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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
Been many years since i last read this book, and i had forgotten some of the items that appeared in this book. Including one of the biggest.
I liked how this book managed to tie up the previous two trilogies - by bringing Drizzt family back into it.
I liked how this book managed to tie up the previous two trilogies - by bringing Drizzt family back into it.
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
*CONTAINS SPOILERS*
This one, surprisingly enough, was only OK. It was good, and the action was a welcome respite from the Jordan descriptions, but there wasn’t much plot. It was very simple, and served to set up the rest of the series, or so I assume. The death of Wulfgar was huge, and affects so much of the plot, and all of the characters, as did the blinding of Bruenor and the fate of Artemis Entreri, which was purposefully left vague for later stories. I was expecting, in Salvatore tradition, to have the last chapter reveal a greater and underlying sinsister plan for the rest of the series, and there it was, and Salvatore superbly knits together the Dark Elf and Icewind Dale trilogies to make a fourth series about everybody’s favorite elf. There was less philosophy from Drizzt, which is OK, but I hope that R.A. plays on the fact that Drizzt rearranged his vows by killing so many drow, as I hope that the foreshadowing of romance between Drizzt and Catti-brie won’t go unaddressed. I expect that when I read the other three, that this one will seem better; my only concern is that I didn’t pay attention to details I maybe should have…
This one, surprisingly enough, was only OK. It was good, and the action was a welcome respite from the Jordan descriptions, but there wasn’t much plot. It was very simple, and served to set up the rest of the series, or so I assume. The death of Wulfgar was huge, and affects so much of the plot, and all of the characters, as did the blinding of Bruenor and the fate of Artemis Entreri, which was purposefully left vague for later stories. I was expecting, in Salvatore tradition, to have the last chapter reveal a greater and underlying sinsister plan for the rest of the series, and there it was, and Salvatore superbly knits together the Dark Elf and Icewind Dale trilogies to make a fourth series about everybody’s favorite elf. There was less philosophy from Drizzt, which is OK, but I hope that R.A. plays on the fact that Drizzt rearranged his vows by killing so many drow, as I hope that the foreshadowing of romance between Drizzt and Catti-brie won’t go unaddressed. I expect that when I read the other three, that this one will seem better; my only concern is that I didn’t pay attention to details I maybe should have…
"But do I love her? No more than she loves me. I will admit, though, I do love the notion that I could love her, and she could love me."
Not bad. Wasn't completely engaging, but enjoyable little story...makes me want to get back to playing some D&D again. :)
Another great one by Salvatore!!!
LOVE THIS.
Spoiler Alert!
LOVE THIS.
Spoiler Alert!
Spoiler
I can't believe Salvatore kills off Wulfgar!! I honestly expected it to be Regis or something.
adventurous
fast-paced
Drizzt's past comes back to haunt him - it was fun seeing pieces of previous books return to ignite a new fight. The beginning had some troubling dynamics between the characters, and though the twist about a third of the way through the book did some work at reconciling this ugliness, I don't think it completely made up for it. Entreri's continued obsession with Drizzt was maybe a little one-dimensional and repetitive, but did serve well to introduce the upcoming conflict.
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
why was Wulfgar so sexist like from nowhere (ignoring Entreri's involvement) I felt like he'd progressed past that