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Summary: A Long Awaited Story
Review: Salvatore finally writes a story on a character more interesting than the now predictable Drizzt. If you're a big Wulfgar fan, who is sick of hearing about Drizzt, this book is for you. It is a great story told in the classic Salvatore style that made the Icewind Dale heroes perhaps the most popular characters in the Forgotten Realms saga. Spine of the World gives more life, and emotion to the character Salvatore initially intended to be his main hero in the Icewind Dale Trilogy, and once you read the book you will almost wonder why he changed his mind. I for one can't wait for Salvatores next installment in the story of the Icewind Dale heroes (most especially Wulfgar, and Morik).
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Summary: Starts out slow, then suddenly better
Review: I picked up this book in paperback, because while the first couple Drizzt books were good, the last few have, well, stunk. I'm actually rather glad he's not in the book, and I'd've appreciated it if those journal entries were gone. Oh, well. The last novel was only readable because of Wulfgar and Artemis Entreri (who I believe is the focus of the next novel...which should be good).In this novel, Wulfgar's story is interspersed with that of a peasant girl in a small realm in the North. Obviously, they come together at some point, and the book actually doesn't get good until after Wulfgar and his friend leave Luskan. Before that, he mostly wallows in self-pity; while understandable, 200 pages of that is rather uninteresting. The book becomes much more pleasant to read once Wulfgar starts confronting his problems, rather than avoiding them through massive drinking bouts. The end is rather satisfying, actually. Problems with this include the dialogue; I'm not that convinced that Salvatore writes dialogue well. The peasant boy, Jaka Sculi, is an acute case; while I suspect Salvatore might be trying to convey his feigned romanticism, he doesn't do it that well, and this character's lines feel forced. The other characters are spotty, and Salvatore could really do better at imparting their motivations without using a brick. All in all, a decent book. It's not literature, but it's not meant to be, either.
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Summary: from blah to good
Review: when i was reading this book i hated it, i had to drudge through it and it was tough. i had just came off of reading all 8 wheel of time books for the first time and was on a jordan high. i didn't like how the chapters flipped flopped every chapter, it reminded me of the grapes of wrath. Then i finished the book and just sat there in wonder at how i had read a book this good and hated it the entire time i was reading it. the book fits in perfectly with the rest of the series. Salvatore will always be one of my favorite writers and things like this show why he is one of the best fantasy writers.
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Summary: A good book, with some weaknesses
Review: I liked this book, in the most part. The chapters about Wulfgar and Morik got me turning the pages, unable to put the book down. Then it passed to that soap-opera like love story, wich made me want to scream. But, being a good reader, I read it all anyways. All thats about Wulfgar, is really good and well written and makes you want to keep reading. I really liked the deeper insight on the barbarian and how deep the scars left by Errtu are. BUT the story of the girl could have really shortened and /or simplyfie to let more place to the man. Oh yeah, the journal entries by Drizzr were, as always, very deep and mostly very true. All in all, it's a good book, worth reading, especially now that it's in paperback format.
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Summary: Brilliant!
Review: This book is a further testament to Salvatore's prowess. He could make reading an obituary entertaining!Yes Drizzt is not in the book but Salvatore covers human suffering and challenges better than any author in the genre. I am eagerly awaiting the next installment...
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Summary: Wulfgar is awsome
Review: This is one of salvatores best yet. Its not as good as passage to dawn but its still very good. The battle sceans are great and even the parts about jaka are good so everyone go out and read it its worth it.Some of the parts in the book are very boaring but salvatore makes up for it all in the battle sceans.
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Summary: Someday
Review: Again Salvatore gives us an average Drizzt type book. The deveolpment of Wulfgar is excellent however way too much effort and time was spent on the peasant girl and her struggles. I personally cared not at all what happened to her, one way or the other. Salvatore needs to put more drama and hardship in his Drizzt type novels in order make the good times seem better. He succeeded in doing this in his Demon Wars series, but I feel, has not done it in this series since the Legacy. Overall a good read if you like Salvatore, but he can do better.
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Summary: A Decent Offering
Review: This latest offering in Salvatore's series in the Forgotten Realms Universe, while good, was not nearly a match for the rest of the books of the series. The lack of appearances by Drizzt, Bruenor or the others was something I could easily deal with, though I did miss them. What I had trouble swallowing was the incredibly slow pace of the novel. The character development was narrow and confined mainly to Wulfgar's inner struggle, and the evolution of Morik the Rogue as a character. The action sequences, while enjoyable, did seem a little stagnant to me. I hope that the next book in the series will make up for where this one lacked.
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Summary: A very original outing. Really 3.5 stars.
Review: This was an interesting book. Certainly, it wasn't what I expected. Bob covered an area that most fantasy authors are unwilling to go to; the little people. No, not Hobbits. I am refering to the MOST COMMON of all people. Those who, without magic or special abilities, keep the world going. The peasants and farmworkers who crawl through the mud and EARN their daily bread. This book is really two stories, both about overcoming inner turmoil. Wulfgar constantly fights with his inner demons (which were, of course, created by outer demons) while Meralda must decide whether her own needs are greater than the needs of her family. Both make a multitude of wrong choices. But this book isn't so much about those choices as it is about how they redeem themselves. Many will (and already have) call this book boring. Words such as "not fantasy" and "lack of action" will ever be used against this book, because some people can't get passed the concept that all fantasy must be about swords and sorcery and heroes against insurmountable odds. But fantasy is a setting, not a rule. Many people won't get this book. There are no armies. People aren't either good or bad. And nothing is totally resolved. In the end, this book is about what can be the most terrifying foe of all; yourself.
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Summary: What a joke
Review: Fantasy serves a unique purpose in the realm of fiction. They allow the reader to experience mind numbing action while being able to keep our day jobs. This novel was a 300 page sob fest by Wulfgar. Personally this book was so bad that only 100 pages into it I was forced to begin skipping the parts about the random peasant girl. If you are in any way a fan of drittz novels skip this one. If you do not it will be a 25$ dollar mistake.
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