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Summary: YACNBEC: Yet Another Charming Novel by Elaine Cunningham
Review: "Daughter of the Drow" is yet another foray into ForgottenRealms by Elaine Cunningham - and her first attempt at Underdark novel. This may not be her best book, but it showed once again that even at her average, Cunningham is miles above the other Forgotten Realms writers. Her flowing language, intriguing plot, likable characters make a delightful combination and a worthy read. It seems even better when compared to Salvatore's Drizzt Do'Urden novels with its blatant moralizing, two dimentional characters and linear draggin'n'stamblin' plot. Menzoberranzan, the City of Boredom, finally gets to show its true colours; and even though at the end of this book our two heroes leave the city, never to return, I will be eagerly awaiting the continuation of their journey in the form of another Cunningham's book - "The Tangled Webs."
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Summary: A book that can stand on its own.
Review: "Daughter of the Drow" is a book that can stand on its own. No, it isn't in the tradition of R. A. Salvatore; the drow are portrayed differently, and even Menzoberranzan seems to have changed. But all of this is readily explainable; Elaine Cunningham's book is set in a time when Menzoberranzan itself is going through change, and the character of the book is a female drow mage. If the character of Liriel Baenre had been modeled on R. A. Salvatore's Drizzt, it would have been much less enjoyable, not to mention somewhat false. I thought this book was fascinating for portraying another side of the drow (the description of the nedeirra dance is particularly good), for the character of Liriel and the way she managed to be both evil and humorous at the same time, and for the character of Fyodor. Finally, two characters in fantasy who are going on a quest to solve a problem for themselves, not to save the world! That was a wonderfully refreshing idea. In short, this is a book that is different from the "traditional" books about the drow. Reader expectations, not the writing, are what would drag it down.
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Summary: YACNBEC: Yet Another Charming Novel by Elaine Cunningham
Review: "Daughter of the Drow" is yet another foray into Forgotten
Realms by Elaine Cunningham - and her first attempt at Underdark novel. This may not be her best book, but it showed
once again that even at her average, Cunningham is miles
above the other Forgotten Realms writers. Her flowing language, intriguing plot, likable characters make a
delightful combination and a worthy read. It seems even better
when compared to Salvatore's Drizzt Do'Urden novels with
its blatant moralizing, two dimentional characters and linear
draggin'n'stamblin' plot. Menzoberranzan, the City of Boredom,
finally gets to show its true colours; and even though at the end
of this book our two heroes leave the city, never to return,
I will be eagerly awaiting the continuation of their journey in the form of another Cunningham's book - "The Tangled Webs."
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Summary: female drow the meanest little ladies you'll ever meet
Review: all about the drow trough a female's eyes!!! Wow and you thaught your date was tuff wait until you met her!!!!
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Summary: My introduction to the Realms
Review: As shallow as it might sound, I had never been interested in fantasy novels apart from the casual reading of Tolkien stuff. But found myself captivated by the dark female elf on the book cover whilst browsing my local bookshop.
Life screamed to a halt for the next couple of days as I found myself drawn deep into the story and Elaine Cunningham's book flew straight up into my list of favorite books.
The characters are well written and after a short while you feel like you come to know them like friends (albeit friends that would probably kill you in a heart beat)
Great story and memorable characters.
Why are you still reading this? Go buy this book!!
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Summary: E. C. is a great and awesome storyteller!
Review: At first, I was reluctant to read a book by another author of the Underdark. We all know that Mr. Salvatore is the master! The book easily flowed and by the time I was done. I couldn't believe the book was over. I can't wait for the next book! I loved the fact, that there were other Gods & Goddess besides the infamous spider queen. I was also fasinated with the community of drow outside of Menoberranzan dancing in the moonlight praising another Goddess.(I would like to see a cat fight between her and Lloth) I found Fyodor an interesting character even though little is known about him. All in all, this book is an interesting read. The transition from the underdark to the surface, I sensed that E.C. felt more at ease when the story took place on the surface. To be honest, if your a diehard Salvatore fan, I doubt you will like this book. I had to read this book with a new pair of eyes. Just remember that this is Liriel's story & not a female copycat of the well known powerful, but lovable hero from Menoberranzan.
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Summary: E. C. is a superb writer who make stories really flow!
Review: At first, I was reluctant to read a book by another author writing about the Underdark. I had to read this book with a new pair of eyes becuase I tend to compare the authors. Even though, I think R. A Salvatore is the master of writing the drow and Menzoberranzan, Mrs. Cunningham brought a whole new prespective of the Underdark. This book is a bit sutle in the action department, but the story easily flow. By the time I was done reading I couldn't believe it was over. I wanted more and I could't wait to read the next installment, Tangled Webs. I love how Elaine Cunningham writes the new aspects of the crumbling drow society. I really love this book and I'm glad I didn't compare Liriel (the main character) to Drizzt the famous drow of Menzoberranzan. At first, I thought Liriel would be a female version of the powerful and loveable drow that we all had grown to love, but I had to remember this is her story. I was enchanted by Mrs Cunningham work and I'm looking forward to read more. I couldn't believe I ignored her previous works before this book.
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Summary: pathetic
Review: Cunningham seems to have been the last person who should have taken over the dark elf world Menzoberrenzan after Salvatrore left it. Aside from the contradictions, a lot of it is just stupid. Salvatore created a world of dark elves who were ambitious, unfeeling, and killed when it served their purposes. Cunningham turned them into loving, caring, mass murderers who attack everything and everyone on a whim. I mean, I thought it was unrealistic that the death rate was pretty high compared to the birth rate of the city when Salvatore wrote it. Now it seems like the average life span of a drow is 6 days. The lead character has a friend of 7 years who attacks her for no reason whatsoever. Gee, you'd think after 7 years they would have had an argument that would have spurred the inevitable battle. Then, there were human traders in the drow city. The Underdark is suppossed to be dangerous! Are these 30th level merchants daring the dangers of the underworld to find a city that ! surface dwellors are not suppossed to know about to trade with a race of people so feared, seeing one of them on the surface sends people running and screaming for evacuation? The drow, needing the trade because of their devastated economy, ofcourse kill them for no real reason. So when do the drow actually surpress this unprecidented amount of murder lust? Why only when they are actually come across a surface dweller that they view as a threat ofcourse! A threat that happens to be a main character and therefore, once they cast a paralyzation spell on him, rendering the secondary star of the book helpless, instead of killing him, the leader of the violent drow raiding party says the most outrageously stupid villian comment ever (not to mention the oldest), "Let's leave him here to die." The really sad thing is, Goldfinger and the Joker would usually say this after they have trapped the hero in some cunning and devious death trap. Here, the drow and the fighter are in! a simple wooded area. They saw the fighter made it there b! y himself, so there is no reason he would die at all. The reader wasn't even expected to consider the character's death. What the hell? Cunningham created creatures whose characters don't even seem to have the intelligence of gnats, much less "dimension".
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Summary: A MUST READ BOOK
Review: Daughter of the Drow is a magnificent book. I've read it three times. This is the only book that I've been able to read more than once. If you haven't read it I strongly recommend that you do. The story that was told was great. The way that it was put together was perfect. I found no glitches or places that could be changed. Every time I read it I found something new.
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Summary: Spellbinding, inthralling, truely another good novel.
Review: Elain Cunningham has captured the magic and the wonder that makes up the Forgotten Realms. The story of the Drow female in the story has many life experiences that make the story so good. It tells about life, love, and the choices that one must make in order to have their own lives suceed for themselves, and also the consequences that go along with the choices hand in hand. This is a great beging to an enthralling story.
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