Rating: Summary: Once you open the book, you can't put it down! Review: "The Dark Elf Trilogy" tells about a dark elf named Drizzt Do'Urden. He soon realizes how full of fallacies his people's society is. Salvatore tells of how Drizzt tries to overcome the stereotypes related to drows and basically what happens to him.I started reading Salvatore's books with this one, and I found it extremely good! The fighting scenes were sometimes a bit boring to me, but otherwise, it was great description, wonderful plots, and overall a great work of fantasy.
Rating: Summary: Really just the best fantasy I've read Review: There are more books (fantasy fiction included) out there that I'd rather avoid than sit down with. Among all the fantasy literature out there, the Dark Elf Trilogy are not only the most interesting and inspiring, but I have to admit it. I LOVE them! Salvatore is simply my favorite author of all time. Thank you for making this for me to read! The characters are just perfect. There are so many interesting characters it still amazes me. You'll never get stuck in a "boring chapter" that focuses on someone you don't care about. You will love the main characters as they live and develope. The evil characters truly demand respect... never was such a cold world named as the world of the Drow. And amongst it all is a hero who has great amounts of love for all that is good, yet who can become a incredible force of destruction. Absolutely beautiful. The fighting scenes are unlike anything you've ever dreamed. After reading these you'll want to take up some form of sword fighting as a career! If you ever thought the fighter character in dnd/fantasy was boring, well you'll have your mind changed just like I did. Did you say you like magic and monsters? Well so do I... and these books satisfy my craving more than any other fantasy books I've read. In conclusion, you're missing out if you don't get these books. Rare if ever do I reread books because usually they weren't that great the first time. Not so with this trilogy. What can I say, Salvatore has broken all of my rules.
Rating: Summary: The Best Trilogy I have read! Review: This book (trilogy) had all the components of a great work. Excellent characters, multiple conflicts, both internal and external and it left you with a passion to read more. After reading Homeland, the first novel in the trilogy, I read the next 11 books of the legacy of Drizzt as fast as I could.
Rating: Summary: This is A Good Book Review: This trilogy is a very complex story of a elf who suffers from contious, unlike the other members of his race. People may think it is better than Tolkien. I still say it isn't it runs a close second but isn't better than Tolkien.
Rating: Summary: Unintended Comedy Review: The original Dragonlance trilogy notwithstanding, no literature marked my pre-teen and teen years more than the Icewind Dale Trilogy. Aside from the sometimes tedious battle descriptions, Salvatore's imagistic writing serves to reveal an entire world unto itself. The Wulfgar, Drizzt, and Artemis Entreri that come to sight in the first trilogy stand as three of the best fantasy characters of all time. I am sad to say that most of Salvatore's work since then has only marred my (our?) perceptions of these characters rather than intensify and enrich them. Perhaps the most dissappointing aspect of all Salvatore's Forgotten Realms novels since the Icewind Dale Trilogy is the inclusion of ridiculous, unintentionally laughable characters like Drizzt's mentor the blind ranger (do we need to be hit over the head with prejudicial metaphors?), Catti-Brie (the single most irritating character ever), and the odius and moronic Clacker. I can't help chuckling to myself when I wonder what Salvatore was thinking when he came up with Clacker...These issues notwithstanding, this trilogy is at its strongest in the early stages, when Salvatore is doing what he does best--developing the drow world like only he can. Read it because you are compelled by the memory of what Salvatore's characters once were...
Rating: Summary: Disappointed Review: I didn't get much beyond the first chapter, so maybe this book gets better, but it would have to get A LOT better to live up to the praise these other reviewers give it. Somebody actually thought this was better than Tolkien. I thought it was a stinker.
Rating: Summary: The story of a life Review: The story of Drizzt is a very touching story. It shows that just because you may not be the same as the people around you that you still have a place and purpose in life. In this trilogy Drizzt breaks through the beliefs of his people, and finds his place in the world. This trilogy really touched me it showed me how hard life can be. It reflects the true problems in life, and is really worth reading.
Rating: Summary: One of the best I have ever read. Review: This is more than a sword-and-sorcery kill-lots-of -goblins adventure. Salvatore has a point to make- many, in fact. My favorite parts of this book were at the beginning of some of the chapters, when Drizzt Do'Urden (the main character) writes his own comments. This is writing on par with Tolkien- in fact, I liked it better than Lord of The Rings. This is, IMHO, the best fantasy novel ever written. I read my copy until it fell apart.
Rating: Summary: Meh. Review: It was a pretty good book, I suppose. Drizzt was well rounded, I liked the panther and the ranger, and it was kind of fun to see game effects written out in novel form, but if i had a dime for every time he said "evil" "typical loyalty of X" [meaning none] or went into lavish descriptions of the evil nature of drow society or the whips of the drow priestesses, I would have a new computer.
Rating: Summary: Masterful piece of literature Review: What can I say that hasn't already been said? This is simply one of the best books that I have ever read. I went through the entire trilogy over the weekend and I can say that Mr. Salvatore is a superb fantasy writer. Also, his knowledge of the AD&D gaming system enhances this work, making it much more enjoyable. Drizzt is, in my opinion, the deepest and most lovable character in the Forgotten Realms.
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