Helpful Score: 1
When you open this book, don't be confused! The prologue and the epilogue are written 100 years in the future. The actual story itself picks up right where The Two Swords left off with no time lost in between.
After so many books revolving around Drizzt and Company, I admit that it must be hard to find too many fresh angles, adventures, and characters to keep the story going. This book had a different feel to it than most of the previous books. Characters are evolving, and in a sense, growing up. Political, social, and economic issues seem to creep in more and more where action and the open road used to take center stage. Read the prologue and you will understand...the entire world is changing.
While I did not dislike this book, I found it slightly more tedious to read than some of the much earlier works. The Dark Elf Trilogy and The Lone Drow/Starless Night/Siege of Darkness series remain some of my favorites. In comparison, this latest installment (while good) is not great. But if you've made it this far into the series, it only makes sense to see where it goes next. It's still a good read. But it didn't blow me away.
After so many books revolving around Drizzt and Company, I admit that it must be hard to find too many fresh angles, adventures, and characters to keep the story going. This book had a different feel to it than most of the previous books. Characters are evolving, and in a sense, growing up. Political, social, and economic issues seem to creep in more and more where action and the open road used to take center stage. Read the prologue and you will understand...the entire world is changing.
While I did not dislike this book, I found it slightly more tedious to read than some of the much earlier works. The Dark Elf Trilogy and The Lone Drow/Starless Night/Siege of Darkness series remain some of my favorites. In comparison, this latest installment (while good) is not great. But if you've made it this far into the series, it only makes sense to see where it goes next. It's still a good read. But it didn't blow me away.
