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Title: The Icewind Dale Trilogy Collector's Edition (A Forgotten Realms(r) Omnibus) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0-7869-1811-X Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 01 February, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.26 (115 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: TO ME THE BEST!!!!!
Comment: To me this is absolutely, without a doubt the best series of books ever.. That isn't to be taken lightly.. I have read Tolkien (Which I loved very much), But Salvatore writes fluently. You never lose interest in his books. So far I have read the Dark Elf Trilogy, and the Icewind Dale Trilogy, and I have one book to finish in the Legacy of the Drow series. I have seen some so-so reviews on the Legacy series, but I'm still hooked. I can't wait to read the Cleric Quintet and see how he ties all the characters from the two series together in his next Drizzt series called The Underdark. And for those of you fascinated with the drow society he is beginning to release a new series based on the drow society called the War of the Spider Queen, first book called Dissolution. Can't wait to catch up.. If you really like good exciting fantasy with intersting characters and societies I also recommend Laura Resnics In Legend Born. Also an excellent read. Have fun.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great adventure
Comment: R.A. Salvatore has a way of making his characters come to life, and with the Icewind Dale trilogy, it is no exception. These books shed some more life on Drizzt, everyone's favorite dark elf. As well as his friends Bruenor, and Cattie-Brie. The three books in this series, are full of action and adventure, suspense and emotional moments. They are all great, none of them could get much better. Salvatore's writing style is great, making you see what is happening in his head, and making you lose yourself in his world.
The three books in this series, show that battle that these friends must make. Bringing in new characters like Wulfgar and Artemis, Drizzt's archenemy. Before you start this series, make sure that you read the dark elf trilogy first, just so you get what is going on. If you are a fan of fantasy, or Drizzt, this books is a must!
Rating: 1
Summary: He's a hack
Comment: Salvatore is largely, if not sing handedly, responsible for the pathetic state of fantasy these days. At one time, the genre focused on deep characters struggling through exceptional circumstances, balancing action and drama to provide insight and entertainment.
Salvatore is interested in two things: Action, and Money.
The action's there: if you like nothing more than blood, gore, and characters getting killed: look no further. Well, not *characters* getting killed, more like the characters killing the cardboard-cutout villains ad infinitum. But yeah, if you like killing, you'll like this book. And if you like this book, R.A. Salvatore likes your money.
The plot is clandestine at best. A magic crystal threatens the northlands. Enter a hero who destroys it! Book one complete. A dwarf searches for his home town. He finds it! Book two complete. One of the characters is kidnapped. He's rescued. Congrats, you've finished the trilogy. The plotline is uninspired, and the twists and subtleties that could empower it just never appear. The stories add very little to the world (Faerun being rather thoroughly developed long before Salvatore stepped onto the scene), the characters are a study in cliché.
Every now and then people defend the novels, suggesting that they portray a character both unique and interesting: Drizzt. If this were the case, I might be able to give it a two to three star rating. Sadly, Drizzt is neither unique nor interesting. He's an angst ridden fighter type who the world happens to hate because of his skin color. I mean, the parallels to American history not withstanding, I could care less.
It comes down to this: If you want to find out more about Faerun, read Spellfire (Ed Greenwood). It's a light hearted fantasy romp that moves quickly, and has more depth in the first three chapters than this entire series manages in three books. If you want to find more about Drow and Drow society, read Daughter of the Drow, by Elain Cunningham. It presents an interesting set of characters, and some insight into how a fundamentally evil society could actually function. And for the love of god, if you *really* like Drizzt, for whatever reason, and want to read about him? Read the Drow trilogy by R.A Salvatore. It's still bad, but at least it's palatable.
Suffice to say, this series is over-rated in the extreme, and a waste of your hard earned money. There's many other authors who can one up R.A Salvatore in just about every way imaginable. Even the Drizzt fan club should give this one a miss, unless they're desperate to read the "classic" where he's first introduced.
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Title: The Dark Elf Trilogy: Homeland, Exile, Sojourn (Forgotten Realms: Dark Elf Trilogy) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0786915889 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Legacy of the Drow Collector's Edition (Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0786929081 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 03 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Cleric Quintet Collector's Edition by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0786926902 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Paths of Darkness Collector's Edition (Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0786931558 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 25 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: The Thousand Orcs (Forgotten Realms: The Hunter's Blades Trilogy, Book 1) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0786929804 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 13 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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