World Famous Comics: Legacy of the Drow Collector's Edition (Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow)
Legacy of the Drow Collector's Edition (Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow)
By: R. A. Salvatore Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Wizards of the Coast Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 1088 Publication Date: January 03, 2003 Release Date: January 01, 2003
A collection of four New York Times bestselling novels by R. A. Salvatore.
The Legacy of the Drow Collector's Edition brings together four bestselling novels: The Legacy, Starless Night, Siege of Darkness, and Passage to Dawn. The adventure begins in seeming serenity as we find Drizzt Do'Urden enjoying a rare state of peace. But he did not arrive at this station without leaving powerful enemies in his wake. Lolth, the dreaded Spider Queen deity of the evil Dark Elves, counts herself among these enemies and has vowed to end the drow's idyllic days. Thus begins a severe and lasting chain of events that make these collected Forgotten Realms novels unforgettable reads.
Amazon.com Review: Think of it as an opportunity to give all those tattered old paperbacks away to younger adventurers. Just as Wizards of the Coast did with the Icewind Dale and Dark Elf trilogy hardbacks, this 1,000-plus page collector's edition pulls together some of Drizzt Do'Urden's best stories--Legacy, Starless Night, Siege of Darkness, and Passage to Dawn--into one whopping volume.
Starting way back with 1988's Crystal Shard, the Icewind Dale books kicked off the celebrated Drizzt saga, while the Dark Elf prequel trio that followed detailed the scimitar swinger's shadowy beginnings in the drow city of Menzoberranzan. This third series essentially rolls up a bunch of random encounters from both worlds--all of Drizzt's cherished friends and newfound foes on the surface world, along with his old adversaries from the Underdark--throwing them into combat after combat to see who shakes out.
Legacy begins amicably enough, with Bruenor back on the throne and Cattie-brie and Wulfgar getting ready to tie the knot. But along comes a spider (the demon queen Lloth, in this case), and pretty soon the tunnels below Mithril Hall become a bloodbath. Starless Night takes Drizzt deeper into the Underdark in search of his lost friends, to Blingdenstone and on towards Menzoberranzan. Then Siege of Darkness nearly closes the series with its giant drow-dwarf battle finale, but the sea-faring followup adventure Passage to Dawn reveals the fate of one of Drizzt's fallen comrades, held in the Abyss by the demon Errtu. --Paul Hughes
Great escapist fantasy I've read a few negative reviews that are a bit too critical of the subject matter. Seriously people, it's D&D fantasy. If you want something deep to analyze and pick apart, go read Kafka. When I first picked up The Crystal Shard in 88 (wow, that was a while ago) I was hooked. I don't read these for deep meaning or analysis; I read them because the characters are great, the stories are fun and they are great escapist fantasy. Maybe Salvatore is milking Drizzt for all he's worth but I don't care too much because I'll keep reading them. That being said, this was another great series.
A great read! I really like RA Salvatore's books. Sometimes the fighting can become repetetive but thats just because it is hard to imagine Drizzt's erratic fighting style. Nonetheless, the characters are deeper than the mines of Mithral Hall, and the plot while sometimes predictable takes twists in directions you've never imagined. If you read the earlier books of this series you need to read these ones, and if you haven't you need to pick it up (just bear in mind that the second one isn't so good).
Awwww, good times... mostly The legend continues, as does the legacy. The next books in the series live up to the expectations laid by the others as the series of Drizzt continues. The only reason I gave this book four stars was for the numerous grammatical errors. Misspellings and such. They drive me batty. Otherwise, it's wonderful.
Kids love it! This wasn't even processed for the library shelves when it attracted my high school students' attention. It seems that everyone loves Drizzt! I would recommend it heartily based on my students' feedback.
Great Salvatore/Drizzt book series... The Legacy of the Drow is a great series and fantastic addition to the Drizzt legend (may it never end!). You may consider this review sided - I have loved all of the Salvatore-Drizzt books leading up to this - but this series is one of the best. Great surprises, great new characters, introduction of old characters you thought you might never see again, and overall superb storytelling and character development. I recommend reading the books leading up to this series (Homeland, Exile, Sojourn, The Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver, and The Halfling's Gem) so you can understand what's going on with all the characters, story-arcs, etc., but Salvatore does a nice job of explaining reintroduced characters and concepts enough that new readers would understand what's going on.
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