Starlight Enclave
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：R.A. Salvatore
- ISBN：B08MFJSKKY
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Reviews
Mike
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Overall this is a thoroughly enjoyable novel with some caveats。 Drizzt's portion in the book is minimal and is a lengthy series of philosophical/theological/metaphysical conversations with several different character。 I these portions interesting if not the most thrilling reading。 Second， and perhaps most important to me， THE BOOK ENDS ON A CLIFFHANGER。 Overall this is a thoroughly enjoyable novel with some caveats。 Drizzt's portion in the book is minimal and is a lengthy series of philosophical/theological/metaphysical conversations with several different character。 I these portions interesting if not the most thrilling reading。 Second， and perhaps most important to me， THE BOOK ENDS ON A CLIFFHANGER。 。。。more
Bob/Sally
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Even though my last adventure with Drizzt Do'Urden in The Sundering was an experience best left forgotten， I stumbled across an article last month where R。A。 Salvatore was talking about race in The Forgotten Realms， and how he was addressing its implied racism in The Way of the Drow， and I let my curiosity get the better of me。 Starlight Enclave was a solid read。 Clearly， I've missed a lot， not having read Companions Codex， Homecoming， or Generations， and that led to some early confusion， but I Even though my last adventure with Drizzt Do'Urden in The Sundering was an experience best left forgotten， I stumbled across an article last month where R。A。 Salvatore was talking about race in The Forgotten Realms， and how he was addressing its implied racism in The Way of the Drow， and I let my curiosity get the better of me。 Starlight Enclave was a solid read。 Clearly， I've missed a lot， not having read Companions Codex， Homecoming， or Generations， and that led to some early confusion， but I was able to catch up pretty quickly and get into the flow of the story。 That flow was responsible for my first positive impression of the story， feeling much more like a story Salvatore was excited to tell， as opposed to one he had to tell for the sake of a new rules system。 As I read， it was clear the characters changed considerably over those unread trilogies - accepting Jarlaxle & Artemis Entreri as heroes was tough - but none more so than Drizzt。 He's older and wiser， a far different character than I remember， and yet he still maintains the philosophical bent that always made him so intriguing。 That was my second positive impression of the story， slipping so easily back into those issues of ethics and morality， questioning things like assumptions about the 'monstrous' races。Where I stumbled a bit was with the narrative focus， which largely relegated Drizzt to the role of side-character。 He was always the appeal in these stories， and I wanted more of not just him， but his interactions with the likes of Catti-brie， Regis， Bruenor， and Wulfgar。 They're all fine characters on their own， and I liked what Salvatore has done with Jarlaxle and Catti-brie here， but they're not who I wanted to carry the story。 That said， their Arctic quest is a worthy one， with enough obstacles and twists to keep the story moving forward。I don't know that I'll continue with the trilogy， but I'm certainly feeling better about the literary legacy of Drizzt and the companions than I was with my last read。 。。。more
Edward Silverman
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Thank you to Netgalley and Harper Voyager for an e-copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review。 This book surprised me， in a good way from the start， since I thought the Drizzt stories may have been over。 Minor spoiler-they are not， though this book was more about his companions than him。 Salvatore is great at making something he has been doing for 30 plus years feel fresh by examining well-defined characters in new environments。 He has set up redemption arcs for characters， had c Thank you to Netgalley and Harper Voyager for an e-copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review。 This book surprised me， in a good way from the start， since I thought the Drizzt stories may have been over。 Minor spoiler-they are not， though this book was more about his companions than him。 Salvatore is great at making something he has been doing for 30 plus years feel fresh by examining well-defined characters in new environments。 He has set up redemption arcs for characters， had characters develop and grow， and， as he has feinted at in the past， even set up the ability for a species/race， for lack of a better term， to have a chance at redemption。 This book puts Cattie Brie， Jarlaxle， Zaknafein， and Entreri in a part of the world that the book hasn't visited before， and introduces characters that call into question the relationship between Lolth and the drow in Menzobarranzan。 I do not want to say more than that， at the risk of spoiling， but even so， the journey-both via action and character development， is worth the read。 There are new types of enemies， but， more importantly， there is a new type of ally that causes the reader to think more about the issue of identity and belonging， and innate nature that the series has touched on in the past。 These are serious themes in a book that can also be entertaining at a pure bubble-gum level， but， looking back， were present from the very beginning （adoption of Wulfgar， CattieBrie， Drizzt emerging from the underdark）。 So in this way， the reader can appreciate the maturity of the author and how his ability to weave this into the story results in a larger impact now than 30 years ago。 Obviously， any fans of the series should read this， as should anyone who enjoys Dungeons and dragons。 BUt even though this is far from the first book in the series-I think people may be able to pick it up and enjoy it even IF it is the first one of the series they've read。 The backstory wont' make a ton of sense， but it may be worth a shot-so people shouldn't think they need to read the entire back catalog to pick this up。 They will want to afterward， though， I bet。 Highly recommend 。。。more
Nicholas Stephen
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It's July 24。 How are people rating this book when it hasn't come out yet？ 4。6 stars huh？ It's July 24。 How are people rating this book when it hasn't come out yet？ 4。6 stars huh？ 。。。more
Sarah-Grace （Azrael865）
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R。 A。 Salvatore does it again。 This new chapter in the continuing adventures of Drizzt and his friends is a period of apprehensive waiting。 What will come of the revelations about the true history of Menzoberranzan？ The foundations of everything the Underdark Drow believe about themselves and Lolth have been called a lie and challenged。 Jarlaxle believes there will be a costly Civil War and enlists Zaknafein， Entreri and Cattie-Brie to join him on a quest。 He believes Doum'wielle can be recovere R。 A。 Salvatore does it again。 This new chapter in the continuing adventures of Drizzt and his friends is a period of apprehensive waiting。 What will come of the revelations about the true history of Menzoberranzan？ The foundations of everything the Underdark Drow believe about themselves and Lolth have been called a lie and challenged。 Jarlaxle believes there will be a costly Civil War and enlists Zaknafein， Entreri and Cattie-Brie to join him on a quest。 He believes Doum'wielle can be recovered from her banishment in the far north and used as an ally in the upcoming conflict。 As they continue in their arctic quest things begin to go wrong for the group。 Day seems to never end。 Their sense of direction is completely befuddled as the sun seems to be cirling them instead rising and setting。 It is growing colder and their enchantments are failing to protect them。 Even Jarlaxle's famous bag of tricks starts to fall short。 Finally they discover even Cattie-Brie's magic has failed them。 Still Jarlaxle stubbornly insists they must continue leaving his companions wonder what he knows that he hasn't told them。Drizzt is left behind during this quest to the north because he is dealing with his own internal struggles。 After his transcendence he is finding it difficult to feel any desire or urgency to participate in the battles of his friends。 If everything is fleeting， temporary and just a small part in a bigger universe then why fight？ He takes Brie， his and Cattie-Brie's daughter， with him to visit Grand Master Kane for some guidance。 His journey so far is secondary to that of Jarlaxle's band， but both story lines promise to be extremely interesting and I can't wait for the next book in this new trilogy。 Thank you to Harper Voyager and Netgalley for the opportunity to read the e-ARC of Starlight Enclave。 。。。more
Gregg Buford
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I thought with last series the adventures of Drizzt were over but then saw that he this series coming out。 Couldn't have been happier with another series。 This is another one where Drizzt is really still trying to figure out his own purpose and his very nature。 This is not favorite thing with all the introspection but the story so far focuses more on the other characters。 We have the action which is what I really like and the various forms of magic and tools。 So many creatures and demons and stu I thought with last series the adventures of Drizzt were over but then saw that he this series coming out。 Couldn't have been happier with another series。 This is another one where Drizzt is really still trying to figure out his own purpose and his very nature。 This is not favorite thing with all the introspection but the story so far focuses more on the other characters。 We have the action which is what I really like and the various forms of magic and tools。 So many creatures and demons and stuff as usual as well。 This was a fun read overall just like most of the previous books。 They are an easy read for me and even with some of the heavier direction he tries to do sometimes that is still not so complicated that it makes wonder how smart or stupid you are trying to understand the ideas of the story。 There are some twists and turns that I like and he set up things for the next book at the end。 Hope to see more Drizzt in that one though。 The wild adventures continue。 。。。more
John Hayes
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If you love Salvatore and his Drizzt novels this one does not disappoint。 It throws several curveballs and keeps you intrigued from start to finish。 The new Aevendrow are possibly my new favorite Drow。 Read it and you will see why。
Adam Fisher
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