From New York Times bestselling author R. A. Salvatore comes a new trilogy and adventure of Drizzt and fantasy's beloved characters from Dungeons & Dragons' Forgotten Realms. After the settling dust of the demon uprising and two years of peace, rumblings from the Menzoberranzan drow have Jarlaxle nervous. Worried his allies may be pulled into a Civil War between the great Houses, he is eager to ensure Zaknafein is armed with weapons befitting his skill, including one in particular: Khazid'hea. A powerful artifact, the sword known as "Cutter" has started wars, corrupted its users, and spilled the blood of many, many people. Nonetheless--or maybe because of that--the rogue Jarlaxle and a small group of friends will go on an expedition looking for the weapon's last wielder, Doum'wielle, in the freezing north, for she may be the key to unlocking the sword's potential...and perhaps the key to preventing the bloodshed looming over the Underdark. And as they explore the top of the world, Drizzt is on a journey of his own--both spiritual and physical. He wants to introduce his daughter Brie to Grandmaster Kane and the practices that have been so central to his beliefs. But, having only recently come back from true transcendence, the drow ranger is no longer sure what his beliefs mean anymore. He is on a path to determining the future, not just for his family, but perhaps the entire northlands of the Realms themselves. Two different roads. On one, Jarlaxle and Zaknefein are on a quest to find pieces that could offer salvation to Menzoberranzan. On the other, Drizzt seeks answers that could offer salvation to not just his soul, but all souls. And no matter the outcome of either journey, the Realms will never be the same again.
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38 primary books40 released booksThe Legend of Drizzt is a 40-book series with 38 primary works first released in 199 with contributions by R. A. Salvatore and Robert A. Salvatore.
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191 released booksForgotten Realms - Publication Order is a 191-book series first released in 199 with contributions by R. A. Salvatore, Ed Greenwood, and Douglas Niles.
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3 primary booksThe Way of the Drow is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2021 with contributions by R. A. Salvatore.
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DNF - PG 29
Why?
Honestly, because I am just so bored already and I have no motivation to pick it up and read any more. I make like two pages at a time before I set it back down in favor of doing anything else.
There's a lot of words used for nothing actually being said and as I've been out of the Wizards worlds for so long, I really have no idea what events are being referenced which reduces any interest I might have gained by recognizing Jarlaxle and the Baenre name. (Also, everything before chapter one was the most blech beginning to a fantasy book I think I've ever seen. And I've been over Drizzt for many, many years, so the whole ‘Drizzt is jut the best' vibe I'm already getting doesn't mesh with me.)
As I said, it's been ages (like 10-15 years) since I read anything Wizards (though I do want to reread some favorites) and even longer since I read Salvatore. I don't know if these are things Wizards always was and I've just developed the problem more recently or not.
I will say, I liked the idea of not ‘always evil' Drow, but...if you take them out of Menzoberranzan, are they sill actually Drow? (How much does this help the inherent racism of the the Drow?) I thought this book would be an interesting read because of that, but the wordy way the people talk kind of killed me before I got to the parts that I wanted to read this book for, so...yeah.