Sea of Swords

Sea of Swords

Cover of the first edition
Author	R.A. Salvatore
Language	English
Series	Paths of Darkness
Genre	Fantasy novel
Published	2001
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Preceded by	Servant of the Shard

Sea of Swordsis the third and final novel inR.A. Salvatore's book seriesPaths of Darkness.

Plot summary

Drizzt Do'Urdenand his friends try and track downWulfgar's magical hammer Aegis Fang. They stop Wulfgar's new wife Delly Curtie from being murdered inWaterdeepand are eventually reunited with Wulfgar himself with help from their old crewmate Robillard of theSea Sprite.They track down the pirate Sheila Kree, who bought the hammer back in Luskan and who has now turned it into a symbol of her power. They discover her cohabiting in a cave complex with anogreclan which she has bent to her will. There, Drizzt is faced by Ellifain, the elf child he saved when he was a part of a drow surface raid. She blames him for killing her mother; they fight and he unintentionally kills her, and with a little help from Morik the Rogue they succeed in taking back Wulfgar's weapon. Wulfgar then takes his family to Mithral Hall to live with his old friends.

Reception

Sea of Swordsdebuted onThe New York Timesbestseller listat No. 14.It was positively reviewed inPublishers Weekly,where it debuted at No. 10 on the hardcover bestsellers list.The reviewers described the novel as a "fast–moving fantasy adventure", although they acknowledged that the book, as the last in a sequence of four, was not for the uninitiated.