R. A. Salvatore

R. A. Salvatore is one of those names that genuinely warms me. A young man from Leominster, Massachusetts, who studied at Fitchburg State and went on to create Drizzt Do'Urden, the dark elf swordsman who has anchored the Forgotten Realms for decades, even reaching into Star Wars with Vector Prime. What I admire most is not the volume of his output but the durability of the bond he built with readers; the 2018 Inkpot Award only confirms it. Sword-and-sorcery is well-trodden ground, yet he carved a character people carry with them for life. Writing stories that take up permanent residence in a reader's heart is, to me, the highest achievement.

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Name (English)

R. A. Salvatore

Name (Japanese)

R.A.サルバトーレ

Reading

R.A.さるばとーれ

Born

January 20, 1959 (age 67)

Origin

Leominster, Massachusetts, United States

Occupation

writer / novelist / science fiction writer / role-playing game designer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Boar

High school

Leominster High School

University

Fitchburg State University

Awards & achievements

• 2018 Inkpot Award

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.rasalvatore.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/r_a_salvatore
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.%20A.%20Salvatore
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%E3%83%BBA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q316431

Tags

• Massachusetts
• writer
• novelist
• science fiction writer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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