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The Icewind Dale Trilogy Reading Order
The Icewind Dale Trilogy by R. A. Salvatore has 3 main books (1988–1990). Start with The Crystal Shard (1988) and read the numbered books in order.
The Icewind Dale Trilogy books in order
Your reading speed
- 5 h 57 min
- 4 h 48 min
- 5 h 27 min
Main books together: 925 pages, about 16 h 12 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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The Icewind Dale Trilogy: common questions
- How many books are in the The Icewind Dale Trilogy series?
- There are 3 main books in The Icewind Dale Trilogy. The most recent main book listed here is The Halfling's Gem (1990).
- What order should I read The Icewind Dale Trilogy in?
- Read The Icewind Dale Trilogy in its numbered order: The Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver, The Halfling's Gem.
- What is the first The Icewind Dale Trilogy book?
- The first book is The Crystal Shard by R. A. Salvatore, published in 1988.
- How long does it take to read the whole The Icewind Dale Trilogy series?
- The 3 main books add up to about 925 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 16 hours of reading, or about 33 days at 30 minutes a day.