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kenlaan 's review for:
The Ghost King
by R.A. Salvatore
Had to get around to actually writing my review before I passed the point of no return.
The 23rd (or 19th depending on how you count) book in the Legend of Drizzt, which I've mostly been reading for nostalgia and to finish a series a loved as a kid. For the most part, my memories of it haven't been tarnished, because I think I kinda knew what they were when I read them. Fun, actiony adventure fantasy books. I've definitely hit some low points (the book immediately preceding this one was notably) but for some combination of reasons, likely most of them subjective, I really enjoyed this one.
I think it was primarily due to Salvatore cashing in on the credit he's earned with all the larger-than-life characters that populate his books, with many of my favorites (Jarlaxle in particular) playing central roles and expanding on their characterization. The stakes were high and the supporting characters (Cadderly and his family) were memorable, which hasn't always been the case. Seeing Drizzt and Bruenor paired with Jarlaxle and Athrogate was a high point, along with the fact that the villain was a call-back to the very early books in the series.
I have seen and can understand some negative responses to the so it didn't bother me as much as it might've had it happened earlier in the series.
The 23rd (or 19th depending on how you count) book in the Legend of Drizzt, which I've mostly been reading for nostalgia and to finish a series a loved as a kid. For the most part, my memories of it haven't been tarnished, because I think I kinda knew what they were when I read them. Fun, actiony adventure fantasy books. I've definitely hit some low points (the book immediately preceding this one was notably) but for some combination of reasons, likely most of them subjective, I really enjoyed this one.
I think it was primarily due to Salvatore cashing in on the credit he's earned with all the larger-than-life characters that populate his books, with many of my favorites (Jarlaxle in particular) playing central roles and expanding on their characterization. The stakes were high and the supporting characters (Cadderly and his family) were memorable, which hasn't always been the case. Seeing Drizzt and Bruenor paired with Jarlaxle and Athrogate was a high point, along with the fact that the villain was a call-back to the very early books in the series.
I have seen and can understand some negative responses to the