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Summary: Good but not great
Review: I bought this book after reading Starless Night and Siege of Darkness beforehand, so I knew some of things that would happen in this book. I found the battle scenes to be somewhat monotonous and all too frequent. I really don't care for ad nauseum descriptions of the sword/weapon techniques used by each character. I do like the book's characters. Drizzt, Entreri and Catti-Brie are very fine characters. However, there really wasn't much of a plot to this book. I would have liked to see more characterization of Vierna and Dinnin and others in the Dark Elf society. Siege of Darkness is the best of the 3 Salvatore books I have read so far. I probably will not read this book again or at least not for a long time.
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Summary: Salvatore does it again!
Review: With this book, Salvatore returns to one of his most popular creations: the drow ranger, Drizzt Do'Urden. THE LEGACY takes place several months after the end of THE ICEWIND DALE TRILOGY (THE CRYSTAL SHARD, STREAMS OF SILVER, and THE HALFING'S GEM). While it's not necessary, I highly recommend that you read that, as well as its prequel DARK ELF TRILOGY (HOMELAND, EXILE, and SOUJOURN), before you pick this book up. These two trilogies introduce the characters and places that THE LEGACY focuses on. If you haven't read them, you will still be able to enjoy the story, but you won't be able to pick up on a lot of the nuances and references to past history that makes the story so rich in detail.Two things that Salvatore is brilliant at: characterization and battle scenes. Drizzt has got to be one of the most interesting, three dimensional characters in all of fantasy. He is passionate, caring, and introspective. It is a joy just to read his philosophizing on how he lives his life. The supporting characters are all individualized with their own quirks and passions. The interactions among them are at times a joy to read and, at other times, very frustrating, mainly because we come to care for them. Salvatore's fight scenes are probably the best I've ever read. His description, though detailed, his very fast paced. Every time I read one, my heart races and my hands shake. It is pure brilliance and this book is no different, except for the fact that there are more battles in this book than in any two of the previous books. If you are a Salvatore or a Drizzt fan, you're going to love this book. If you haven't read any of the Drizzt books I mentioned above, I suggest you start there so you can get the full appreciation for this one.
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Summary: Now we're talking.
Review: 4.5 stars The Dark Elf Trilogy was probably the best trilogy I ever read, with Homeland and Exile both being 5 star books. I next read the Icewind Dale Trilogy, and it was pretty good, but not near the level of the DET (No big surprise there, it's what he wrote first). This quartet he wrote after both trilogies, and I was excited to get back to the level of writing that so enthralled me while reading the DET. This book delivered as promised. The only thing that kept me from giving this book 5 stars was the fact that the writing wasn't quite up at the level of Homeland, and (probably because most of the action takes plan in the span of a day) it didn't leave as much of a lasting impact. However, this book starts as a great introduction, and doesn't fail anywhere else. It starts off right after the end of The Halfling's Gem, book 3 of the IDT. Since the book is so short, I won't give away any plot details, but just suffice it to say that trouble soon arrives for Dritzz and friends in the form of those deadly masters of combat known as the drow. It was nice for me to see characters like Bruenor, Wulfgar, and Cattie-brie (characters not in the DET) endowed with new depths and characterized more realistically. It was nice to be returned to that previous form of writing that gripped me when I first started reading Salvatore. Once trouble arrives at Dritzz's doorstep, the action takes off at a bang and doesn't stop until the end. I finished this book in two days, would have finished it in one if not for school, and that's fast for me. For those of you who complained about the action, I really don't see what your problem is. It's like you're saying "Let's get rid of that more interesting stuff so we can make the story more dull." If it was mindless action I might have had a problem, but it wasn't. This book is gripping from start to finish, action-packed and at the same time emotionally-charged. It has many well-drawn characters, a complex plot, and many plot twists. Also, in the IDT characters tended to be a little superheroish, and that tendency is gone here; now he's playing for keeps. This book delivers on everything that matters and lacks in nothing, except on that lasting impact I mentioned earlier. This is a very entertaining and gripping novel that deserves everything it's earned.
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Summary: The Story Continues
Review: This book picks up where the Icewind Dale Trilogy left off. To truly enjoy the enormity of what is going on it is helpful to read the Dark Elf Trilogy. Catti-brie and Wulfgar are getting married and all of the heroes of Icewind Dale have returned to see the momentous occasion. Even Regis has returned from Caliport. But Drizzt's enemies are many and they have a tendency to turn up when you least expect it. Drizzt's surviving brother and sister, Vierna and Dinin, are back to slay Drizzt in the name of the spider queen, Lloth. And they have many allies. Will Catti-brie and Wulfgar get married? Why has Regis returned from Caliport? And more importantly what role does Artemis Entreri play in this sinister plot? Well I guess you'll just have to read the book to find out. Here's another hook that might get your attention. The Legacy does not have a happy ending......one of heroes of Icewind Dale will not make it out of the Undercity of Mithril Hall.
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Summary: His Best Work
Review: Having read nearly every book Salvatore has written in his Drizzt series, it is obvious I know and enjoy Salvatore's writing style. While I find all of his books above average so far (I haven't read Silent Blade or Spine of the World yet), I believe The Legacy was the best of the series. Once I started reading this book for the THIRD time, I STILL could not put it down. Even though I knew the outcome, it was still an amazing novel. Salvatore's ability to portray swordplay with words is amazing, and he was at his best in this novel. If you have read the Icewind Dale and/or the Dark Elf trilogy and want to hear more of Drizzt's adventures, or even if you haven't for that matter, READ THIS BOOK!
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Summary: Cliche fantasy
Review: STORY: As one reviewe put: "In "The Legacy", we find Drizzt and the Companions of the Hall living happy lives in the new home of Mithril Hall. But the peace doesnt last long. The evil world of the Drow is not finished with Drizzt and want revenge for leaving their city in torment. The spider queen orders the 1st house to the drow city to attact Mithril hall and find Drizzt.
Soon to be war with the Dark elves starts in this book. MY FEEDBACK:
Why I DID give it at least 2 stars:
1) The reader of the audiobook (Peter MacNicol) did a GREAT job with the different voices for each of the characters.
2)A different actor would interject narration and summary. In order to make this an abridge audio presentation these summaries were necessary and I'm glad they included them instead of just cutting information out and leaving the listener to wonder what happened.
3) You got to like Drizzt Do'Urden! Why I ONLY gave it a two stars:
1) I guess I've risen to a new level of writing appreciation. Writings that remind me of 16 year old Dungeon Master notes just isn't "good" writing. The story runs rampant with cliche and stereotypes. There obviously is a market for this type of stuff since Salvatore keeps getting published. People raise your standards of mental challenge and enjoyment. Example: Everyone has a special name for thier sword or weapon!?! How much more cliche can you get.
2) The abridged audiobook was only two cassett tapes...wow! To reduce a story to only two tapes makes me really doubt there is any real meat in the actual hardcopy paperback version of this story.
3) Plot development was telegraphed way in advance so there were very little surprises to this story.
4) Everyone seems to have magic ability or magic weapons or magic charms. I feel this really removes any "specialness" that comes with characters having these items. Also if they didn't then what is left? Only characters who are constantly outmatched and outwitted. OVERALL: Fantasy by Raymond E. Feist and Barbara Hambly are more for the person who wants to use their brain and get out of the old AD&D role-playing mode. But if what you want is more AD&D stuff because you can't get enough RPG action when you meet for those pen&paper sessions, then you will probably like this.
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Summary: One of Salvatore's best Drizzt books.
Review: This book starts the 3rd series starring the famous Dark Elf Drizzt Do'Urden. As the reviewer before me said, I would highly advise that you read the Dark Elf Trillogy and the Icewind Dale Trillogy before starting this series. This book starts soon after the book "The Halflings Gem" (icewind dale book 3) ends. In "The Legacy", we find Drizzt and the Companions of the Hall living happy lives in the new home of Mithril Hall. But the peace doesnt last long. The evil world of the Drow is not finished with Drizzt and want revenge for leaving their city in torment. The spider queen orders the 1st house to the drow city to attact Mithril hall and find Drizzt. This soon to be war with the Dark elves starts in this book and continues throughout the series "The Legacy of the Drow". Drizzt is forced to begin this war with his evil kin and his life will never be the same, also, we will lose a dear friend in this great novel. 5 stars for this book. READ IT.
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Summary: review of the legacy
Review: ...it's mighty hard to sympathize with Drizzt's struggle for racial acceptance when he and his dwarven buddies can squash an entire tribe of goblins like cockroaches while enjoying every gory minute of it. I've also noticed that many of the stereotypes Salvatore uses come right out of American society. For example: the jive-talking goblins are inner-city gang members; the racist, beer-guzzling dwarves and barbarians are rednecks; the drow ladies are crazy, man-hating "feminazis."
In spite of these problems, Salvatore has managed to create original characters in the form of Drizzt and especially Jarlaxle. He also has the ability to draw his readers into each of his battle scenes, making them as emotionally exhausting on his readers as they are on his characters. I've noticed that above all else, Drizzt wants to find love; and it's easy to see that Drizzt, Cattie-brie, Bruenor, Wulfgar, and Regis have a lot of love for each other. I really appreciated that, and for its redeeming qualities, I give "The Legacy" three stars.
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Summary: of all the utter garbage. . .
Review: ...
Where to start? The characters (this applies to all of his books) are a total joke. Drizzt is possibly the most idiotic, self-riteous, hypocritical jerk I've ever read about: He can't stand violence and evil and such, as is supported by his constant whiny self-praising journal entries, yet he never has any hesitation when slaughtering 50,000 orcs and goblins and such because they're evil and deserve to die... Sure, R.A. decided to give him a religion once, but the religion was too inconsistent with his actions, so he hardly ever mentions now. If he did, then he might run into problems with the opening scenes of this book, which feature Drizzt and company slaughtering an entire goblin settlement to steal their mithril, and managing to torture many of them in the process.
Of course you might like this book especially, because it features the diabolical villain Artemis Entreri, (or is that the next seven books?) who is necessary so that Drizzt can engage in battles with him that go on for fifty pages. Why R.A. named his villain after a Greek Goddess is anyone's guess. Anyway, the book is entirely combat no matter who's engaging in it, so the last fifty pages are more or less identical to the first fifty pages.
I've no idea why people like these books so much. I mean, I guess if you're a kid then it's understandable, but adults? Well, these are probably the same people that think Dragonball Z is the best anime ever, so what can you expect? Anyway, don't bother with this. If you like Forgotten Realms then Elaine Cinningham is probably your best bet. This just isn't worth it.
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Summary: The Legacy?
Review: This book was awesome. Athough I am only 10, I think that you should play D&D and not be scared of VERY detailed deaths. The book is quite long, but it is a page-turner! I couldn't stop reading it. If you like action, adventure, and you play D&D, you should really read this book!! -Admirer
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