RA Salvatore writes probably one of the most famous fantasy series of all time. He writes books centered around a Dark Elf named Drizzt Do'Urden. Dark Elfs are the epitome of evil, they live in a cave city deep underground and are responsible for most of the evil on the surface world. Drizzt was born there and thinks their ways are deplorable. He exiles himself from the city to strike out on the surface on his own. He dedicates himself to the good gods, and is very morally grounded. He is he greatest swordsman ever to have walked the planet, he fights with two scimtars, one in each hand. He is shunned and hated by the surface people because of the color of his skin, but he fights for the same people that are shunning him.
Very good series, focuses alot on racism and Drizzt overcming his inner doubts about himself and humanity. He forms a small group of friends who follow him on his adventures. Great series. There is like 17 books or something, keep you busy for a while. Read the Dark Elf trilogy first.
Kinda confusing, but when he wrote the books he wrote the Icewind Dale trilogy first, but he kinda pulled a Star Wars thing and wrote the Dark Elf trilogy as three prequel books, so read the DE trilogy first.