Luthien's Gamble

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Summary: one of the best books ever
Review: Although not the greatest book I have ever read, Luthien's Gamble has to be on the top ten. In fact the whole Crimson Shadow series is on the top ten but Luthien's Gamble is my favorite. One thing I like about this book is the fact that it has a simple plot and some simple sub-plats. Sometimes you get books that contain either one boring plot or too many sub-plots to follow. The book's plot is basically Luthiens struggle to keep his country (Eriador) from being taken back over by Avon. Some of the sub-plots include who's Luthien gonna love, how he's gonna raise an army, and very simple stuff like that. However, my favorite part about this book and the series is the character Oliver. You should of met him in the first book so I'm not ruining anything. Oliver is probably the best character I have ever read. He is funny and so full of himself that it makes him even funnier. He is the halfling that provides the comedic relief for an otherwise serious book. He is always hitting on women, and poking people with his rapier, and boasting about himself constantely. After reading this book I have declared Oliver my role model.
My only dislike about his book and it's series is that the plot is very commen although in a different form than most books. It's basically a "gotta save the world from evil" book which has been written about constantely.

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Summary: The best mid-evil fantsy book on the shelves.
Review: Deffinatly the best fantisy series I've ever read, and I have read over 3,000 fantisy books!!! The only thing is you need the whole series to under stand it, or else it leaves ya hanging.

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Summary: I'm not impressed.
Review: For being R.A. Salvatore's #1 fan, (yeah, I'm the one), I'm really surprised this book was written by him. It lacks any shock value. Luthien was about as predictable as Presidents Clinton's denial, lacking substance and reality. A few characters did manage however to keep me mildly intrested in at least finishing the book. I won't be reading any continuations.

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Summary: Once again Salvatore shows he is the best fantasy author
Review: I could go on and on about how excellent this book is, but if you are at this page reading this then you probably know how good Salvatore is. And if you've read the first in this trilogy, well, this one is just as good. What I especially like about this book is Salvatore's description of the battle scenes (although they were a bit lacking compared to the rest of his work). I just have no idea how he can be that descriptive in his battle scenes. Makes you wonder if he was a medival hero in a former life.

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Summary: The worst Salvatore book that I've read
Review: I usually love Salvatore's books, wishing that they would never end. The opposite was true for this book. The plot is basically this: Luthien fights millions of cyclopeans. That's about it. If you haven't read The Demon Awakens or the other books in that series, get those instead.

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Summary: Fantasy at it's best!
Review: If you have never read any of Mr. Salvatore's books, your missing out. I am in my mid-twenties and a huge fantasy fan, who is constantly reading. Once I recieved one of his books I had to have them all. In my opinion he is by far one of the best fantasy authors of all time. Do yourself a favor if you like fantasy, and pick up one of his books. You won't regret it, I guarantee it.

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Summary: This book was the best one of the series.
Review: Luthien's Gamble is my all time favorite book. The action leaves you wanting more of Salvatore's books in the series. It makes you part of the book. Luthien,Oliver,Katerin,and Siobahn,make an unforgetable team. Luthien's war tactics and physical strength make the action more intensified. This series would be a good movie. I hope it does.

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Summary: good but not great
Review: R.A. Salvator weaves a stunning tale of war and the heroics therein. Tied in with a tale of true love pulling through the tough times in life. He could however have done things differently to make this book better. I recommend this book to anyone.

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Summary: Luthien's Gamble
Review: R.A. Salvatore proves with this book that he was, at the time, running short on original ideas. Drizzt is my favorite character of all time, so I am fully aware of Salvatore's talents, but this book is lacking - much like the others in the series. For starters, there are just TOO many similarities to Tolkien to be ignored - the names Luthien and Eriador have been ripped right out of Middle-earth. The battle with the dragon is clearly the confrontation between Smaug and Bilbo modified to fit into Salvatore's story. And lastly, the character Brind'Amore, though a decent character, seems very much akin to Gandalf and therefore lacks in originality. The two major things that make this book worth reading, however, are Salvatore's trademark action scenes and the wonderful "highway-halfling," Oliver De'Burrows. But if you haven't read any of the Drizzt books, read them instead.

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Summary: Potential not fully developed
Review: The book will not be enough to satisfy "veteran readers" of fantasy. There are several parts rather predictable. But then again, the events in both "Sword of Bedwyr" and "Luthien's Gamble" parallel somewhat to the tale of William Wallace (of whose accounts were "bastardise" in the movie "Braveheart"). The maps and the backgrounds and events of Eriador, Avon and Gascon resemble those of Scotland, England and France respectively. However, don't expect the same events, the Crimson Shadow is in its own world, not ours.