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The Dark Elf Trilogy Collector's Edition

The Dark Elf Trilogy Collector's Edition

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Very well done.
Review: I am an author-in-training and it's obvious a lot of work went into this book, and apparently it paid off. Drizzt, the main character, is a work of art in the literary world. He has real struggles and contains depth beyond imagination. Salvatore has outdone himself here and it shows in the world he created through nothing more than his imagination.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: excellent then dismaying !!!
Review: Volume 1 is a delight, everything you wanna know about the drow society, can be used to describe any other dark, underground, highly sophisticated/perverted society.

Volumes 2 and 3 are so poor seems like somebody else wrote them, or else the author lost inspiration, or else he needed money fast. Typically D&D when not handled by an inspired master: no atmosphere, one can hear the dice rolling and the typical HP an XP counting... Characters are so caricatural and one dimensional, likewise with the scenery, as if the author got lost when outside of dungeons. Again typically D&D: roborative, accounting-like. I read till the end out of respect for the writer, not sure he had respect for his readers when he wrote the last two volumes...

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Drizzt Do'Urden is great
Review: Drizzt Do'Urden is the greatest character i have ever read about. Me and my dad love your forgotten realms books. Thanks for those books you wrote they are great. =-]

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Enrich your life and your library...
Review: If you are not religious or belong to any denomination then these books on the life, love and laughter of Drizzt Do'Urden are a an excellant substitute. I come from a Catholic background, attending catholic schools and studying different religions from around the world. I had often found it difficult to deal with some of the more traditional practices of religion, until I found fantasy adventure. To love, to cherish life and to do what is right and honorable in this world is something everyone is lacking. These books have an attention grabbing way of telling you that if you don't believe in a god then at least beleive in good.
Drizzt although a fictional character almost acts as a sort of consciencness. All the wonderful and tragic things he goes through, all the loss and gain and all the good friends and terrible enemies gives these books such furvor of life.
I started reading RA Salvatore when I was 11 in grade school.
If any thing just the vocabulary from these books will enrich your spoken word.
If you read these books you will not put them down untill all of them are finished and you will be a better person for it.
Though the characters portraied in these books are fictionous.
Never has lessons of life and a path to get through it felt so clear.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: An Incredible Adventure
Review: ...it immediately took me back to my youthful fascination with the drow. I figured that I might find it a bit interesting and maybe a tad entertaining and made what I thought would be a rare purchase in the fantasy genre. I could not have been more wrong.
To say that R.A. Salvatore's tales of the adventures of Drizzt Do'Urden are amazing is to make a gross understatement. Salvatore simply had me rivited. Even though I had work early the next morning, I often found myself furiously flipping pages late into the night immersed in Drizzt's swinging scimitars, in Salvatore's fabulous descriptions of Menzoberranzan, and sympatizing with the lonely drow's hopes that he is not alone. I loved each and every minute. Salvatore has single-handedly turned my onto the fantasy genre. In addition to this volume, I have already completed the Icewind Dale Trilogy and have set my sites to the next book in the series. To the prospective reader I have two warnings: First, the editing of these volumes is the only poor part about them. I often found myself discovering typos. Second, the 800 pages of this volume are simply not enough. I guarantee you'll spend more money on the other books in the series once you finish this one! Happy adventuring!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Fantasy Classic
Review: I've read a lot of fantasy novels. Somewhere in the vicinity of 100. R.A. Salvatore's depiction of Drizzt Do'Urden and his adventures in both the Underworld and (in later series) Icewind Dale are definitely classics. They may not have the character depth of Tolkien but they're definitely exciting, fun reads.

Warning: Once you pick these up, you're not going to put them down until you've finished.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A must read! Legendary!
Review: ... Talk about a legendary trilogy! This is the best trilogy I have ever read, even better than Dragonlance Chronicles. I almost gave this book four stars because their is no equal antagonist, but the emotion and story and characters in this book make it stand on it's own. I only wish that stupid Lord of the Rings movie wasn't made and this trilogy was instead. ... Simple. Get this book and it's entire trilogy and read the Icewind Dale trilogy next and the next book starring Drizzt. After seven books Salvatore starting beating this horse, and now the flies have almost devoured it's carcass. But the first seven are unbelievable!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Drizzt is One of the Best Characters in the Fantasy Genre...
Review: Fans of fantasy novels, R.A. Salvatore's "The Dark Elf Trilogy" is a series that stands on its own in the world of sword and sorcery type fantasy. Salvatore here has weaved a great yarn that will keep you entertained from the riveting start of book one, "Homeland," to the great ending to the third and final book, "Sojourn." This edition of the books is a big trade paperback that contains all of the trilogy in one easy to read format. This is a great buy for fans of the series or for anyone that is looking to read the novels. And a word of warning: there may be very minor spoilers ahead.

The story that "The Dark Elf Trilogy" tells is that of Drizzt Do'Urden. Drizzt is a dark elf, an elf with dark skin and white hair, and he lives in the Underdark in the city of the Drow (the city that all Dark Elves live in), Menzoberranzan. The first book of the trilogy relays Drizzt's upbringing and how he was trained in school. The second book tells about his life on the outside of Menzoberranzan in the dangerous Underdark. In book three, which I find to be the best book of the series, Drizzt finally leaves the Underdark and gets to the surface of the world. His adventures up there are truly amazing.

Drizzt is a superb character that is three dimensional, very likeable, and easy to identify yourself with. Drizzt is different from his fellow Drow in that he has different beliefs. When he is out of Menzoberranzan we see him relate with other people and we see how he is rejected most of the time. This is realistic as many people in today's world may feel rejected by certain people. For those people you won't be sulking and saying 'why do I have to be like this?' as Salvatore shows Drizzt grow and adapt to the other people and his enviroments. This is excellent reading and many of the themes on people that Salvatore includes in the book are little lessons on life.

Furthermore, between each of the mini parts of each of the three novels Salvatore includes journal entries from Drizzt. These entries are truly wonderful to read as they are commentaries on things such as religon, friends, love, and life. It is great to see how Salvatore includes such important little things in the book as they can make your reading a little bit more enjoyable.

"The Dark Elf Trilogy" is some of the best fantasy in the genre today. This is one of the better fantasy series that I've read and this is so because of the great character of Drizzt Do'Urden. This trilogy will definitely be enjoyed.

Happy Reading!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: GREAT
Review: I personally thought this was a great trio of books. Everything worth being said is already said below my post. But, for people like me, who wanted even more drow, not all of the evil turned good, read the new forgotten realms series The Spider Queen (something like that) So far only the first book is published and it is called Dissolution and I loved it. Also, for more Drizzt, try Sea of Swords

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The best books ever
Review: This trilogy and all the Forgotten Realms books that ive read have got to be the best fantasy books ever. By far the leave Dragonlance behind in the dust. Dragonlance only gets good in certain places, but with salvatore, your never going to want to put the book down. It is worth the money to buy and i highly recommend that if you are a fantasy fan, salvatore is the best!


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