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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Last book of the Neverwinter series.
Something like 25th or so book in the Drizzt series.
And we're back with Drizzt, Dahlia, Jarlaxle, Artemis, Ambergris and Afafrenfere. There's Effron trying to kill his mother. There's Draygo Quick trying to kill, well, everyone. There's Tiago and his drow trying to kill Drizzt. There's Drizzt still dealing with the memories of Cattie-Brie and the rest of the Companions.
If none of that made any sense to you that just means you need to read more Salvatore.
The book has a ton of action (of course, it's a Salvatore book). Great character development and growth. The book ties up a ton of loose ends that popped up during the Neverwinter series. I'm not going to mention too much about the plot because if you haven't read the first 24 books or so then it might take a while to catch you up BUT needless to say the plot is tight and fast moving.
There was never a time that I did not want to pick this up and continue my journey with Drizzt.
Good stuff - looking forward to the next book.
Something like 25th or so book in the Drizzt series.
And we're back with Drizzt, Dahlia, Jarlaxle, Artemis, Ambergris and Afafrenfere. There's Effron trying to kill his mother. There's Draygo Quick trying to kill, well, everyone. There's Tiago and his drow trying to kill Drizzt. There's Drizzt still dealing with the memories of Cattie-Brie and the rest of the Companions.
If none of that made any sense to you that just means you need to read more Salvatore.
The book has a ton of action (of course, it's a Salvatore book). Great character development and growth. The book ties up a ton of loose ends that popped up during the Neverwinter series. I'm not going to mention too much about the plot because if you haven't read the first 24 books or so then it might take a while to catch you up BUT needless to say the plot is tight and fast moving.
There was never a time that I did not want to pick this up and continue my journey with Drizzt.
Good stuff - looking forward to the next book.
Only giving this a 4 because Jarlaxle was in it.
adventurous
emotional
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As much as i loved all of the books leading up to this one, i kind of am ready for an ending to it all by now.
I decided to reread the drizzt series of books again because I noticed he released a whole bunch more. I must say I generally was not impressed with the ones he wrote from when I stopped reading until I got to this book. This one though I really enjoyed and because of it I will keep reading the story of drizzt as it keeps pulling me back in.
This book broke my heart as much as The Ghost King did.
I was nervous from the moment Dahlia put that black diamond in her ear, so it wasn't a complete shock that she was the one to 'kill' Drizzt, because we all know Drizzt would never defend himself against her. I loved that Artemis was the one that saved him, again not a shock, but very fitting. Amber could have saved him if Catti-brie's magic (or Meilikki's) hadn't have transported him to the top of Kelvin's Cairn.
It was Guen's long low moan into the night, (it's always Guen) that totally broke my heart. That was the point the tears really started to flow.
All that being said, this book didn't follow the normal rush of adventure that we expect from Drizzt's novels. Instead, everything was wrapped up in an anti-climactic way, which took the story in a different direction that I had originally expected.
At first I was disappointed that we didn't get the showdown with Effron that things seemed to be building up too, but then I really liked him as a character by the time they were in the Shadowfell, and was glad Salvatore decided to keep him around.
I, then, was eagerly anticipating the almost certain battle between Drizzt and Tiago, only to be denied that as well, but, again, I can't complain. I absolutely loved that Errtu mistakenly fought Tiago, and was banished once again cursing Drizzt's name. Although I doubt that Errtu would ever actually mistake the two, I over-looked this because of how much I appreciated the almost comedic turn of events.
There were a lot of scenes with Drizzt remembering the past, and I thoroughly enjoyed the walks down memory lane. Also, this book had to cover a lot of time, so Salvatore could set up for the release of the 5th addition. I was not aware of that during my reading, and had to look it up afterwards. It did feel a bit weird while I was reading, but now that I know the reason behind the push forward, I understand it a bit better.
Also, Artemis's character development was awesome. I think I'm ready to read another trilogy staring our favorite assassin.
I was nervous from the moment Dahlia put that black diamond in her ear, so it wasn't a complete shock that she was the one to 'kill' Drizzt, because we all know Drizzt would never defend himself against her. I loved that Artemis was the one that saved him, again not a shock, but very fitting. Amber could have saved him if Catti-brie's magic (or Meilikki's) hadn't have transported him to the top of Kelvin's Cairn.
It was Guen's long low moan into the night, (it's always Guen) that totally broke my heart. That was the point the tears really started to flow.
All that being said, this book didn't follow the normal rush of adventure that we expect from Drizzt's novels. Instead, everything was wrapped up in an anti-climactic way, which took the story in a different direction that I had originally expected.
At first I was disappointed that we didn't get the showdown with Effron that things seemed to be building up too, but then I really liked him as a character by the time they were in the Shadowfell, and was glad Salvatore decided to keep him around.
I, then, was eagerly anticipating the almost certain battle between Drizzt and Tiago, only to be denied that as well, but, again, I can't complain. I absolutely loved that Errtu mistakenly fought Tiago, and was banished once again cursing Drizzt's name. Although I doubt that Errtu would ever actually mistake the two, I over-looked this because of how much I appreciated the almost comedic turn of events.
There were a lot of scenes with Drizzt remembering the past, and I thoroughly enjoyed the walks down memory lane. Also, this book had to cover a lot of time, so Salvatore could set up for the release of the 5th addition. I was not aware of that during my reading, and had to look it up afterwards. It did feel a bit weird while I was reading, but now that I know the reason behind the push forward, I understand it a bit better.
Also, Artemis's character development was awesome. I think I'm ready to read another trilogy staring our favorite assassin.