“I'm strictly a wizard BOOM-BOOMer. I like the big, splashy, kill 'em dead spells.”

His novels have redefined the fictional saga of dark elves, and the worlds he has created in the literary genre have sparked the imagination of readers everywhere.

Therefore it seemed a perfect fit when Sony announced that it had acquired the talents of author R.A. Salvatore to head up a series of novels built around the adventures and legacy of Norrath, the lands which are the home to the EverQuest kingdoms and games.

But there was another reason that Salvatore jumped into the project. You see, when he is not busy penning award-winning novels, the author finds escape in the massively multiplayer world of EverQuest himself.

While Salvatore is known for his DemonWars saga, an award-winning Star Wars novel, and various other adventure, perhaps the one name that has put the author on the map is that of Drizzt Do’Urdan, the dark elf of the Forgotten Realms.

GameZone had the opportunity to speak with the author about EverQuest, and the novels.