Rating: Summary: An Excellent middle adventure for this series... Review: After waiting with much anticipation for this book, I was not disappointed. Salvatore creates an intriguing deviation and his unique blend of battle action and saga will have you turning page after page. Salvatore's writing style can, at times, be a cold slap in the face and maybe even frustrating for some readers. But over all this trilogy is definatly positioning itself as his best work yet. Highly entertaining and recommended. Bring on "The Two Swords" !!!Justice Delivered
Rating: Summary: Good for Long-time Fans Review: Although new readers might not enjoy this novel very much, die hard fans who have read about this unusual Drow from the beginning will no doubt enjoy this story. Salvatore's work in this series seems to be losing a bit of steam, but it is a fine read and a good product of the genre.
The story is not too complicated, but there are highs and lows. Reading the other reviews will likely reveal too much about the story and take away from your enjoyment of the story. One of the reviews here on Amazon revealed a major event of the story that leaves the reader waiting for it to happen rather than being surprised.
Rating: Summary: So-So Review: Having read all the books under the drizzt name, i have to mention that this book does not pass muster. after the first two series, drizzt and his companions have become both boring and predictable, they are invincible and utterly mad, they attempt things which even in the world of fantasy fiction would have to be termed as ludicrous. The attraction of the first two series was the character building of the Drizzt 'DoUrden, the beautiful way his thoughts were projected, and i loved the philosophy of the books, but since then its been lost. What I would dearly love is a few books way in the future, when Drizzt has aged and wisened a little.
Rating: Summary: Excellent, but not among his best work Review: I am a huge fan of R.A. Salvatore's work, in fact I own copies of almost everything he has written with my favorite being anything with Drizt as well as the cleric quintet. I agree with one reviewer about the love triangle with the elf and Cattie-brie how it doesn't seem to contribute to the story as a whole thus far. That is about my only real disappointment with the whole book. Other than that, it is an excellent read.
Rating: Summary: A Fantastic Journey Review: I am currently in the middle of reading The Lone Drow and I want to say that it is one of the best books I have read within the Genre of fantasy, Every page i read brings me further into Drizzt's world and makes me not want to return to the "real World". I am looking forward to finishing it so I can be ready for when The Two swords is released in October, so I can continue in the adventures of Drizzt Do'urden.
Rating: Summary: The Lone Drow's Review Review: In his second book, Salvatore almost out done his first book. This picks up exactly where the first one left off. It is a good read and has an excellent plot. The cover on all three books are absolutely amazing.
Rating: Summary: It just keeps getting better Review: It seems like I refused to read these books for so long on the simple principle that if more than two people I knew had read them, then they must be mainstream crap. I don't believe I have ever been so horribly wrong. I almost wish that I had chosen to ignore my ego and pick up any one of these fantasy masterpieces for the ten minutes it took me to fall in love with the world and characters that Salvatore portrays so eloquently. But, if that had happened, I would have had to wait far too long for the next in a seemingly endless series of wonderfully captivating novels. This is story telling at its best. If you're a parent, take your kid out of college for a year and make all of these books required reading. I assure you he will learn more from them than he will pushing buttons on a calculator or staring at a beaker for hours on end. There is little else in literature that can be so moving and so thoroughly entertaining.
Rating: Summary: And again, and again, and again Review: Let's see... In every single book, Drizzt hasn't died, hasn't been injured, hasn't reaced a conclusion... I used to LIKE this author... And he USED to be good... but now he just uses almost the exact same storylines over and over again... don't buy this book, and you will save yourself a lot of money and boredome...
Rating: Summary: Another great read from Salvatore! Review: Salvatore keeps getting better and better along with the solid and unforgetable characters. I feel that he, second only to Lars Walker, is about the best fantasy writer out there!
Rating: Summary: R.A. Salvatore scores again with this great read Review: The Lone Drow continues R.A. Salvatores newest epic the Hunters Blades Trilogy. Those who read the first novel in this series were chomping at the bit, for this continuation. I couldn't wait to see what had happened to Bruenor, Wulfgar, Cattie Brie and especially Drizzt. Salvatore shines the spotlight on a few newer characters. Nanfoodle and Shoudra leap off the pages, as you see what an unlikely pair they make. Meanwhile Pikel and his brother dwarf step up in more of a leading role than in past books. Let's not forget about Obould Many Arrows the Orc King that has rallied thousands of Orcs and an assortment of Frost Giants and trolls to his banner. This character has developed into a real threat unlike any faced by the companions before. Drizzt finds himself battling alongside two surface elves and pondering "What if" thoughts since he believes his friends are gone. This book highlights all the passion, pain and adventure that are integral elements of Salvatores stories, and takes it to a new level. Never before has this band of heroes and their friends faced such a threat. Can they rally and win the day....we will see in next chapter......I can't wait.
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