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A Tale from The Legend of Drizzt #9
If Ever They Happened Upon My Lair
Celebrated nerd hero Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation; The Big Bang Theory) brings R.A. Salvatore's only Forgotten Realms novella to audio. If Ever They Happened Upon My Lair is a story of the Bloodstone Lands that deals with a contested issue of the Forgotten Realms: the mortality of dragons.
1 pages, Audible Audio
First published January 1, 2012
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About the author
R.A. Salvatore
606 books11.4k followersAs one of the fantasy genre’s most successful authors, R.A. Salvatore enjoys an ever-expanding and tremendously loyal following. His books regularly appear on The New York Times best-seller lists and have sold more than 10,000,000 copies. Salvatore’s original hardcover, The Two Swords, Book III of The Hunter’s Blade Trilogy (October 2004) debuted at # 1 on The Wall Street Journal best-seller list and at # 4 on The New York Times best-seller list. His books have been translated into numerous foreign languages including German, Italian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Turkish, Croatian, Bulgarian, Yiddish, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Portuguese, Czech, and French.
Salvatore’s first published novel, The Crystal Shard from TSR in 1988, became the first volume of the acclaimed Icewind Dale Trilogy and introduced an enormously popular character, the dark elf Drizzt Do’Urden. Since that time, Salvatore has published numerous novels for each of his signature multi-volume series including The Dark Elf Trilogy, Paths of Darkness, The Hunter’s Blades Trilogy, and The Cleric Quintet.
His love affair with fantasy, and with literature in general, began during his sophomore year of college when he was given a copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings as a Christmas gift. He promptly changed his major from computerscience to journalism. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications from Fitchburg State College in 1981, then returned for the degree he always cherished, the Bachelor of Arts in English. He began writing seriously in 1982, penning the manuscript that would become Echoes of the Fourth Magic. Salvatore held many jobs during those first years as a writer, finally settling in (much to our delight) to write full time in 1990.
The R.A. Salvatore Collection has been established at his alma mater, Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, containing the writer’s letters, manuscripts, and other professional papers. He is in good company, as The Salvatore Collection is situated alongside The Robert Cormier Library, which celebrates the writing career of the co-alum and esteemed author of young adult books.
Salvatore is an active member of his community and is on the board of trustees at the local library in Leominster, Massachusetts. He has participated in several American Library Association regional conferences, giving talks on themes including “Adventure fantasy” and “Why young adults read fantasy.” Salvatore himself enjoys a broad range of literary writers including James Joyce, Mark Twain, Geoffrey Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dante, and Sartre. He counts among his favorite genre literary influences Ian Fleming, Arthur Conan Doyle, Fritz Leiber, and of course, J.R.R. Tolkien.
Born in 1959, Salvatore is a native of Massachusetts and resides there with his wife Diane, and their three children, Bryan, Geno, and Caitlin. The family pets include three Japanese Chins, Oliver, Artemis and Ivan, and four cats including Guenhwyvar.
When he isn't writing, Salvatore chases after his three Japanese Chins, takes long walks, hits the gym, and coaches/plays on a fun-league softball team that includes most of his family. His gaming group still meets on Sundays to play.
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Salvatore’s first published novel, The Crystal Shard from TSR in 1988, became the first volume of the acclaimed Icewind Dale Trilogy and introduced an enormously popular character, the dark elf Drizzt Do’Urden. Since that time, Salvatore has published numerous novels for each of his signature multi-volume series including The Dark Elf Trilogy, Paths of Darkness, The Hunter’s Blades Trilogy, and The Cleric Quintet.
His love affair with fantasy, and with literature in general, began during his sophomore year of college when he was given a copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings as a Christmas gift. He promptly changed his major from computerscience to journalism. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications from Fitchburg State College in 1981, then returned for the degree he always cherished, the Bachelor of Arts in English. He began writing seriously in 1982, penning the manuscript that would become Echoes of the Fourth Magic. Salvatore held many jobs during those first years as a writer, finally settling in (much to our delight) to write full time in 1990.
The R.A. Salvatore Collection has been established at his alma mater, Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, containing the writer’s letters, manuscripts, and other professional papers. He is in good company, as The Salvatore Collection is situated alongside The Robert Cormier Library, which celebrates the writing career of the co-alum and esteemed author of young adult books.
Salvatore is an active member of his community and is on the board of trustees at the local library in Leominster, Massachusetts. He has participated in several American Library Association regional conferences, giving talks on themes including “Adventure fantasy” and “Why young adults read fantasy.” Salvatore himself enjoys a broad range of literary writers including James Joyce, Mark Twain, Geoffrey Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dante, and Sartre. He counts among his favorite genre literary influences Ian Fleming, Arthur Conan Doyle, Fritz Leiber, and of course, J.R.R. Tolkien.
Born in 1959, Salvatore is a native of Massachusetts and resides there with his wife Diane, and their three children, Bryan, Geno, and Caitlin. The family pets include three Japanese Chins, Oliver, Artemis and Ivan, and four cats including Guenhwyvar.
When he isn't writing, Salvatore chases after his three Japanese Chins, takes long walks, hits the gym, and coaches/plays on a fun-league softball team that includes most of his family. His gaming group still meets on Sundays to play.
http://us.macmillan.com/author/rasalv...
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June 30, 2019
In praise of Dungeons and Dragons.
I graduated from high school in 1987. In the eighties I and my friends played a lot of Dungeons and Dragons.
There are those who would say this was a waste of time, a corruption of youth, but I say it was a test, a sterling challenge of imagination and a contest of our resourcefulness. It was in the pages of my Dungeon Masters Guide that I first learned about the various forms of political ideologies. This fascination would lead me though college and into a career as a lawyer.
No kidding.
Cool people like Dwayne Johnson, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Robin Williams, Vin Diesel, Hulk Hogan, and Mike Myers all played and benefitted from the valuable lessons the game imparts.
And so 40 years after Dungeons and Dragons inception, Audible.com established a tribute and a series of short stories and novellas to honor this bedrock of our culture; all written by R. A. Salvatore. I have long wanted to read his works, as I have heard of how influenced he was by Dungeons and Dragons.
I picked If Ever They happened Upon My Lair because I wanted to listen to a narration by Wil Wheaton. He is to nerdy geeks as Rick James is to funky soul music, he is the high priest of nerd.
R.A. Salvatore has captured the essence of Dungeons and Dragons: it is medieval, fantastic, evil, heroic – and hell let’s just say it – it is fun!
I mean dragons and a Witch King Lich and paladins and dwarves?? That’s just cool!
So I dusted off my 1978 edition of Monster Manual (that's right) and settled into a fun adventure.
Mr. Salvatore – well played, sir, well played.
I graduated from high school in 1987. In the eighties I and my friends played a lot of Dungeons and Dragons.
There are those who would say this was a waste of time, a corruption of youth, but I say it was a test, a sterling challenge of imagination and a contest of our resourcefulness. It was in the pages of my Dungeon Masters Guide that I first learned about the various forms of political ideologies. This fascination would lead me though college and into a career as a lawyer.
No kidding.
Cool people like Dwayne Johnson, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Robin Williams, Vin Diesel, Hulk Hogan, and Mike Myers all played and benefitted from the valuable lessons the game imparts.
And so 40 years after Dungeons and Dragons inception, Audible.com established a tribute and a series of short stories and novellas to honor this bedrock of our culture; all written by R. A. Salvatore. I have long wanted to read his works, as I have heard of how influenced he was by Dungeons and Dragons.
I picked If Ever They happened Upon My Lair because I wanted to listen to a narration by Wil Wheaton. He is to nerdy geeks as Rick James is to funky soul music, he is the high priest of nerd.
R.A. Salvatore has captured the essence of Dungeons and Dragons: it is medieval, fantastic, evil, heroic – and hell let’s just say it – it is fun!
I mean dragons and a Witch King Lich and paladins and dwarves?? That’s just cool!
So I dusted off my 1978 edition of Monster Manual (that's right) and settled into a fun adventure.
Mr. Salvatore – well played, sir, well played.
April 7, 2015
This was a fun one with a nice twist. As an added bonus, Salvatore only used his signature "with abandon" phrase on two occasions, which isn't bad at all for him over a 50 page story.
November 12, 2016
I got this as an audio book with Wil Wheaton as the narrator.
Wheaton did a great job on this novella. The short story and novella is not really what Salvatore is known for and I don't think he enjoys them all that much but it was a good way to spend a few hours - battles and the Witch King and dragons with a nice twist at the end.
Wheaton did a great job on this novella. The short story and novella is not really what Salvatore is known for and I don't think he enjoys them all that much but it was a good way to spend a few hours - battles and the Witch King and dragons with a nice twist at the end.
February 18, 2015
Will Wheaton does a lively, enthusiastic reading of this story using lots of different voices - thoroughly enjoyed :)
December 12, 2019
A short story that reads like a retelling of a session playing Dungeons and Dragons. It involves a Lich who raises an army of dragons to fight against another kingdom. Fast moving and fun. Wil Wheaton does a great job reading this.
July 9, 2018
Salvatore combined with Wheaton Its Fantastic! A fun story about Dragons in the Forgotten Realms, battling Knights, Wizards and Clerics. Plus the undead, what more can you ask !
December 30, 2019
Wil Wheaton did a fantastic job!
August 30, 2022
Gave some insight into how Zhengyi works (manipulatively, natch), and setting up that Urshula the dracolich might be a trap for his new controller. Good luck out there, Jarlaxle.
February 20, 2017
Awesome adventure will Wheaton is amazing
June 18, 2015
Great little novella was a lot of fun to read and moved along at a fast pace.
January 25, 2013
Not too bad for a novella.
October 22, 2016
Figuras fantásticas: Zombie.
November 27, 2014
Listened to the audible version and Will Wheaton does an excellent job.
December 11, 2015
One of the better stories in this line of shorts by RA Salvatore. It really stuck with me, even though it's been months since I listened to it. Wil Wheaton did a great job of reading this one too.
June 12, 2015
I like the part where there was a dragon
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