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Summary: A great literary work, it ain't. A good read, it is.
Review: This collector's edition omnibus contains all three Icewind Dale books in one volume.Set in the popular Forgotten Realms world, this book brings names you might hear about in other D&D products to life. Many computer games have been set in the locations described by Bob Salvatore and your enjoyment of them will only increase after reading this book. Story-wise it's a good romp. It won't leave you pondering any great mysteries, but it is hard to put down. The characters are colourful for the most part, and Salvatore doesn't waste time giving masses of back story - you are given enough of a description for you to pick up the 'character' of a character, then you are back into the story. The exception is Drizzt, who forms the focus of the book. There are several 'thought meditations' throughout the book which attempt to develop Drizzt into a deeper, in some ways tormented character. For the most part this does well in setting up some atmosphere for the book, but doesn't really develop Drizzt's character too much. It does seem to be more for effect than anything else. As the writing progresses though, Salvatore expresses more skill in revealing Drizzt's torments and the third book plays on the question of true identity quite well, if a little too obviously. For the fact that it is such a fun read, with locals and places that add so much to the whole D&D experience, this get's 4 stars. But then there's the publishing. Unfortunatly, whatever was done to turn this into a collectors edition seems to have collected nothing but typos. I have not seen the original books, but there are an unacceptably high number of typos, mis-spellings and bad grammer in this book. It's nothing that's going to stop you reading it. But it does wake you from the magic of the books a few times. Which is a shame. Never-the-less, at this price you can't really complain too much and will find yourself suitable satisfied for quite some time.
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Summary: The Best Book I've Ever Read
Review: A friend lent me a copy of the Dark Elf Trilogy and I thought that it was the best thing I'd ever read,but then I picked up a copy of the Icewind Dale Trilogy and since then all I've read have been books by Salvatore or books he has worked on or recommended.
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Summary: Icewind Dale Trilogy
Review: this book series is fantastic,a great read,i highly recommend these books to any fantasy books fan.keeps the reader engrossed from beginning to end
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Summary: Too good to be true
Review: I have to admit I was not a very big fan of the D&D world. But after reading Salvatores Icewind Dale Trilogy, I am hooked. He has a way to make almost anything seem interesting, and takes enough time to vividly describe whats goin' down. I had no problem understanding what most of the monsters looked like, or the characters for that matter. If you are a D&D veterain or just a newb wanting to get into the D&D universe, I highly recomend getting any of Salvatores books. I did, and I love them all. I do however recomend this series order below. For all of his books with Dizzt in it. 1) Icewind Dale Trilogy
2) The Dark Elf Trilogy - This is a prequal to Icewind Dale but you should read Icewind Dale before reading this.
3) Legacy of the Drow - four book series
4) Paths of Darkness - four book series
5) The Hunter's Blades Trilogy
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Summary: Pulp Fantasy at it's best...
Review: R.A. Salvatore is not a writer of great literature. He's a competent writer, but neither terribly original or talented. But when an author writes a book that's this much fun, what does it matter? The Icewind Dale trilogy is the literary equivalent of a summer blockbuster movie- it won't provoke your mind, but it will put you on the edge of your seat. Salvatore spins a tale of heroic fantasy, bloody, frequent, and very detailed combat, cackling wizards, thuggish thieves, bumbling hobbi-err-halflings, mighty barbarians, dwarven halls fallen to shadow, and every other Tolkienesque fantasy cliche to ever hit paper. But for whatever Salvatore may lack in creativity, he makes up for with pacing and a passion for storytelling that any reader looking for an enjoyable fantasy trip will fall in love with. However, Salvatore does bring an interesting addition to the pot- he introduces the character of the "dark elf" Drizz't Do'Urden. Whereas Tolkien's elves were light given form, the Drow of the Forgotten Realms are darkness personified- a race that knows not of love, friendship, passion, or creation- only of hatred, betrayal, lust, and destruction. Drizz't, an outcast from his race, is the tormented, heroic soul at the center of the book- a man torn between a society that he rejected and a society that rejects him. Whereas some critics have tried to draw (superficial) comparisons between Drizzt and Moorcock's Elric of Melnibone, there are few similarities- Moorcock's Elric is a decadent in a decadent society, whereas Drizzt rejects his decadent society for a life of rugged individualism. The bottom line: Salvatore concocts a blend of action-movie heroics and fantasy cliches with a unique (and now beloved) hero. While the story is neither challenging nor suprising (at least to veteran fans of the fantasy genre), it has the enjoyable flare of a good "popcorn" movie. Salvatore truly delivers the goods, even if you've already seen them before.
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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: I havent really ever read any books ever, but i recently decided to dive into the fantasy genre, and these were the first books i read.
They were so amazing, got you hooked by the first chapter, and a good way to start off reading fantasy, or forgotten realms, without jamming a bunch of rules and politics about magic and the way things are down your throat.
Basic and excellently written.
RA Salvatore is the best writer ever
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Summary: almost as good as the dark elf trilogy
Review: i got this book for x-mas and couldn't put it down after that. i read the dark elf trilogy first and if u want to get into this serice read that one first anyways this book diserve 10 stars but i gave it a 5 star cuz thats all they got...Peace out
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Summary: Excellent series!! Must read in any Fantasy Collection!
Review: I read the original drow series that was written after this series and then came into this series with a wonderfull understanding of one of the main characters. I have to say, in enjoying the drow series, I wanted to make this one last. I got the book as a christmas gift and just finished it as of may. The best thing I can say is "Wow!" R.A. Salvatore couldn't have done a better job in taking me on an adventure. This book as well as the rest of the Drizzt series will go into my permanent collection. Warning though, his books are a fast pace read. You want to keep on the adventure and you have to force yourself to put the book down and savor parts of the journey with the characters. I just picked up Legacy now which comes after this series and read the first 6 chapters in the first evening. great job to R.A. and keep up the work.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: Possibly the greatest books I have ever read. I highly reccomend these books
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Summary: Excellent action and suspense...
Review: This series starts off quick, and right off you know you will be loving the character Drizzt. All of the characters are richly developed over the next few books but you cant help being drawn to the mysterious dark elf. The author writes about 20 books with this character in them, but this is where it all began. I would suggest reading the dark elf trilogy first even though it was written after this one as it takes place before this series. The author, R. A. Salvitore, said in his notes in a later bookt hat after he wrote this trilogy the fan letters all asked about Drizzt and hence the dark elf books. This is an excellent read and I would reccomend it to anyone who likes good fantasy action. Once you start you will have to buy them all.
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