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Summary: My favorite writer of all time!
Review: I love Mr Salvatore's work. I read all 3 volumes years ago. Now its all in one book. Those of you that haven't read this book is in for a surprise. I fell in love with all the characters and how Mr Salvatore tells his stories. This book is the first beginings of the famous dark elf and his crew. I just love how every character grows in their own way as each book come along. The first book of this trilogy had me hooked and I read most of the books he wrote. I feel that the writer puts real emotion within each character that I grown to love and hate. I think the best part of the whole Drizzt series are Drizzt's journals for each chapter. I sensed that the writer is passionate and emotional with each character he writes. I say this book will always be a keeper!
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Summary: Great story, Great writing
Review: I am no novice to fantasy. I am an active Game master and used to play dungeons and dragons. The Dark Elf Trilogy are three of the best written fantasy books I have ever read. There are no boring parts involving characters you don't care about, all the characters are interesting and hold your interest. I am quite happy that R.A. Salvatore does not use the trick where a suspeceful part is cut short and a new, less interesting chapter takes place, leaving the reader screaming. The descriptive language is good and not over done. I would reccomend this book to anybody who wants a book they will have trouble putting down.
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Summary: The best place to start
Review: The best series I have ever read.Have you ever thought of following a single life from it's inception to it's death. That's the power of this book. As Drizzt grows, so do we. Homeland being the first book by Salvatore I ever did read, I grew up with Drizzt, the outcast, the romantic dreamer. Following the life as he progressed from a babe to is now older self has been a rich experience for me, and I would even recomend that a first time Salvatore reader follow this sane path, as it is a rich one to travel. Have you ever read the story of a life from begining to end? I have.
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Summary: Putting this book down is not an option
Review: What else can be said but Salvatore at his best.
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Summary: Best of the Drizzt'Do Urden books
Review: This book describes the early live of the darkelf Drizzt, who was already introduced in the Icewind Dale trilogy. The story tells, how Drizzt becomes a master of his two scimitars and his depature of the "standard" way of living and morals of the darkelfs of Menzoberranzan (gosh did I get the name right ?) What I really liked about this trilogy was the detailed description of the social structure of the darkelf society, which gives a very intriguing background for the plot. The other novels about Drizzt and his friends, lack this strong background and are thus are little weaker in my opinion. Why 4 stars... Well I want to reserve 5 for the very, very, very excellent books...
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Summary: The best fantasy series ever
Review: I have read every book about Drizzt and friends up through the Silent Blade and have not been disappointed by any of them. I have read fantasy books from many first rate authors and Salvatore has always been my favorite. From captivating characters to well defined settings his stories make you want to pick up the next one as soon as you finish one. This series is a great one to start with. From the story you learn of the trials Drizzt conquers and the evils he must face. From the letters by Drizzt you learn more of his personal beliefs. This is one of the few series that I have ever found worth reading more than once. There are so many hidden meanings and pieces of forshadowing that you miss out by not going back. Overall I think it is a great read and one that no true fan of fantasy, Forgotten Realms, Salvatore, or writing in general should ever pass up.
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Summary: A fantastic introduction to the Dark Elf "Drizzt DoÜrden
Review: If you are new to the Forgotten Realms, or just hungry to enter this forbidden world again after your AD&D adventures, or, as in my case played Baldurs Gate, and wanted to know more about the Dark Elf who makes an entertaining showing halfway through the game, then this is the book for you. I started to read this book on the train trip to work and after not reading for many years found myself once again immersed in a book and the world created by R.A. Salvatore. Written as a prequel to the Icewind Dale Triogy, it is a very good place to start in the dark and entertaining world of the Dark Elf, However be warned, You too will be become hooked, perhapes even as I have becoming an avid reader again.
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Summary: Awesome
Review: This was the first Fantasy series I ever started reading. I say started because I couldn't get ahold of the last two books for months so I read the Cronicles for DL in between. "Homeland" the first book in the series was more that just a good book. As you flip through the pages you feel like you are in the book, a small hidden charater who watched everything go on. You picture what each charater looks like in vivid detail. Salvatore does a fantastic job of conveying the whole feel of the underdark. The second and third books were equally as compelling, when I finally got to read them. If you have ever read any fantasy and even slightly liked it and haven't read the Dark Elf Trilogy then you have missed something special, buy this book and read it, you will not be sorry.
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Summary: An excellent tale that far surpasses most novels of its kind
Review: This is the story of everyone's favorite Icewind Dale hero, dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden, of how he was raised in the harsh, unforgiving world of the Underdark. But it wasn't the monsters or the darkness that made it oppressive; it was Drizzt's own people, the drow, who constantly watched over their shoulders for the blade of an assassin. Young Drizzt had to endure this from the time he was born, through his years at Melee-Magthere, until the time he learned he was really the son of -- oops, not allowed to say that. Only his indomitable spirit kept him alive until he could flee the cruel city of his birth into the Underdark, where he had to rely on his unparalled skill with the scimitars to survive. After a near encounter with death in the form of a spirit-wraith, he chose to venture into the fiery land of the Surface, where hope and rejection finally led him to Icewind Dale, his first true home. Salvatore's characters are deep and many-faceted, particularly Zaknafein and the evil drow, which only the most superb of authors could portray so well. I recommend it to anyone looking to read an outstanding Forgotten Realms novel.
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Summary: the BEST fantasy/adventure of all time!
Review: I just gotta start off by saying that I have never read past the first couple pages in any other fantasy book...until this came along. I didn't even want to read it at first, but my friend kind of forced me into it. After I started reading it, I couldn't stop! I found myself reading this during most of my spare time!(this is coming from someone who doesn't EVER read books) This is the best book I have ever read, and only wish that Salvatore would have written more! (CAN'T MISS THIS BOOK, it's a gotta have!) !WARNING-IF YOU START THIS BOOK, YOU WILL NOT STOP READING IT UNTIL YOU FINISH IT!
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