Starlight Enclave: A Novel
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Summary
From New York Times bestselling author R。 A。 Salvatore comes a new trilogy and adventure of Drizzt and fantasy’s beloved characters from Dungeons & Dragons’ Forgotten Realms。
After the settling dust of the demon uprising and two years of peace， rumblings from the Menzoberranzan drow have Jarlaxle nervous。 Worried his allies may be pulled into a Civil War between the great Houses， he is eager to ensure Zaknafein is armed with weapons befitting his skill， including one in particular: Khazid’hea。 A powerful artifact， the sword known as “Cutter” has started wars， corrupted its users， and spilled the blood of many， many people。 Nonetheless—or maybe because of that—the rogue Jarlaxle and a small group of friends will go on an expedition looking for the weapon’s last wielder， Doum’wielle， in the freezing north， for she may be the key to unlocking the sword’s potential…and perhaps the key to preventing the bloodshed looming over the Underdark。
And as they explore the top of the world， Drizzt is on a journey of his own—both spiritual and physical。 He wants to introduce his daughter Brie to Grandmaster Kane and the practices that have been so central to his beliefs。 But， having only recently come back from true transcendence， the drow ranger is no longer sure what his beliefs mean anymore。 He is on a path to determining the future， not just for his family， but perhaps the entire northlands of the Realms themselves。
Two different roads。 On one， Jarlaxle and Zaknefein are on a quest to find pieces that could offer salvation to Menzoberranzan。 On the other， Drizzt seeks answers that could offer salvation to not just his soul， but all souls。
And no matter the outcome of either journey， the Realms will never be the same again。
After the settling dust of the demon uprising and two years of peace， rumblings from the Menzoberranzan drow have Jarlaxle nervous。 Worried his allies may be pulled into a Civil War between the great Houses， he is eager to ensure Zaknafein is armed with weapons befitting his skill， including one in particular: Khazid’hea。 A powerful artifact， the sword known as “Cutter” has started wars， corrupted its users， and spilled the blood of many， many people。 Nonetheless—or maybe because of that—the rogue Jarlaxle and a small group of friends will go on an expedition looking for the weapon’s last wielder， Doum’wielle， in the freezing north， for she may be the key to unlocking the sword’s potential…and perhaps the key to preventing the bloodshed looming over the Underdark。
And as they explore the top of the world， Drizzt is on a journey of his own—both spiritual and physical。 He wants to introduce his daughter Brie to Grandmaster Kane and the practices that have been so central to his beliefs。 But， having only recently come back from true transcendence， the drow ranger is no longer sure what his beliefs mean anymore。 He is on a path to determining the future， not just for his family， but perhaps the entire northlands of the Realms themselves。
Two different roads。 On one， Jarlaxle and Zaknefein are on a quest to find pieces that could offer salvation to Menzoberranzan。 On the other， Drizzt seeks answers that could offer salvation to not just his soul， but all souls。
And no matter the outcome of either journey， the Realms will never be the same again。
Reviews
Gay
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What an amazing story！New adventures。。。 fast paced and a totally unexpected ending。。。 can't hardly wait for the next book in the series。 There are going to be a lot of changes for the drow， I do believe！ What an amazing story！New adventures。。。 fast paced and a totally unexpected ending。。。 can't hardly wait for the next book in the series。 There are going to be a lot of changes for the drow， I do believe！ 。。。more
Maleesha
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It's good to see the gang again。 I'm so glad that Dnd are moving away from the thing where they make an entire race evil。 Jarlaxle and Zak remain some of my favorite characters and Cattie Brie has a bit more spotlight。 I'm a little disappointed in the small amount of Drizzt and baby Brie I got in this book though。 Hopefully that changes in the sequel。 It's good to see the gang again。 I'm so glad that Dnd are moving away from the thing where they make an entire race evil。 Jarlaxle and Zak remain some of my favorite characters and Cattie Brie has a bit more spotlight。 I'm a little disappointed in the small amount of Drizzt and baby Brie I got in this book though。 Hopefully that changes in the sequel。 。。。more
Michael Tharp
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Peace settles in the regions of Luskan and Waterdeep。 However， after the so called heretical acts of house Baenre， civil unrest brews in the underdark city of Menzoberanozan。 Jarlaxle is nervous。 That has Cattie-brie worried。 Never， has the smooth talking rogue ever been so rattled。 Worried， but intrigued she agrees to go along on a quest to find a long lost daughter of house Barrison Del’Armgo that could put an end to the civil war and rid the city of Lolth’s influence forever。 Drizzt takes Peace settles in the regions of Luskan and Waterdeep。 However， after the so called heretical acts of house Baenre， civil unrest brews in the underdark city of Menzoberanozan。 Jarlaxle is nervous。 That has Cattie-brie worried。 Never， has the smooth talking rogue ever been so rattled。 Worried， but intrigued she agrees to go along on a quest to find a long lost daughter of house Barrison Del’Armgo that could put an end to the civil war and rid the city of Lolth’s influence forever。 Drizzt takes a back seat in this story and is relegated to “house dad” watching he， and Cattie Brie’s， daughter。 Yet， his philosophical and religious discussion with the psionic master Kimmuriel make for some of the best moments that I would put on par with Joseph Campbell。 Fear not though。 The action is still there as Cattie， Jarlaxle， Zaknafei ， and Artemis Entreri take off to the spine of of the world that makes for a wonderful Artic adventure， where they find a veritable paradise。 This is a fantasy novel for adults。 A beautiful tale of adventure but with enough intellectual substance that make you want to put it next to Kierkegard， and Socrates。 。。。more
JM
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The story takes a bit to really get started， since there's a lot of setup until the small expedition comprised of Jarlaxle， Zaknafein， Entreri and Catti-Brie makes its way to the really far north in search of a former wielder of the sword Cutter but also an additional secret objective Jarlaxle didn't mention， but once you get there it becomes really interesting。The parts with Drizzt and his constant navel-gazing as he makes his way to Grandmaster Kane's monastery with his two-year-old daughter w The story takes a bit to really get started， since there's a lot of setup until the small expedition comprised of Jarlaxle， Zaknafein， Entreri and Catti-Brie makes its way to the really far north in search of a former wielder of the sword Cutter but also an additional secret objective Jarlaxle didn't mention， but once you get there it becomes really interesting。The parts with Drizzt and his constant navel-gazing as he makes his way to Grandmaster Kane's monastery with his two-year-old daughter were boring as fuck， so I'm glad that they were comparatively brief and the novel， much like most of the previous trilogy， didn't focus much on him。 The only interesting bits were his discussions with Kimmuriel Oblodra and Dab'nay Tr'arach about faith and the afterlife。Much to my surprise， my wish from the previous trilogy got granted in that early in the novel we get a scene where Zaknafein and Dab'nay interact but， more to my surprise， they act like they see each other as merely acquaintances and barely acknowledge each other， which was a disappointment since I was hoping they'd pick up their relationship from back in Menzoberranzan now that they're free to do whatever they want。I did really enjoy how the upcoming Drow civil war for the soul of Menzoberranzan that resulted from the events of the previous trilogy ties directly with the main plot of Jarlaxle's quest to track down a rumored city of non-Lolthian Drow in the arctic and how the author proceeds to describe this astoundingly different Drow society that evolved on its own beyond Lolth's grasp。I'll definitely read the future sequels in this series and they'll hopefully retain their focus on the more interesting characters and not on boring-ass Gary Stu old man Drizzt。 。。。more
Christine
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I never have anything bad to say about RA Salvatore's Drizzt Series。 There is so much growth in the characters and so much wisdom in the monologues。 This book does not disappoint。 I never have anything bad to say about RA Salvatore's Drizzt Series。 There is so much growth in the characters and so much wisdom in the monologues。 This book does not disappoint。 。。。more
Anthony Fratto
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There was a lot of talk about this book before it was even released， which confuses me because how can anyone talk about a book that they have not read yet？ In any event， I have reading R。A。 Salvatore's books for over 30 years now， for as long as he has been writing。 This book is as every bit good as any other book he has written。 He stayed true to the legend of Drizzt， his attitudes about other races and his belief system。 Cata-brie as well as Drizzt have grown and expanded their world and life There was a lot of talk about this book before it was even released， which confuses me because how can anyone talk about a book that they have not read yet？ In any event， I have reading R。A。 Salvatore's books for over 30 years now， for as long as he has been writing。 This book is as every bit good as any other book he has written。 He stayed true to the legend of Drizzt， his attitudes about other races and his belief system。 Cata-brie as well as Drizzt have grown and expanded their world and life views， but they have remained true to them selves。 There is nothing shocking about how these characters have developed， in fact if anything， what is revealed in this book is what was expected。 SPOILER ALERTWhat this book does reveal that was a little bit of a shock is that there are other drow who live in the Northern reaches of Toril who are not Evil and who live in peace among other races。 Orcs， Dwarves， Humans， Elves and Drow all living together， co-operating and working toward the greater good for their community。 All of whom are of a good nature。 They are accepting of each other and of other races， and worship goodly Gods。 。。。more
SENIN BIN AMAK
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Simply love this book！ Another awesome story from RA Salvatore。 Can't wait for the next one。Have read every book from this author。 In fact several times for some of them。 Simply awesome for those who loves fantasy books。 Simply love this book！ Another awesome story from RA Salvatore。 Can't wait for the next one。Have read every book from this author。 In fact several times for some of them。 Simply awesome for those who loves fantasy books。 。。。more
Jānis Peisenieks
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A classic Salvatore book！As usual - starts slow， expands into awesomeness， and finishes with you looking up when the next "fix" will be released。 A classic Salvatore book！As usual - starts slow， expands into awesomeness， and finishes with you looking up when the next "fix" will be released。 。。。more
Jaiden Stephenson
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Simply Great。Salvatore keeps you spell bound from beginning to end。 This is a great continuation to the epic adventures of Drizzt and the Companions。
Aristotle
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The Search for the Lost City of DrowlantisEvery sword fight I think"My name is Inigo Montoya。 You killed my father。 Prepare to die"This was a good adventure。 Jarlaxle， Catti-Brie， Zaknafein and Artemis set off to search for Doum'wielle who was banished to the ends of the world and to search for a fabled Drow lost city， Jarlaxle's secret。Drizzt was to busy melting his physical body into everythingness， becoming a part of all that is around him and changing his daughters diapers to accompany his w The Search for the Lost City of DrowlantisEvery sword fight I think"My name is Inigo Montoya。 You killed my father。 Prepare to die"This was a good adventure。 Jarlaxle， Catti-Brie， Zaknafein and Artemis set off to search for Doum'wielle who was banished to the ends of the world and to search for a fabled Drow lost city， Jarlaxle's secret。Drizzt was to busy melting his physical body into everythingness， becoming a part of all that is around him and changing his daughters diapers to accompany his wife， father and friends。 Thanks Drizzt。 Stay warm。The Callidaeans， the lost city of the Drow our secret， are a strange motley crew。 The rugby game mixed with fight club was a blast。 "You cannot bite， kick the head of a fallen player， and you cannot gouge the eyes with a finger。 A knuckle yes。 Oh， and you cannot grasp and twist the genitals of a man。"Let the games of Callidae begin！ The Callidaeans are a strange people。Ends with a major cliffhanger。 Remember what happened to Han Solo at the end of The Empire Strikes Back。 Kylo Ren killing Han Solo is still difficult to watch。 。。。more
Lanzz
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* Selesai juga akhirnya baca buku ke-34 （latest） dalam siri 'The legend of Drizzt'。 Ambil masa dari 20/5 - 13/8/2021 utk baca semua 34 buku。 Pergh。。。Salah satu novel dari universe Forgotten Realms （juga siri game Dungeons & Dragons）， antara siri novel fantasi yg terkenal dan banyak peminatnya。 Merupakan buku pertama dalam trilogi 'The Way of the Drow' - menyambung kisah pengembaraan Drizzt Do'Urden dan rakan-rakannya。 Juga merupakan buku ke-34 （ter-latest） dalam siri 'The legend of Drizzt'。 Buku * Selesai juga akhirnya baca buku ke-34 （latest） dalam siri 'The legend of Drizzt'。 Ambil masa dari 20/5 - 13/8/2021 utk baca semua 34 buku。 Pergh。。。Salah satu novel dari universe Forgotten Realms （juga siri game Dungeons & Dragons）， antara siri novel fantasi yg terkenal dan banyak peminatnya。 Merupakan buku pertama dalam trilogi 'The Way of the Drow' - menyambung kisah pengembaraan Drizzt Do'Urden dan rakan-rakannya。 Juga merupakan buku ke-34 （ter-latest） dalam siri 'The legend of Drizzt'。 Buku kali ini bagai satu pembaharuan bagi siri ni， lebih menghiburkan berbanding buku2 sebelumnya。 Watak2 utama yg dijadikan 'traveling companion' tak terjangka， dan memberikan suatu yg baru pada jalan cerita。 Jalan ceritanya juga straight forward dan tidak bosan。 Penamatnya pula tergantung， kena tunggu buku ke-2 dan ke-3。Novel ni mengisahkan tentang Jarlaxle， Zaknafein， Catti-Brie， dan Artemis Entreri yang mengembara ke pergunungan salji di utara untuk mencari Doum’wielle， dalam usaha untuk mencari jalan mengelakkan perang saudara di Menzoberranzan。 Di sana， mereka telah menemui bandar rahsia yg dihuni Aevendrow， satu komuniti dark elf yg tidak jahat dan hidup secara aman dengan kaum2 lain。 Sub-plot pula mengisahkan tentang pengembaraan Drizzt dan anaknya， Brie-Zara ke Damara untuk melawat Grandmaster Kane， guru Drizzt。。。 。。。more
Ty
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I've read a lot of Salvatore and am thankful for him and his books。 That being said can't say I love how somber he makes Drizzt these days and though he's probably bored of writing about him I'd rather Drizzt have a more prominent role。 Also would love my fantasy books not to have real world politics in them but oh well that's the way of the world now。 I've read a lot of Salvatore and am thankful for him and his books。 That being said can't say I love how somber he makes Drizzt these days and though he's probably bored of writing about him I'd rather Drizzt have a more prominent role。 Also would love my fantasy books not to have real world politics in them but oh well that's the way of the world now。 。。。more
Matt
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Starlight Enclave ReviewStarlight Enclave is book 37 in this super long running series and really felt like a return to form for the most part。Takes place about two years after the last book， we see Cattie Brie， Jarlaxle， Entreri and Zak off on an adventure into the far north in search of Doum’Wielle。Don’t remember who Doum’Wielle is？ Good， Neither did I。 Thanks Google。Concurrently， Drizzt takes his daughter to visit the monastery and meet Grand Master Kane。In the background we start to see hint Starlight Enclave ReviewStarlight Enclave is book 37 in this super long running series and really felt like a return to form for the most part。Takes place about two years after the last book， we see Cattie Brie， Jarlaxle， Entreri and Zak off on an adventure into the far north in search of Doum’Wielle。Don’t remember who Doum’Wielle is？ Good， Neither did I。 Thanks Google。Concurrently， Drizzt takes his daughter to visit the monastery and meet Grand Master Kane。In the background we start to see hints of a revolution beginning in Menzoberranzan。 Many of our characters are trying to decide if they are joining it。I want to go ahead and get the negatives out of the way first。If you are reading this book strictly because you love the main character， prepare to be dissapointed。 For the 4th book or so in a row， he is almost non existent。 He first tells us that he is struggling to care about almost anything since his transcendence。 And then precedes to whine about the gods and religion for the entire book。 Remember when he used to just ponder this stuff in his journal entries？I disliked almost every chapter that was centered around him in this book， except when he was doing dad things with his daughter， as a father myself I was able to relate to them and it was great。I’ve always read these novels similarly to watching an 80’s action flick。 Bobs strength has always been having great characters and then throwing them into intense situations where they mostly need to use their skill in combat to escape。It’s like having a book series about Rambo， but in the 4th movie instead of slaughtering things with a minigun he decides to take up knitting instead。A few other characters also had moments where I thought to myself， would they actually do that？ But it was pretty minor and didn’t really bother me much。Surprisingly， Cattie Brie is a character I haven’t really ever considered to be more than average， but she rocked it this book。 I enjoyed almost every chapter that was in her POV and I loved the buildup of her relationship with both Zak and Entreri in this book。In fact the whole adventure that her， Zak， Entreri and Jarlaxle go on was super good and a big return to the olden days of the series。 Back then a lot of the books were centered around the adventure， and traveling to unknown places。 This book had that in spades。I also thoroughly enjoyed the place they travel to， I thought the people they met and the experiences they had there were a joy to read about。 I really hope to see a few more stories centered around this location。However， be prepared for a huge cliffhanger， this book is most definitely setting us up for the next book in the trilogy。Even though it may seem like I complained a lot， this was honestly one of the best books in the series in a good while。 It would have been an easy 5 star rating from me if I wouldn’t have hated the main characters POV chapters so much。 So I’m giving it a healthy 4。Enjoy :P 。。。more
Aveline Reynard
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5/5 starsI enjoyed this so much more than I thought I would。 Genuinely a super fun read with some new and interesting lore about the drow that's working to just generally be Better about things。 Also， as a Jarlaxle fan， I was super happy with his current arc and development。 5/5 starsI enjoyed this so much more than I thought I would。 Genuinely a super fun read with some new and interesting lore about the drow that's working to just generally be Better about things。 Also， as a Jarlaxle fan， I was super happy with his current arc and development。 。。。more
Kyle
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I honestly don't know how Salvatore does it。 Book after book， he churns out interesting stories and ways to keep me coming back。 Starlight Enclave picks up almost immediately after Relentless （what's a time skip of 2 years to a drow？） and immediately throws us into the thick of it regarding the unrest and strife that has grown from within the Drow of Menzoberranzan。 Lolthian faith has been shaken in some， while others scream heresy and demand justice in the eyes of the Spider Queen。 This both is I honestly don't know how Salvatore does it。 Book after book， he churns out interesting stories and ways to keep me coming back。 Starlight Enclave picks up almost immediately after Relentless （what's a time skip of 2 years to a drow？） and immediately throws us into the thick of it regarding the unrest and strife that has grown from within the Drow of Menzoberranzan。 Lolthian faith has been shaken in some， while others scream heresy and demand justice in the eyes of the Spider Queen。 This both is and is not the main focus of the book， as our story does not take our heroes to the Underdark， but yet the troubles in the City of Spiders is in the forefront of their minds。Drizzt kind of takes on the role of a side character in this book （akin to the book mainly about Wulfgar） as most of the focus shifts to Jarlaxle and his quest to rescue Doum'wielle。The parts that do focus on Drizzt， however， reveal a growing number of Drow who have felt as he has， and in essence walk the same path he does - following in his footsteps as someone who escaped the clutches of the Spider Queen， essentially。 Mostly though， this story focuses on Jarlaxle and his traveling companions - Zak， Cattie-brie， and Entreri （who I am still getting used to not being an enemy） - trekking through the frozen North - further North than Icewind Dale - in search of a Drow who may help turn the tide in Menzoberranzan and prevent thousands of "heretics" from dying for renouncing Lolth。The introduction of a new group of Drow - the Aevendrow - was smoothly done and a brilliant change made to the world。 To begin the process of showing that not all races of beings are evil - with exceptions such as Drizzt - is a nice breath of fresh air that gives more meaning to the world and removes the notion that an entire race is evil just because they are。These revelations are happening slowly - the people of Luskan taking to Bregan D'aerthe， Cattie-brie meeting kind， goodly orc-kind， Drizzt reaching new levels of understanding with Kimmuriel and others of Bregan D'aerthe， Bruenor beginning to forge weapons and armor for the Menzoberranzanean Drow determined to decry and turn away from Lolth - are all slow changes that are not enough to truly turn the page on this new chapter of Toril， but they are a start。Starlight Enclave has begun to turn the page， and the rest of this trilogy may do just that。 I am excited to see where this story will take us， and the growth we will see from our heroes as they continue the journey and try to help others break free from Lolth's clutches。 。。。more
J。 Griff
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This series is still one of my favourite series。 With that said I did enjoy the overall story with the start of a new trilogy。 The character growth & changes with Zaknafein & Artemis Entreri are an astounding ones。 I do miss Wulfgar & Regis， Wulfgar seems to have been moved back to a support role as I'm not sure if he was mentioned more than once or twice through out the book。 Drizzt himself was pushed back to being a secondary plot for about 2/3 of the book before completely disappearing。 I did This series is still one of my favourite series。 With that said I did enjoy the overall story with the start of a new trilogy。 The character growth & changes with Zaknafein & Artemis Entreri are an astounding ones。 I do miss Wulfgar & Regis， Wulfgar seems to have been moved back to a support role as I'm not sure if he was mentioned more than once or twice through out the book。 Drizzt himself was pushed back to being a secondary plot for about 2/3 of the book before completely disappearing。 I did enjoy the philosophical discussions between Drizzt & Kimmuriel。 I know that Salvatore has decided to address & alter the monstrous ideations of what it is to be Drow。 Which I'm just not sure if I have a true opinion on this subject， as I know that characters need to grow & change or become stagnant， but its this change of a race being altered due to politics？ I will continue to keep reading Drizzt as long as Bob keep writing them。 I do long for a simpler story with fewer characters。 。。。more
Glenn ReDavid Jr
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I’ll write a more in-depth review soon but I wanted to say this was one of the best Drizzt novels I’ve read & I’ve read them all。 It’s a return to form for R。A Salvatore。 I liked the last few Drizzt novels but they were missing something when compared to the earlier novels。 Not so with this one。 I absolutely loved this novel & can’t wait to the next one。
H。 P。
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Tolkien was my real gateway into fantasy。 But like a lot of kids in the 80s and 90s， a huge part of my fantasy reading was devoted to D&D tie-in novels。 Outside of the Dragonlance Chronicles， R。A。 Salvatore was the king of the tie-in novel， and he created what has to be THE marquee D&D tie-in character， Drizzt Do’Urden。 Drizzt spawned a small publishing empire of his own。 I was never a Drizzt fanboy， but I read a bunch of the earlier Drizzt books and even non-D&D fantasy by Salvatore like The Sw Tolkien was my real gateway into fantasy。 But like a lot of kids in the 80s and 90s， a huge part of my fantasy reading was devoted to D&D tie-in novels。 Outside of the Dragonlance Chronicles， R。A。 Salvatore was the king of the tie-in novel， and he created what has to be THE marquee D&D tie-in character， Drizzt Do’Urden。 Drizzt spawned a small publishing empire of his own。 I was never a Drizzt fanboy， but I read a bunch of the earlier Drizzt books and even non-D&D fantasy by Salvatore like The Sword of Bedwyr。 The Drizzt stories somehow soldiered on without my $8， and The Legend of Drizzt superseries is at 37 books， I think， with this latest entry。 So parachuting in with book #37 is a bit of a leap but not completely crazy， and I have fond memories of the early books （especially The Crystal Shard）， so when offered an ARC of Starlight Enclave I gladly said yes。Unsurprisingly， that context matters a lot。 If you have already read all 36 previous Drizzt books， of course you are going to read this one。 If you haven’t read any Drizzt books， of course you wouldn’t start here。 If you walk in with some context but not full knowledge， like me， you can enjoy this book but there are downsides too。 Drizzt sells books， so he gets his picture （maybe） and his name on the cover， but this isn’t really a Drizzt book。 The tension between feature Drizzt to sell books and Salvatore really wanting to tell another story creates some issues。 The pacing early gets bogged down by Drizzt presence despite his plot irrelevance。 It gets better as the book progresses。 Drizzt steadily gets fewer and fewer pages， with his presence eventually being distilled down to philosophical ruminations。 Which are his real role here， and they do play an important role setting up I assume will be a grand theme of the new trilogy。 Another major issue is how Salvatore presents the other characters。 His approach reminds me a lot of what Kevin Anderson did in The Dark Between the Stars， another series starter that really continues a prior series。 Neither tries to introduce characters in the way a first book would， instead opting to just sort of tell us what they have been up to。 It probably works fine for readers of the earlier work， but it doesn’t hook a reader walking in already invested in the characters （or even one whose investment has just waned from long neglect）。The plot involves both a book-level quest and the setup for what I assume is a series-level conflict。 The latter gets limited development but has immense potential。 A cadre of drow are convinced that the drow of Menzoberranzan are not inherently evil but rather live in an evil society due to the baleful influence of the chaotic evil spider goddess Lloth。 And they are willing to start a civil war to prove it。 （Whether a race in inherently evil is an important philosophical and practical debate among the characters themselves and could prove a very rich theme if done well。）The book-level quest is to what must be the planet’s north pole to rescue a half-moon elf/half-drow magically flung there。 You can tell this isn’t Drizzt’s book because he isn’t in the quest party。 It instead consists of Catti-Brie （now married to Drizzt and a cleric）， the roguish drow Jarlaxle， Drizzt’s dad Zaknafein， and the assassin Artemis Entreri （now a good guy， apparently）。 I don’t want to spoil things， but the quest turns into a very good Lost World story。My views on Salvatore’s storytelling haven’t really changed: I like but don’t love it。 The main thing he has working against him these days is greater competition。 I have simply been exposed to far more really， really good fantasy than I had twenty-five years ago。 Setting aside the issues created by my parachuting in to the story， my real issue with this book is what I expect is a baleful influence from the D&D tie。 Too much time gets bogged down in detailed descriptions of monsters， locations， and magical items。 So， so many magical items。 （The more traditional fantasy worldbuilding when they reach the Lost World， on the other hand， I very much welcomed。）Okay， that wasn’t my final gripe。 Salvatore， for some reason， did not see fit to give us a complete book。 Instead we get most of a book that ends not with climax and denouement but instead half-climax and cliffhanger。 No。Gripes aside， I enjoyed it。 And if it hasn’t inspired me to read 2-3 dozen Drizzt books， or maybe even to finish the series， it has inspired me to reread The Crystal Shard。 。。。more
Lesley Walsh
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Another good oneI have read this series from the beginning and I have enjoyed all the books。 This set is going to great。 I cannot wait for book two
Sherry
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So freaking amazing！ I won't give spoilers， but the ending will leave you screaming！ So freaking amazing！ I won't give spoilers， but the ending will leave you screaming！ 。。。more
Amber
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This book is awesome。 I am shooting mad it had a cliff hanger。 I hope the next book comes out super soon。 I NEED more！
Thomas Gowen
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4。75 Stars very interesting plot development and looking forward to the next two books。 Will the civil war be stopped in Menzoberranzan？
Mark
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DPL
Jeff Rikard
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Salvador does it again！ Fantastic way to extend the tales of Drizzt and Companions！ Great story line and as always a fantastic tale。 I've been reading the adventures of Drizzt since '88 when I stumbled across The Crystal Shard on a new release shelf of Waldenbooks while waiting on the next Dragonlance release。 I was amazed and ensnared by Bobs creation。 So much so that I'm still reading them with the same sense of wonder at 48yrs old。 Thanks Robert for the stories and characters that have brough Salvador does it again！ Fantastic way to extend the tales of Drizzt and Companions！ Great story line and as always a fantastic tale。 I've been reading the adventures of Drizzt since '88 when I stumbled across The Crystal Shard on a new release shelf of Waldenbooks while waiting on the next Dragonlance release。 I was amazed and ensnared by Bobs creation。 So much so that I'm still reading them with the same sense of wonder at 48yrs old。 Thanks Robert for the stories and characters that have brought such joy to my life！ 。。。more
Angela
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For those hoping that this will be a Drizzt-centric book there will be some disappointment。 He's still there but not as active as in the past books。 Personally the characters of Cattie-Brie and Jarlaxle are able to hold their own as main characters and has been proven able to in the past books。 Drizzt is still there as he plays a role/has played a role in Cattie-Brie's and Jarlaxle's lives， but he's able to acknowledge that the road no longer has the same sort of pull that it used to and he's ha For those hoping that this will be a Drizzt-centric book there will be some disappointment。 He's still there but not as active as in the past books。 Personally the characters of Cattie-Brie and Jarlaxle are able to hold their own as main characters and has been proven able to in the past books。 Drizzt is still there as he plays a role/has played a role in Cattie-Brie's and Jarlaxle's lives， but he's able to acknowledge that the road no longer has the same sort of pull that it used to and he's happy being with his daughter。 There's a sense of reprieve since the last couple books have been all doom and gloom。 This book feels more like the earlier books， where the adventure has a purpose but there's a happiness at being able to see new sights and gain new experiences along the way。 Of course the Menzoberranzan stuff is lurking in the background but for now its not really active enough to do any damage from a distance。 The new setting is an interesting one and its mind boggling to think of that many people in one area considering the extremes of the environment that Jarlaxle， Cattie-Brie and others find themselves in。 The one complaint most people will probably have about this book is how it ends。 I'm usually against this type of ending and my outrage and resignation over having to wait a year or so for the next book is normally loud and my reading buddies have to hear repeats of the same rant for a while。 This time however I'm fine with it as I've got a big backlog of books to catch up on and by the time I'm done the next book should be getting published soon。 If it comes out sooner then expected I'll have to shove aside the backlog books because I really want to know what happens next。 。。。more
Brian Miller
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WowI didn’t have any idea what to expect from this continuation of the story of the companion’s of the hall but this was certainly a direction I never anticipated。 The story is compelling and interesting。 I am only disappointed that I will have to wait a year to read what happens next。
Adrian
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A contemplative Drizz't spends the adventure thinking about his place in the world， whether his place is to join the fight for Menzoberranzan （sp） or stay and protect his daughter Brie。 It's a different turn， but after the events of。。。 24 years of novels a reassessment might be important。Jarlaxle and a ragtag group， Zacknafein， Entreri， and Cattie-Brie embark on a journey north and discover a whole new world。 I love this group of characters together honestly， with fair banter between the establi A contemplative Drizz't spends the adventure thinking about his place in the world， whether his place is to join the fight for Menzoberranzan （sp） or stay and protect his daughter Brie。 It's a different turn， but after the events of。。。 24 years of novels a reassessment might be important。Jarlaxle and a ragtag group， Zacknafein， Entreri， and Cattie-Brie embark on a journey north and discover a whole new world。 I love this group of characters together honestly， with fair banter between the established characters and some growth in the relationship between Zak and Cattie-Brie。 Jarlaxle is taking the lead chasing a glimmer of hope is an interesting look。As always， the action is a highlight。 In many ways the book takes things in a lighter turn， perhaps a reprieve from the plethora of Underdark doom and gloom of this past trilogy。 If you ran the latest D&D Hardcover Rime of the Frostmaiden， you may delight in the array of enemies and the setting。 We see a glimpse of a whole new society but I want to see more before I make any decisions on them。 It ended in a cliffhanger， which is unfortunate。 But once again we'll have to wait another year and see where Salvatore will take these characters next。 。。。more
Stefan Andrei
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Getting back to the Drizzt stories every year is like visiting an old friend and reminiscing。 The Companions have been through so much that it gets rather difficult for the story to be fresh， it is however as enjoyable as ever， and more so than some of the other recent books。We have yet again a book with very very little of Drizzt himself。 He's off doing his own thing being a dad and trying to cope with transcendence or something like that。 Instead， we have a new clique of companions， going off Getting back to the Drizzt stories every year is like visiting an old friend and reminiscing。 The Companions have been through so much that it gets rather difficult for the story to be fresh， it is however as enjoyable as ever， and more so than some of the other recent books。We have yet again a book with very very little of Drizzt himself。 He's off doing his own thing being a dad and trying to cope with transcendence or something like that。 Instead， we have a new clique of companions， going off on 。。。VACATION， ahem， ADVENTURES。 Catti-brie， Jarlaxle， Entreri and Zak。 All the makings of a full utility RPG party。Less action than we were used to， with battle scenes few and far between。 However， no less fun for this fact as it seems like the world of the drow is now being expanded instead of spinning within the same circle。 I quite enjoyed that。What I also immensely enjoyed is how the racial judgement topic is weaved within the story and is one way of getting a message of benevolence across to younger readers。 I hope my own kids will be reading this series。 Predictably ending with a major cliffhanger to build off upon in the next novel in the new trilogy。 。。。more
Mike
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Overall this is a thoroughly enjoyable novel with some caveats。 Drizzt's portion in the book is minimal and turns out to be a lengthy series of philosophical/theological/metaphysical conversations with several different characters。 I thought these portions interesting if not the most thrilling reading。 The remainder of the novel was actually quite interesting and the "villain" monsters and interesting choice and something I personally haven't seen in a D&D novel。 Last， and perhaps most important Overall this is a thoroughly enjoyable novel with some caveats。 Drizzt's portion in the book is minimal and turns out to be a lengthy series of philosophical/theological/metaphysical conversations with several different characters。 I thought these portions interesting if not the most thrilling reading。 The remainder of the novel was actually quite interesting and the "villain" monsters and interesting choice and something I personally haven't seen in a D&D novel。 Last， and perhaps most important to me， THE BOOK ENDS ON A CLIFFHANGER。 。。。more
Bob/Sally
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