Promise of the Witch-King

Definitely a step up after the old Servant of the Shard that got repackaged as book 1. I rather enjoyed the book, especially the good ol' dungeon romp towards the end.

The story sees Jarlaxle and Artemis investigating some relics of the Witch King. The plot follows their exploits in Vaasa at a fast pace. The action keeps coming scene after scene as it builds towards the finale. Really enjoyed the last few chapters, although the boss battle, while rather epic, was a little disappointing in how the boss monster was portrayed. The fight scenes were well-depicted, as expected of Salvatore, although I think there was one or two scenes where the character positions were inconsistent.

In terms of the protagonists, Jarlaxle, as always, is the still the resourceful and manipulative drow as he's always been. For Artemis Entreri however, the changes probably had Artemis fans up in arms. He appears to be having a change in his alignment. Why? We've not really been told. Hopefully, book 3 follows up on this.

As the book closes its final chapters, we are shown the new plot hooks and given a hint of what's to come in book 3. Given Jarlaxle's character, it's no surprise that it's rather hard to guess what exactly he has in mind. Onwards to book 3!