The powerful drow ranger Drizzt Do'Urden was introduced by R.A. Salvatore in The Icewind Dale Trilogy in 1988, coming across the crew he would come to know as the Companions of the Hall.

The Crystal Shard leads directly into the sequel, Streams of Silver, followed by the third and final installment in the Icewind Dale trilogy, The Halfling's Gem. After concluding the Icewind Dale ...