The Legend of Drizzt Dark Elf Trilogy Collector’s Edition (First Look)
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- Penguin Random House has revealed a new omnibus collector’s edition of The Dark Elf Trilogy by R.A. Salvatore.
- The book features an unjacketed hardcover design complete with gold foil accents and custom illustrated endpapers.
- The new omnibus is 1,040 pages in length and will be coming out on February 16, 2027 and retail for $40 USD.
The origin story of the Forgotten Realms’ most famous drow is about to get a new retelling. Penguin Random House has just revealed details for a new hardcover omnibus edition of R.A. Salvatore’s iconic The Dark Elf Trilogy.
While the content itself is unchanged, the book does feature a new cover design and is the first time in decades that the trilogy has been collected into an omnibus. The updated edition will be coming out in February 2027, but you can pre-order it now from your local bookstore, game store and Amazon.
Below, we take a closer look at what’s included in this new deluxe take on the Legend of Drizzt.
What is the new Dark Elf Trilogy Collector’s Edition?
The upcoming release is a limited-edition hardcover omnibus that is 1,040 pages in length and collects the novels: Homeland, Exile and Sojourn (which make up The Dark Elf Trilogy). The book has no dust jacket and the front features new art with gold foil details. It also includes new custom illustrated endpapers (the pages found at the very front and back of the book).
How much is the new Dark Elf Trilogy Collector’s Edition?
The hardcover version of the book retails for $40 USD (not including shipping and handling), which is comparable to the other recent D&D hardcover collector’s releases that Penguin Random House has released in the past few years.
When is the new Dark Elf Trilogy Collector’s Edition coming out?
The book will officially be released on February 17, 2027, at which point it should be available at most major online and physical book sellers.
What is the Dark Elf Trilogy?
The Dark Elf Trilogy is a prequel series in the Legend of Drizzt books written by R.A. Salvatore. It chronicles the early life of drow ranger Drizzt Do’urden from his birth in the Underdark to his eventual journey to the surface of Faerûn. The books are:
- Homeland: Chronicles Drizzt’s birth and upbringing in the subterranean drow city of Menzoberranzan, where he must survive ruthless rivals, vindictive family members and the cruelty of the spider-queen goddess Lolth.
- Exile: Follows Drizzt after he turns his back on his people and wanders the deadly wilds of the Underdark with his magical panther companion, Guenhwyvar.
- Sojourn: Details Drizzt’s journey to the surface world, where he faces prejudice and embraces his destiny as a ranger in the wilds of the Sword Coast.
Notably, this isn’t the first time the Dark Elf Trilogy has been published as an omnibus. In 1998 TSR published a hardcover collection, followed by a mass market softcover version in 2000.
The books were also adapted into a comic book series by Devil’s Due Publishing, which released a softcover collected omnibus edition in 2008.
Final thoughts
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen Penguin Random House produce a high-end collector’s edition of classic D&D novels, with the publisher releasing omnibuses of both Dragonlance Chronicles in February 2025 and Dragonlance Legends in February 2026.
The Dark Elf Trilogy omnibus will be coming out in February 2027, but you can pre-order it now from your local bookstore, game store and Amazon.
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Jason Volk is the Publisher of Dungeons & Dragons Fanatics and lives in the wilds of Western Canada. He has been playing D&D for over 25 years and is a huge fan of Dragonlance and the Forgotten Realms. His favorite character of all time was a Necromancer named Neek who spent most of his adventuring career resurrecting the corpses of slain monsters. When he’s not playing TTRPGs, Jason enjoys video games, Magic: The Gathering, Warhammer 40K, watching football and spending time with his wife and adorably nerdy children.
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