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Summary: Good but Overshadowed by Flaws
Review: 3.5 starsSpoiler Alert: When Bruenor supposedly died and then came back in the Icewind Dale Trilogy, I held my silence. While his survival stretched the imagination, it made enough sense to at least seem plausible. But this Artemis Entreri business is getting ridiculous. Let's see: He fell down a straight drop unconscious, but his cloak somehow managed to catch onto the rock enough so that IT HELD HIS WHOLE BODY WEIGHT AND DIDN'T TEAR, and then when he did fall, there just happened to be a spiderweb underneath him, STRONG ENOUGH TO CATCH HIM AND NOT BREAK, and then Jarlaxle just happened to be waiting for him. Mr. Salvatore, stop being a wuss and allow your characters to die when they need to, instead of just writing about the same old enemies over and over. This is my biggest gripe. I can only imagine what George Martin would say. Artemis Entreri should have stayed dead, and maybe even Bruenor should have stayed dead as well. I get the impression that you just couldn't figure out something interesting to put in the plot and so instead reincarnated a dead villain to spice things up. At least he was different this time around, and I'll have to give you credit for that. But it's still very cheap. And then Dritzz just lets him go at the end?! That's a little far-fetched too. I think you might just be setting things up for an eternal battle between these two, and I wouldn't be surprised if Artemis Entreri shows up later with some bracelets of his own. If that turns out to be the case, I quit. There's no point in reading if there's no change. Now, as to the book itself. It was good, though not as good as The Legacy. It took a little longer to rev up, and in a book this short, that means something. By the way, is that ever going to change? I'd like to see a book a little more lengthy. Anyway, once things got moving, it was high class entertainment, as all Salvatore books so far have turned out to be, with the sole exception of Sojourn, which had a more subdued ending. And, though I don't like the idea of Entreri being alive, I must admit that, especially toward the end, he certainly made the book a lot more interesting. This was also the darkest book so far, and I like that. It shows maturation. But, what I don't like is the fact that Dritzz's torture seemed to have no effect on him. It's impossible to walk away from something like that unchanged. Of course, after Dritzz was rescued things moved so fast that it makes sense that there wouldn't be any time to dwell on such things. So, I guess I'll have to wait for the next book to see if this seed bears any fruit. Hopefully so. This book is classic Salvatore with some new developments thrown in as well. But, I also see a noxious thread woven through all that that gives me pause. It is a cancer, Mr. Salvatore, that will consume all aspects of your writing. Destroy it now while you still can! I remember in one review I said you don't write game novelizations. Please don't end up proving me wrong.
Rating:
Summary: Good but Overshadowed by Flaws
Review: 3.5 stars Spoiler Alert: When Bruenor supposedly died and then came back in the Icewind Dale Trilogy, I held my silence. While his survival stretched the imagination, it made enough sense to at least seem plausible. But this Artemis Entreri business is getting ridiculous. Let's see: He fell down a straight drop unconscious, but his cloak somehow managed to catch onto the rock enough so that IT HELD HIS WHOLE BODY WEIGHT AND DIDN'T TEAR, and then when he did fall, there just happened to be a spiderweb underneath him, STRONG ENOUGH TO CATCH HIM AND NOT BREAK, and then Jarlaxle just happened to be waiting for him. Mr. Salvatore, stop being a wuss and allow your characters to die when they need to, instead of just writing about the same old enemies over and over. This is my biggest gripe. I can only imagine what George Martin would say. Artemis Entreri should have stayed dead, and maybe even Bruenor should have stayed dead as well. I get the impression that you just couldn't figure out something interesting to put in the plot and so instead reincarnated a dead villain to spice things up. At least he was different this time around, and I'll have to give you credit for that. But it's still very cheap. And then Dritzz just lets him go at the end?! That's a little far-fetched too. I think you might just be setting things up for an eternal battle between these two, and I wouldn't be surprised if Artemis Entreri shows up later with some bracelets of his own. If that turns out to be the case, I quit. There's no point in reading if there's no change. Now, as to the book itself. It was good, though not as good as The Legacy. It took a little longer to rev up, and in a book this short, that means something. By the way, is that ever going to change? I'd like to see a book a little more lengthy. Anyway, once things got moving, it was high class entertainment, as all Salvatore books so far have turned out to be, with the sole exception of Sojourn, which had a more subdued ending. And, though I don't like the idea of Entreri being alive, I must admit that, especially toward the end, he certainly made the book a lot more interesting. This was also the darkest book so far, and I like that. It shows maturation. But, what I don't like is the fact that Dritzz's torture seemed to have no effect on him. It's impossible to walk away from something like that unchanged. Of course, after Dritzz was rescued things moved so fast that it makes sense that there wouldn't be any time to dwell on such things. So, I guess I'll have to wait for the next book to see if this seed bears any fruit. Hopefully so. This book is classic Salvatore with some new developments thrown in as well. But, I also see a noxious thread woven through all that that gives me pause. It is a cancer, Mr. Salvatore, that will consume all aspects of your writing. Destroy it now while you still can! I remember in one review I said you don't write game novelizations. Please don't end up proving me wrong.
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Summary: A change in pace
Review: After reading a lot of the reviews for this book, i thought i would add my own opinion of it. So far i have been a loyal fan of salvatore's. i have, in fact read every book of the drizzt series from the first to the most recent several times, and starless night, i think, is one of the best ones. salvatore places some of our favorite, non-drow characters into the drow's infamous home city. it was a nice change of setting for the reader as well as the characters, especially since i love reading about the extraordinary city of menzoberanzan. i think that drittz acted completely in character in his actions when you consider all that he has been through that led him up to this point. i see no problem with him wanting to sacrifice himself to save his loved ones, when he believs that all he has ever done was brought harm to everyone he cared for. I liked this book because it brought back some old characters from drizzt's childhood, as well as some new ones from the city. and it also put his dearest friend and greatest enemy in a dangerous, yet intriguing situation. as always, salvatore was excellent in his battle scenes and small exepected twists that turn the whole storyline around. I think this is one of the better books to the series,but will always belive that Homeland is the best yet. I agree with most people that the cover art is the worst i have seen, although the most recent books haven't been much better. You would think that someone would know how to draw an elf by now! And as to drittz's age, if you follow his age throughout all of the books, as i have done many times, you will find that he is somewhere between 60 and 70.
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Summary: Real good story beuatiful ending hourless reading book
Review: Anybody who likes fantasy will ove this book. Also if you know of fiction character Drizzt Do'Urden and would like to read a book about him this is a good selection.
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Summary: FOOLS!
Review: anyone who says that this was a book which deserves less than 3 stars, they simply cannot understand good books, and they don't deserve to read fantasy books. this is one of the best books i have ever read, and if someone has judged it by the cover art, they are completely stupid.
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Summary: AMAZING!!!
Review: Definitely GREAT Fantasy epics and my personal favorites, The Dark Elf Trilogy-Homeland, Exile, and Sojourn, as well as The Icewind Dale Trilogy- The Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver, and The Halfling's Gem bring to life the story of the good hearted dark elf ranger Drizzt Do'Urden and his adventures in the magical World of Faerun. Legacy, Starless Night, Siege of Darkness and Passage to Dawn are the continuation of these adventures in a way that you keep coming back for more and more and more... The books are all so incredibly well written that the reader feels that they have been transported to another universe and are actually present among the characters, seeing what they see, feeling what they feel, sensing what they sense. RA Salvatore has truly outdone himself and has presented us with a masterpiece of literature the likes of which we have seen only in JRR Tolkien's work and in authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's Dragonlance Chronicles and Legends trilogies. Duty, honor, bravery, magic, and swordfights are all about. A great trilogy indeed and a "must read" along with RA Salvatore's The Icewind Dale Trilogy! One should seriously start thinking about maybe turning them into movies...
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Summary: A Wonderfull Book
Review: Drizzt a character that embodied all what people seek in heros kept me reading all night. Stopping was unthinkable not with the twists the book took evry so often. I am not much of a fantasy reader but I liked what I read and I am well determent to see the end of so wonderful an adventure, yet I wish that Salvatore would never stop writing and ceating realms and worlds to the enjoiment of his loyal readers, I would gladly count my self among them . More thriling was the care that Silvatore took to show the fighting sceens.
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Summary: A good addition to the Drizzt series
Review: Drizzt coming to his homeland. I thought it was crazy!! Why the heck would Drizzt go back to that horrid place. Well, anyways being a true R. A Salvatore fan myself. I wandered why Mr Salvatore would put Drizzt into certain situations. I love the great character development of Drizzt in each book. This book is a great addition to the adventures of Drizzt. If you love Drizzt you will love this book.
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Summary: Highly intertaining ,introdces new characters in the Realms
Review: Drizzt meets old friends (and old enemies !) as he goes on his trek to his place of birth, Menzobranzzen. The cover is naff (well Drizzt does look like a 60 year old man !) ,but Cattie-brie looks great ,woof ,woof ,meooww !!! The only disapointment in this book was the absence of Thwept, who would have ripped apart the skinney drow 's .
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Summary: Bloody Afternoon.
Review: Even though i liked this book, it left me with a bad taste in the mouth. Yes, Drizzt learns a lot about himself, Catti-Brie stops mourning Wulfgar, and Entreri is alive. But that's about it. The rest is filled with massacre, a bloody aftrnoon in Menzoberranzan. It's insane. Why did they have to leave the Underdark killing everyone they met? If this is the best that Mr. Salvatore can come up with, then i can might as well quit reading his books, and start to press flowers.
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