

Setting the new game so far back in the timeline of the Drizzt stories is an interesting move by developer Turque Games, as it appeals to nostalgia for longtime fans of the series. Related: Dungeons & Dragons' Newest Rule Changes, Explained This places D&D: Dark Alliance between the fourth and fifth books of The Legend of Drizzt in chronological order, and between the first and second book in published order. Chronologically, The Dark Elf Trilogy (despite being published later) takes place first, revealing Drizzt’s backstory and his escape from the Underdark.

The Crystal Shard was the second Forgotten Realms novel ever published, following 1987’s Darkwalker on Moonshae, and it was the first book in The Icewind Dale Trilogy.
