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R. A. Salvatore
Salvatore in 2006
Salvatore in 2006
BornRobert Anthony Salvatore
(1959-01-20) January 20, 1959 (age 65)
Leominster, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
EducationFitchburg State University (BS, BA)
Period1982–present
GenreFantasy, science fiction
Notable worksThe Legend of Drizzt
The DemonWars Saga
SpouseDiane Salvatore
Website
rasalvatore.com

Robert Anthony Salvatore (born January 20, 1959) is an American author best known for

Vector Prime, the first novel in the Star Wars: The New Jedi Order series. He has sold more than 15 million copies of his books in the United States alone,[1] and 22 of his titles have been New York Times best-sellers.[1][2]

Early life and education

Salvatore at a book signing in 2008

Salvatore was born in

bouncer.[6] He attributes his fierce and vividly described battle scenes to his experience as a bouncer.[7][8]

In 1997, Salvatore's letters, manuscripts, and other professional papers were donated to the R. A. Salvatore collection at Fitchburg State University.[4]

Career

1980s–90s

In 1982, Salvatore started writing more seriously, developing a manuscript, Echoes of the Fourth Magic, about a submarine sucked into a post-apocalyptic future that resembled a fantasy world.

Origins Award that year.[4]
He published several more series of books in the Forgotten Realms campaign world.

Salvatore wrote

Disney bought the rights to Star Wars in 2012, it declared in 2014 that all Expanded Universe works released before 2014 were non-canon. Chewbacca's death in Vector Prime was cited as a major reason for revoking the canonical status of so many works.[15]

2000s–present

In February 2008, Devil's Due Publishing published Spooks, a comic book about a U.S. government anti-paranormal investigator/task force created by Larry Hama and Salvatore. Hama created the military characters and plots, and Salvatore covered the monster characters.[16]

In addition to his novels, Salvatore has written for video games. He wrote the story for the

Quake III
 bots.

Salvatore was hired as creative director for the newly created game developer 38 Studios, owned by former baseball player Curt Schilling. He wrote the dialogue and created a backstory spanning 10,000 years for the fantasy game Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, which was released in 2012[18] and sold over one million units.[19] But three months later, 38 Studios declared bankruptcy and ceased operations. The company laid off its entire staff, including Salvatore, with the $2 million fee for his services never paid.[20] Salvatore said he harbored no ill will toward Schilling, who "didn't do anything nefarious" and also suffered losses.[21]

In 2010, Wizards of the Coast announced a new deal with Salvatore to write six more books featuring Drizzt; the books were released between 2011 and 2016.[1]

Bibliography

Main article: R. A. Salvatore bibliography

Salvatore is best known for

Vector Prime (the first novel in the Star Wars: The New Jedi Order
series); and several other novels and series (see bibliography for full list).

References

  1. ^ a b c Wizards of the Coast press release
  2. ^ Whitbrook, James (June 21, 2020). "How R.A. Salvatore Helped Bring Icewind Dale to Games Again for Dark Alliance". Gizmodo Australia. Gizmodo. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Clute, John. And John Grant. The Encyclopedia of Fantasy. New York: ST. Martkin’s Press, 1997
  4. ^ a b c d e "R. A. Salvatore". Archived from the original on February 28, 2009.
  5. ISBN 978-1-932442-96-0
    .
  6. St. Martin’s Press
    , 1997. Publishers Weekly. May 17, 2004, Vol. 251 Issue 20, p23
  7. ^ Geek & Sundry (March 15, 2013). "Self-Publishing, Synergy, and R.A. Salvatore! - Sword & Laser Ep. 31". YouTube. Archived from the original on February 27, 2017.
  8. ^ Pringle, David eds. St. James Guide to Fantasy Writers. Detroit, Michigan: St. James Press, 1996
  9. ^ Shippey, T. A. ed. Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy vol II. Pasadena, California: Salem Press, 1996.
  10. ^ Varney, Allen (October 1998). "Profiles: R.A. Salvatore". Dragon (#252). Renton, Washington: Wizards of the Coast: 120.
  11. ^ "Project Fanboy Interview". Archived from the original on July 16, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2008.
  12. ^
    ISBN 9781250278043
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  13. ^
    ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7
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  14. ^ Randy Stradley on DarkHorse.com message boards
  15. ^ Whitbrook, James (January 15, 2018). "The Expanded Universe Story That Led to Lucasfilm Re-Writing Star Wars Canon". io9. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  16. ^ "Devil's Due Publishing press release: "Special San Diego Comic-Con Announcement", July 36 2007". Archived from the original on March 5, 2009.
  17. ^ Raugust, Karen. "*The Expanding World of EverQuest". Publishers Weekly. May 17, 2004, Vol. 251 Issue 20, p23
  18. ^ "Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Review". February 3, 2012.
  19. ^ Yoon, Andrew (May 24, 2012). "Kingdoms of Amalur needed 3 million sales 'to break even,' RI governor says". Shacknews. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  20. ^ Bai, Matt (April 20, 2013). "Thrown for a Curve in Rhode Island". The New York Times. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  21. ^ Craddock, David (October 15, 2014). "The Fall of 38 Studios, and DemonWars: More From R.A. Salvatore". The Escapist. Retrieved January 7, 2015.

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