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When a disgruntled and incompetent mage apprentice comes into contact with one of the most twisted, manipulative and overall evil artifacts in the Forgotten Realms, things go south quickly for the population of Icewind Dale. Having recently run The Legacy of the Crystal Shard, set a century later, for the 5th Editi Ah, the very beginning of the Drizzt saga. Enter Bruenor Battlehammer, Wulfgar the Barbarian and last, but certainly not least, Drizzt Do'Urden. I wonder how well those Dragonlance books would hold up if I read them now.moreĪh, the very beginning of the Drizzt saga. But I should have read this when I was 15, and then I would have disliked it less. Salvatore has been writing for 20 years, and maybe he's gotten better. But the writing, the writing, the overwrought writing, the exposition, the journal entries. It's better than the base narrative of The Hobbit. He's a tormented drow! So he's cool-looking, but good! And he has a magic panther! And he can do just about anything, including run for days and command demons and all that.
Seriously, this is a classic? The story is good, and I can see why the character is popular among 12-year-old boys.
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UPDATE 6/18/18 (2 days after writing the above review): I cannot in good conscience keep this rating at 4 stars so I have rounded down to 3 stars.more I'm hoping he gets better with the other books in the series.įinal verdict: 3.5 star story, 3.5 star narration, 3.5 stars overall (I'm rounding mostly up for posterity to keep this at a 4 star book, but if I was reading it for the first time this would more likely be a 3) He's good with different race/character voices, but I didn't care for his regular narration voice. Certainly, you would want to start with Homeland, which I'm pretty sure is better without needing a re-read, then take a step back with the Icewind Dale trilogy, before moving forward with Salvatore. There is also an overall lack of depth and a cast of one dimensional characters, making this a book I wouldn't recommend to start with. There isn't a real reason why orcs, goblins or trolls are evil - it's just because they are of that race. I can now see that the D&D connection can be negative as well, as the general abilities and motivations (or lack thereof) of the various races have already been established.
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The latter has meaning for me mostly due to my love of the Baldur's Gate I & II (which Drizzt appears in) and Icewind Dale (the setting for this book) PC games in the late 90's. Other that him what this book does well are the action sequences and being a faithful adaptation of D&D. While he's sometimes obnoxiously virtuous, his thoughts and motivations bring some real depth to a narrative which is sorely lacking in just that.
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The best part of this book, and the series as a whole, is Drizzt. With this, my first re-read in many years, I wanted to compare the old and the new with more than just faded memories. With my recent re-introduction to reading thanks to audiobooks I've had the opportunity to get to know a few of the more contemporary fantasy writers. The best part of this bo Review of the audiobook narrated by Victor Bevine.īetween 10 and 20 years ago, back when I only read a handful of books each year, I read through most of this series (up to book 17 of The Legend of Drizzt). Between 10 and 20 years ago, back when I only read a handful of books each year, I read through most of this series (up to book 17 of The Legend of Drizzt).
Review of the audiobook narrated by Victor Bevine.
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