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Title: Passage to Dawn (Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow, Book 4) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0-7869-0750-9 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 01 July, 1997 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.76 (91 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Invincible Heroes?
Comment: I've read all the stories pertaining to Drizzt and I must admit that I find "Passage to Dawn" a little dissapointing. The story in general seems a little too predictable and the heros just never seem to get hurt enough. I know Drizzt and his friends are quite capable in a fight, but c'mon...towards the end, they were just killing everything too well. Not only did they make it past over 100 worthy fiends to get to Errtu, but Regis (by himself) overcame/captured Crenshinibon?!?!? That's just a little too wild for me to believe.
Harkle and Robillard were nice additions to the story. I hope to hear more about Robilliard in future novels. The meeting of Drizzt/Catti-Brie to Cadderly/Dannica was nice. I'd like to see some more new characters created with whom Drizzt gets to interact. Any chance we can bring back Jarlaxle? I'd like to see him get fed up with Menzoberranzan and maybe come to the surface too. I'm sure his and Drizzt's paths crossing could prove quite interesting. I'm glad that Entreri wasn't in this one...Entreri is cool, but enough already...Drizzt has beaten him numerous times and we should just leave it at that
Rating: 3
Summary: Lackluster Ending
Comment: Spoiler Alert:
This book had many of the problem of the one proceeding it: characters still act a little immature, it's boring at parts, and too much silliness. (I'll never be able to get around Harkle Harpell, I don't care what happens.) Also, the superhero element took its toll as well. At the final battle, everyone was wounded in some way, but the wounds are not mentioned after the fact. All I really wanted was maybe a phrase mentioning someone favoring their right leg, or something like that, but we don't even get that much. This issue isn't exclusive to this book, either. How Drizzt got his panther back at the end was a bit far-fetched too. Also, Kierstaad's feat of retrieving Aegis-fang with no resistence seemed a bit much. And then there's Wulfgar, of course. Now, if you were to click on the "See More About Me" button and read my review of Starless Night, you'd find that I was quite upset over Artemis Entreri coming back. I said that if anything like that happened again, I would quit reading Salvatore. And I meant it. So why am I not quitting now? Because Wulfgar coming back was less contrived than what happened with Entreri. It makes more sense. First off, Wulfgar was in the grip of a yochlol when he supposedly died. It makes sense that it would have been able to take Wulfgar back to the Abyss, and thence pass him on to Lloth. You see, Wulfgar wasn't ressurected, because he never died in the first place. It's essentially the same thing that happened with Gandulug, and it's a lot more probable than what happened with Entreri in Starless Night. So I'm able to accept it. I do agree with those of you who say that his supposed death was making good character developement, but now we've got a love triangle to contend with. Still, though, Wulfgar coming back seems a bit cheap, no matter how you look at it. And I also think it's a bit of a stretch that he was able to fight right after being freed. All in all, these heroes are starting to seem untouchable, and that can take away a sense of danger, if you know that nothing really bad can ever happen to them. Bruneor even got his eye back! Ahh, shi+. And I want to take some time to bi+ch about these essays, too. In the Dark Elf Trilogy, they worked wonderfully in tandem with the story. You can tell from the beginning that the story is set in the past, and Drizzt is looking back on those events. His essays gave a good sense of reflection to the story. But in Legacy of the Drow, they're beginning to seem a bit trite. It really seems as if Salvatore is putting these essays in so that he doesn't have to put in as much character element.
That's four mediocre books now - Halfling's Gem, Starless Night, Siege of Darkness, and Passage to Dawn, which is probably the worst one. What's happened, Mr. Salvatore? Homeland and Exile were both solid gold! And Sojourn wasn't much worse. And The Legacy was up to par too. The Crystal Shard and Streams of Silver were also pretty good. That's why I'm not going to quit, not yet anyway, because I know what you're capable of! This whole series fell by the wayside. But, I think I know why - it's probably because his heart wasn't in it. The Dark Elf Trilogy was something he wanted to write. But this quartet was forced on him. It was in the middle of the Cleric Quintet that the call for more Drizzt books became overwhelming, so he said, and he was forced to write this series. No author should have to write what he doesn't want to write. I even heard that for PtD, he was given a time limit! What the hell is wrong with these people!? They ought to be flogged! Seriously, I'm not exaggerating, I honestly think that they should be flogged. No author should have to endure such degradation. But, maybe that's what he got for writing in someone else's world. Maybe that's what I get for reading such a book. But, the Dark Elf Trilogy speaks differently. After all this, though, I can certainly understand Salvatore's desire to write his Demon Wars books. (I'll be sure to check those out sometime.) Next I'm gonna try the Cleric Quintet, because he said he was pleased by it and because it seems like it was something he wanted to write. So, I guess I'll see what happens from there.
Rating: 4
Summary: A thrilling Finale to a thrilling series
Comment: This may be the last book in the series "The Legacy of the Drow", but only a turning point in Drizzts life. [...] In this book we follow Drizzt and his friends to confront the fiend and to retreive this "valuable" prize. But there is much more in store for Drizzt then he knows. The person held in the Abyss may or may not be who he thinks it is. This is a book that will change Drizzt all Drizzt novels to come.
R.A. Salvatore is very easily one of the best fantasy novelists ever to live. Drizzt is a character that we have all grown to love and with every new novel he stars in, we learn more about him and watch him change. This book is a major turning point in all the Drizzt novels, making us crave for more and to find out how things will soon turn out. Drizzt changes so much in this book, realizing what he wants and who he is. This is a thrilling finale to a thrilling series. A must read.
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Title: Siege of Darkness (Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow, Book 3) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0786901640 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 26 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Starless Night (Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow, Book 2) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 1560768800 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 01 August, 1994 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Spine of the World (Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness, Book 2) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0786914041 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 15 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Legacy (Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow, Book 1) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 1560766409 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 01 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Silent Blade (Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness, Book 1) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0786913886 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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