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Summary: Many promising things to come!
Review: This book was a good book standing on its own. The Drizzt saga has had twists and turns, and if you've read them all as I have, you are familiar with some of the "filler" books such as Spine of the World, where nothing really happens except story filler. This book is not a filler book , but does set things up for the next two or more books. Parts of it are very reminicent of the Battle of Helms Deep from the Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and the cover art is misleading, but overall, the book was worth reading!
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Summary: Be prepared to unprepare
Review: What I mean is this. The books on Drizzt and company are starting to pile up, numberically I mean. You would expect that after writing so many books surrounding one set of characters that the quality of the series would decrease and become uninteresting. I was sorrowfully preparing for this. HOWEVER, The Thousand Orcs was like a blast of fresh air in my face. A fantastic story that continues to build even through the end of the book, coupled with even further character development (perhaps the greatest thing about the Drizzt books is that the characters themselves grow, change, and adapt to the chaotic world) does well to ease your craving for an excellent fantasy read, while opening a huge hole in your stomach that can only be filled with a big bite from the next book, The Lone Drow. I can't wait, cuz I'm starving.
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Summary: I was a bit disappointed in this book.
Review: I'm an avid (or rabid, some say) Salvatore fan. I've read all of his work and have been waiting for another dark elf book, so I was very excited to find this at my bookstore. As far as I'm concerned, no book can rival the original Dark Elf trilogy - the 1st three are masterpieces - FAR better than Lord of the Rings. Unfortunately, Salvatore seems to have lost some of his uniqueness and originality in this book. It is so much like The Two Towers that I couldn't help but think that this was a quick, make money while LotR is big again book. It is worth the money and the time spent reading it but it is far below his usual standards. Of course I'll buy the next 2, due for release this Oct and Oct 2004 respectively, and hope to see the old Salvatore reemerge.
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Summary: Another Amazing read!!
Review: Wow! THis is an amazing read and I recomend it highly. Bands of Orcs come out of the Spine, rampage, and invade. It is totally great....
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Summary: Need to distinguish Teen Fantasy from the Adult Stuff
Review: I cut my fantasy fiction teeth on the Dragonlance novels and the other D&D novels back in the day as a teenager in the late 80's/early 90's. That's what Mr. Salvatore's novels were good for then as now. Thousand Orcs is no exception. But I think some people who are new to the books need to be told up front in some way that "Hey, this book is probably best enjoyed if you are a teenaged boy!" I pick up these books by Salvatore, Weis & Hickman, and the rest now and then and I just can't get through them anymore, because I've grown past the reading level required, and also because I've read the mature fantasy of George RR Martin and David Gemmell and their ilk. So maybe we need to start publishing this stuff and marketing it as Young Adult fiction or something. Just so we won't have all these people clamoring about the quality of the writing. This stuff is great for teens, but adults should look elsewhere.
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Summary: what a dissapointment
Review: I've been a big fan of the entire series since I read the dark elf trilogy. It was so good that I even showed the book to some friends who also share the same enthusiasm about the series. Since then, I have read all of the Drizzit books (even the ones without him). I've found that only the first 7 (and the Entreri book) are fantastic. The rest much like this one are 50% garbage. I dont like Catterbrie, despite the fact that she has all of the great weapons she stinks. She is extremely annoying and I hope they kill her off. I also find her relationship with Drizzit ludicrous. Wulfgar was only cool when he was a bad ... barbarian instead of a loser with emotional problems, he should have stayed in the abyss. Regis was funny, now he's just annoying. Drizzit should go back to being a loner, its what he good at. He's become to soft hanging around the rest of the crew, they hold back his true potential.
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Summary: Drizzt never fails to entertain. Again.
Review: I'm convinced by now that Drizzt and his buddies could travel to Valhalla and take out Thor just by doing 1d10 damage to his kneecaps. Sure, they'd bleed some, but Drizzt would come out with enough hit points for another 25-page tie battle with Artemis Entreri. Frost Giants? Thousands of orcs? Toss 'em all into the Scimitar Meat Grinder! Oh, more drow! Evil schemers, they are. I suppose they'll kidnap and torture Cattie-Brie or something else stupid to make Drizzt and Bruenor really mad. One of these drow will buy it in the sequel, and the rest at the end of this trilogy. Maybe they'll get eaten by a yochlol? At least we do have the tricky orc King Obould Many-Arrows back now. He might just make things interesting.Seriously, Salvatore is the best thing going for the Realms, and he's a hell of a good author. But the odds of Drizzt and all of his friends surviving all [that they've] they've been through has convinced me they're invulnerable. Salvatore should have killed Cattie-Brie or Bruenor (or Drizzt!) a couple of books ago and continued on. Introduce some supporting characters that become major chacracters. Add a mage to the group. Don't misunderstand, I like all of these characters, but I'm having to accept that they're going to mow down every evil thing thrown at them - with the exception of Gerti Orelsdottr: she's in the Realms sourcebook (with King Obould), so Salvatore will have to run a chit through WOTC to put her head on Bruenor's many-notched axe+50. Couldn't Salvatore continue with his storyline without one or two of the major characters? (Yes, I know Drizzt wasn't around for Servant of the Shard, but you know what I mean.) It would be much more interesting. I suggest he has a couple of them meet a glorious demise, and see how the rest of them deal with it. I think Salvatore just needs to think up some more cool characters not named Cadderly and either tie them in with this series or give them their own. Either that or WOTC makes him write until he pulls a Weis & Hickman and axes his characters out of spite. I know: A trilogy all about Regis. I'm serious. I'd like to see how the biggest wimp in Dizzt's crew takes out the Realms... All that being said, this *is* a Bob Salvatore book, and I read it through in two days. It is fast paced, action-packed, and descriptive. Salvatore knows how to tell a story better than almost any fantasy author, and he does it here again. It is quite predictable, but it never fails to entertain. Bringing the Boudershoulder Bros. in helped enliven the story, and Salvatore is the best writer about dwarves I've ever seen, especially his sidestory about the dwarves of Mirabar. The reader is also inclined to expect Entreri and Jarlaxle to appear sometime in the trilogy, which wouldn't be a bad thing. Finally, there is one path Drizzt could venture down that would prove truly interesting: to see if he can redeem Ellfain's hate-filled soul. Sure, she's dead, but this is the Realms, after all. In spite of my whining above, if you like Drizzt and his pals, you will enjoy The Thousand Orcs.
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Summary: IF YOU LIKED THE ICEWIND DALE SERIES YOULL LOVE THIS
Review: First of all let me start by saying if you havent ever read the Dark Elf Trilogy Then by all means start with those. You wont regret it. I've read every book in this series as soon as it has been released and of late Salvatore has been getting more into the emotional aspect of the heroes and away from all the action packed mayhem that characterized the first eight books in the series. I've been patient thruogh Wulfgars paltry exploits and I'm glad I was. When I picked up "The Thousand Orcs" I didnt put it down again until I was done. If your a fan of the rest of the series then I'm telling you right now:BUY THIS BOOK FOOL!
really, you will be VERY glad you did. If you like the action, this is where its at. Googobs of action.
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Summary: More than I ever dreamed!
Review: I am a very big fan of both R.A. Salvatore and his dark elf. I have read both the Icewind Dale trilogy and the Dark elf trilogy and to me, this is better even than those. It is true (as I have read in other reviews) that this story does start out rather slowly, but it quickly turns into a compelling page-turner that will leave you groveling for more. Salvatore weaves this tale with 3 major plotlines seamlessly into one climactic ending (somewhat of a to be continued) that ties up most loose ends and answers many questions. There is plenty of comedy, suspense, tradgey and horror to satisfy all of the readers needs. I give "The Thousand Orcs" by R.A. Salvatore 5 stars for writing a book so good I layed on the couch all day reading the novel, ignoring hungar and thirst altogether, What a wonderful feeling !!
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Summary: Can I add 2 MORE stars
Review: Well well well, Salvatore does it again. The book is an all round awesome one. He shows more character then in any books written before. It shows Wulfgar and his inner turmoil with his new found family, Bruenor with the tasks of a new King, Regis with trying to prove himself, is there finally a chink in the armor of Cattie-brie? And what of Drizzt, maybe love drills a hole in his heart? I found The THousand Orcs to be just another of Salvatores awesome books. It keeps readers on edge and keeps pages flying. I normally find it difficult to read books twice or even three times, yet Ive read this one 4 times since it came out. If your looking to burn a little money out of your pocket this is definetly a good choice.
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