a reputation far above his station or that of his poor house. Zaknafein. The greater nobles watched him and one powerful MatronMalicedecided to take him as her own. She connived with rival houses to secure her prize but it was ultimately the roguish Jarlaxle who caught him. Thus sparked the birth of two key moments in Menzoberranzan: the coupling of a noble and weapon master that would produce Drizzt DoUrdenand the friendship between Zaknafein and Jarlaxle. R. A. Salvatore reveals the Underdark anew through the eyes of this unlikely pairoffering a fresh take on the intrigue and opportunities to be found in the shadows and providing a fascinating prelude to the journeys that have shaped the modern-day Forgotten Realms. There Zaknafein and Drizzt are joined together in a series of trials that parallel those of centuries long past even though their paths no longer seem to be aligned. How will a father so long constrained by the vicious and conservative world of the drow be able to reconcile his ingrained prejudices with the world and companions of his enlightened son? The answer lies in their desire for peace over chaos. And as long as the scourge of the goddess Lolths ambitions still remain both are determined to keep her dark will at bay. But the Spider Queen is powerful and now demons have been unleashed on the unwitting denizens of the surface world. United in purposeand through their mutual friendship with JarlaxleZaknafein and Drizzt will need to put aside their differences in order to keep the ones they love safe.