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Title: The Thousand Orcs (Forgotten Realms: The Hunter's Blades Trilogy, Book 1) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0786928042 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 15 October, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.29
Rating: 4
Summary: Much Better Than Paths of Darkness
Comment: After a bit of a lull with Paths of Darkness--a series only true Drizzt fans would enjoy--Salvatore does a much better job with the first book of The Hunter's Blade triology. Everything that's grand about Salvatore's writing is present: fantastic battles, great characters, and converging plots. Like many of the other reviewers I felt the Drizzt/Catti-Brie romance is dragging out incessantly. My other minor gripe is that the main characters--being the Companions of the Hall--were often less interesting than the ancillary ones. I found myself more entertained with Torgar and Pikel than I was with Catti-Brie, Wulfgar, and Drizzt. Still, the Salvatore does a great job adding depth and new twists to Bruenor and Regis.
Minor aside: this is the nicest a Drizzt book has ever looked. The borders, segment breaks, and logos are of a higher production value than previous Salvatore tomes. Great cover too!
If you've enjoyed Salvatore's previous work, but felt Paths of Darkness was under par, this book should bring him back into your favor.
Rating: 5
Summary: You gotta Love Drizzt
Comment: I was somewhat disapointed after reading Sea of Swords (the books predocessor). Yet The 1000 Orcs returned my faith in Drizzt Do'Urden books. The book did well in setting the stage for the upcomming trilogy, and made me want to read the approaching books even more. My one comment is that I would have liked to see Drizzt in a little more combat with his blades, the book set me up for far more combat then it delivered. Salvatore keeps one very special quality in mind with his characters, they are mortal and it is possible for them to die! Catti-brie wrestles with her own mortality throughout a good portion of the book (yet it isn't a dominating theme). All in all this was a great book, and once I started it I didn't put it down (read it in just about 2 days).
Rating: 4
Summary: Somewhat slow start but a great finish
Comment: Whenever an author has written an extended series of books about the same characters, there is always inclusion of a period of introduction (or reminders) of significant events. This is mainly for new readers of the series. For those who have read the previous works, this can be tedious. Such is the case for this book. However, without being cumbersome, Salvatore managed to hit the major events in the characters' lives to illuminate some of their motivations. The problem is that there are a good many characters that require this, so it seems to take a while.
As with all of the books in this series, there are great combat action sequences. The gist of the story is that there are numerous orcs and giants uniting in the north to menace the goodly races (human, dwarf, elf). This happens as the companions are returning to Mithral Hall for Bruenor to reclaim his crown. They are diverted from this course to avenge the deaths of those early victims of the orc/giant alliance. This diversion leads the companions into significant danger, with Wulfgar acting as counselor to Catti-Brie at one point. This and the event that precipitated it give some conflict and depth to her character which persists the rest of the novel. Regis continues acting contrary to his early ways, and his inner reasons for this are discussed. Drizzt, meanwhile, is Drizzt, narrating the book through section introductions. He does not play any larger a part than the other characters, though he does shine as per his usual.
There is significant inclusion of previous Salvatore characters, not only those originally from this series, as the Dwarven brothers from the Cleric Quintet appear. New characters are also introduced, on both sides of the conflict. Salvatore manages to weave political intrigue into the mix, again on both sides, to great effect.
The climactic battle of this novel occurs in the defense of a remote village against the evil hordes. This takes a good portion of the end of the novel, but it flies past. Facing insurmountable odds, the companions battle on. Humor even finds its way into the mix before all is done.
As the title of this review indicates, I thought that the book started slow, but this was mostly due to the introductory process I noted earlier. The several segregated storylines are united in the end to a satisfying conclusion. I truly think that this book will appeal to both new and established readers of the series. And trust me, you, like me, will be dismayed that another year will pass before the next book in the series is released.
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Title: Dissolution (Forgotten Realms: R.A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen, Book 1) by Richard Lee Byers ISBN: 0786927143 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Insurrection (Forgotten Realms: R.A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen, Book 2) by Thomas M. Reid ISBN: 0786927860 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Sea of Swords (Paths of Darkness) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0786927720 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Servant of the Shard (Paths of Darkness) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0786918780 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: July, 2001 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: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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