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Summary: Not his best, but still some of thebest
Review: I will have to say that I am a huge fan of R.A. Salvatores work. I still try to read other authors books, but can't get into them as easily as Salvatores. This is another wonderfully written book by Salvatore. I will have to say that it doesn't quite hold a candle to the previous two trilogy books, but I will have to say that overall it is still in the top 5 of my all time favorite books. His work is outstanding. I'll be reading the next set as soon as Amazon gets em to me.
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Summary: Drizzt rules the Realms!
Review: If you haven't read these books, or haven't read anything about the Heroes of Mythril Hall and you love fantasy or D&D it is imperative that you pick these up. These books pick up after the Icewind Dale trilogy, continuing the adventures of Cattie Bre, Bruenor Battlehammer, Drizzt Do'Urden, Wulfgar and, of course, the mischeivious halfling Regis. As they transverse the realms, enduring harsh peril and great tradegy to come out on top. Salvatore, the author, is a master of Fantasy literature, especially excellent in detailing fighting scenes (an essential part of fanasy writing). If you are a Forgotten Realms fan or a Fantasy fan these need to be in your collection.
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Summary: Essential for fans of the renegade Drow, Drizzt Do' Urden!
Review: If you're a Drizzt fan, and have not yet read this series, do so! Don't be intimidated by the length, you won't be able to put it down. R.A. Salvatore brings a new depth to my favorite fanatsy hero, Drizzt. Always soul searching, looking at life from an idealistic point of view, the innocent, yet wise, Dark Elf discovers himself and his place in the world. I didn't want it to end!
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Summary: Essential for fans of the renegade Drow, Drizzt Do' Urden!
Review: If you're a Drizzt fan, and have not yet read this series, do so! Don't be intimidated by the length, you won't be able to put it down. R.A. Salvatore brings a new depth to my favorite fanatsy hero, Drizzt. Always soul searching, looking at life from an idealistic point of view, the innocent, yet wise, Dark Elf discovers himself and his place in the world. I didn't want it to end!
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Summary: R.A.Salvatore is a Great Storyteller
Review: If you've read any of the previous Drizzt tales, this is a must. I found it more entertaining than the Icewind Dale Trilogy, but my personal preferences run to seeing as much as possible of the evil drow.At any rate, it's a great story, and a perfect way to bring a ton of closure to all the previous Drizzt stories, and not just for Drizzt himself but everyone in the books. If you enjoy fantasy at all, R. A. Salvatore is a good read, and if you're fairly new to fantasy as a genre, he's probably one of the easiest to start off with in order to break into the genre.
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Summary: How can you not love Drizzt?
Review: Ok, to get things started, im just gonna say that Drizzt is awesome:). This series shows you what happens to Drizzt after he gets done adventuring around in the Icewind Dale Trilogy, and its always cool to read up on the furthur adventures of your favorite character:).
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Summary: A Waste Of Talent
Review: R. A. Salvatore's Crystal Shard trilogy and the drow prequel books are great fantasy stories. These books, however, are the beginning of the end. The books degrade in quality from the first one, "Legacy" to the last "Passage To Dawn". In these stories Drizzt and his friends go after their enemies - the drow, Drizzt's own people. As usual Salvatore's characters are great, as that is what drew us all to reading these books. The interaction between the drow ranger, the dwarf, the barbarian and the halfling are fabulous. Too bad Bob blows it in these books.
First he kills of Wulfgar. No problem I can deal with a main character dying: I dealt with Simba's dad dying, I can deal with this. But, as predicted, Wulfgar comes back in the last book in this series "Passages To Dawn." Yeah, we got fooled on that one. Didn't see that coming. "Passage To Dawn" is one of the worst fantasy books I've ever read because, while reading it, I felt that the sole purpose of this book to even exist is because Salvatore needed to wrap up a bunch of loose ends. It seemed that he barely even put any creative effort into this book.
Most of the other books are disappointing and anticlimactic -"Siege Of Darkness" being the best example of a big let down.
However the ABSOLUTE most annoying part of all of these books are Drizzt's whiny, pedantic monologues at the beginning of each chapter. This moral thumping drives me crazy. Drizzt has devolved to a two-dimensional automaton worrying about the moral implications of all his action and the fact that no one will accept him because of his race. Salvatore tries to make these books into some kind to "were-all-one-color-on-the-inside" parable. Unfortunately, Bob does not have the skill as a writer to pull it off: it simply appears as if Drizzt in just a whiner. (As an aside for those that play D&D: the portrayal of the drow as some type of underworld mafia, as Salvatore does, is totally inaccurate. The drow are chaotic evil. Salvatore has them act in a lawful evil manner, with a rigid society (remember Drizzt had to attend some coming of age ceremony on an earlier book. Not the stuff of a chaotic society. And furthermore, why would Lolth even care about Drizzt. She is chaotic, to have priorities be blown about in the wind like a feather.))
Anyway Salvatore forgot he was writing adventure books not fantasy soap operas.
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Summary: Refreshing Fire
Review: R.A. Salvatore knows what makes a good story. He designs characters that flow and are easy to follow. He is not writing to make an artistic impression but only to entertain and challenge your left brain.
A good author is one who, as you read, you forget that it is a book at all, but a nice complex dream. This book, as well as his other forgotten realms books, have done that for me.
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Summary: The Best Book I've Ever Read
Review: RA Salvatore, my favorite author of all time, is back to the basics. The basics = Drizzt Do'Urden. Along with his friends Catti-brie, Wulfgar, Bruenor, Regis, and Guenhwvwar. Enemies and friends from the past and present play key roles in the adventures of the warriors of Mithril Hall. From fighting drows, to being at sea for 6 years, to stopping a ta'nari from the Abyss who has control of one of the most powerful atricfacts in the world, Drizzt and his friends embark on an exciting adventure. With the cameo of Cadderly, Danica, Ivan, and Pikel (characters from RA Salvatore's "The Cleric Quintet") and the Crystal Shard, The Legacy of the Drow is truly unstoppable.
The battles bring action. The villains bring suspense. The loss of a friend brings drama. The strange relationship between the friends brings some comedy. Together you get RA Salvatore's best work.
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Summary: Drizzt Rules!
Review: Simply put, this book rocks! A collection of four of Salvatore's best works, and the continuation of the Icewind Dale series, this is perfect for any fantasy fan or Salvatore buff. I mean, Drizzt, Bruenor, Wulfgar, and Cattie-Brie, plus a lotta drow nasties AND Artemis Entreri!! WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED?!?
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