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Summary: A great book, one of my Fav RAS books
Review: This books really was one of the best i have read. The party of heroes battle their way to Mithril hall to reclaim it from vicious villans. Don't get discoraged about Brunor's final battle with the Dragon, just read The halflings gem. Great book in a even greater series
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Summary: One of the best in the Drizzt Do'Urden series
Review: This has to be one of my favorite books in the series. While I can see where some people are coming from when they say that it does reflect the Hobbit in some places, it does not detract from the story. If you have ever read any of Salvatore's notes you will find that the Hobbit is one of his favorite books. It seems to me that he is paying homage to another great writer, not copying. Streams of Silver, in my opinion, is a far superior example of fantasy anyway. Drizzt Do'Urden has always remainded one of my favorite characters and will continue to be. Also, for those of you who complain about Salvatore's writing style, I have two questions, if you did not like the book why take the time to look it up and write a nasty (and often harsh) review, and could you, given the chance do any better?
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Summary: Salvatore is a genius!!
Review: This is the first book that i ever read in one day! Brilliantly written. I read the book a year ago so I don't remember many of the details of the novel that I loved so much. The personal struggles of Drizzt are ones that I can relate to, and his code of honor is one that i look up to. It was after this series that several of my friends (all of whom have read the series) and I have decided to dress as Drizzt, Zaknafein, and Jarlaxle for Halloween every year.
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Summary: GARBAGE
Review: This is what all the fuss is about? Oh, wow, one dimensional, cardboard cutout characters thrown into a "plot" (sic) that is little more than one battle scene after another. How charming. I suppose if I were still a wee little lad with raging hormones I'd enjoy this, but...I am not.Thank goodness for recycling.
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Summary: Much Better Than the first...
Review: This time the Companions of the Hall venture into Mithril Hall... long lost home of Clan Battlehammer. On there trail, however, are a mage, a golem, and an assassin (the only one of the three that is known to any of the Companions). Regis has not told the true reason for his joining of this quest, for it is the assassin that seeks him and his pendant.
Unlike the first novel, this seems to be more...patient/perhaps thought out... for lack of better terms. In the first, everything seemed rushed, here though everything is paced. The battles are drawn out more vividly, the obstacles seem tougher to endure, even the jokes and sarcasm seem 'real'. Salvatore has either matured in his writing, or gained the respect of his editors/publishers ( a little of both to be sure), and both show in this 'Chapter' of the Icewind Dale trilogy. A must read for fans of Salvatore, and any of the characters in the book... I still don't know what the big deal is with all the Drizzt fans, though. I've started to grow fond of Bruenor and Wulfgar as characters. Oh well, enjoy!
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Summary: Better than Crystal Shard
Review: This was a really fast paced and exciting book. In my opinion, much better than the first book of the trilogy because I felt that the character were in danger the whole way through the novel, while in the Crystal Shard, for some reason, I always felt that the companions would get through any situation unscathed. In this book, there is real suspense and real heroism. The entire ending sequence in Mithril Hall is simply magnificent. I felt like was was there next to Drizzt and Wulfgar every step of the way. And I love how the ending naturally leads you to the final installment in the trilogy...in fact, after you've read this book, you will simply HAVE to immediately read the next one to find out how everything turns out. Another reason I liked this books so much was cause of Drizzt's mirror image, Artemis Entreri. Kind of a doppleganger theme, it really adds depth to the story, showing you what Drizzt could have become and how he must continously battle the dark side of himself. Really great stuff.
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Summary: Entertaining-yet-Generic Fantasy
Review: Those looking for the next classic fantasy series, or some form of "higher" fantasy need not apply, because Salvatore's work is not and will never be considered "classic" by anybody who is well read. This is not to say that the books do not have merit - they do - but few outside of teenagers and rabid AD&D players will find these books to be anything more than an okay way to kill a Saturday afternoon. The characters seems rather one-dimensional, and Salvatore is very heavy-handed in laying out their personalities. Rather than allowing their words and deeds tell who they are, he lays them out in one and two line bursts that he repeats over and over again. The dwarf is proud of the barbarian, yes, we know... If you've gone through The Lord of the Rings, The Earth-Sea Trilogy, or even The Wheel of Time, and you are searching for another epic for the ages, pass this by, "literature" it is not. If you are looking for some entertaining fantasy fluff and some swords and sorcery with little depth, snatch this up, because Salvatore is easily the best of the bunch when it comes to the fantasy-fluff set.
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Summary: This is the best book I ever read!
Review: Wulfgar,regis,Bruenor and Drizzt go searching for the Mithril Hall of Bruenors youth.They have many obsticles to cross to get there.There are killer trolls,barbarians,assasians and may more things to block there way.Even IF they get there,is the hall going to be deserted? Read it and find out,I'M sure you will love it
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