R.A. Salvatore

[Cloud the Holy]

I'm thoroughly surprised that I didn't see a thread about R.A. Salvatore.... oh well. I love his books, and I wanted to know who else does. Talk away!!!  

[heathen_scum]

yay drow?  

[NightIntent]

Hm, I think someone in my English class last year likes that author. I never bothererd to try any of his books, because I've got more than enough to get as it is. Are there a couple that you prefer more than others?  

[heathen_scum]

seriously though the one barbarian with the hammer in the dark elf series is really cool
i can't for the life of me remember his name  

[Cloud the Holy]

Its been awhile since I've posted... wow... Anyways, the best place to start in this is probably Homeland. It's the very first book in the series and really is one of the best. It's about Drizzt Do'Urden's birth and about the first century of his life. He is a dark elf, born in the depths of the earth, in the middle of the Underdark, in the midst of a drow city called Menzobazzaran. Unlike his family and almost every other dark elf (drow) he is very good natured. I won't say anything else, other than this is a VERY good book, and it starts off the very large Forgotten Realms series quite well. It's worth picking up, and he has written over 20 books in this series, so you will have plenty of reading to do. I've read it completely out of order, and I understood it fine, so don't fret over the order. As long as you read each book in each trilogy in the proper order, everything should fall into place quite well. He's my favorite writer, and this series is amazing. I highly reccomend it to anyone who is interested in fantasy books.  

[Caliburn]

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[mylittleshadow]

I enjoy R. A. Salvatore in small doses. Drizz't is an interesting character for a few books, but after a while one expects him to change a bit--to grow up some more. Also, Salvatore has the odd habit of constantly reminding you who is good and who is evil--as in "Drizz't prepared to face his evil adversary . . ." It's charming for a while, but that wears off after a bit. And for how long can Cattie Brie remain quite so "innocent" and shocked by violence?

I do still enjoy his Jarlaxle and Artemis books though. The two make an odd and interesting pair & (so far, at least) are doing some growing and changing as time goes on. The last one of those I read was Servant of the Shard: Paths of Darkness. I think there's been at least one more since then.  

[Caliburn]

*Nods* after the paths of Darkness come the Hunter's Blades Trilogy where some aspects of the characters change somewhat.
Without wanting to spoil too much, let's just say that Drizzt experiences hopelessness, orcs discover civilisation (on the fringes at least), and Elminster (only referred to in the book)loses a record he'd held to a smaller mage. razz  

[Bookwyrme]

How much change?

I kind've liked Drizz't in the first few books I read, but he does seem to spend an awful lot of time moping. Just for once, can't he enjoy the sunshine & the breeze? And will he please just settle down with Cattie B?  

[Caliburn]

Well, let's just say that he'll be ready for a more indepth relationship at the end of the trilogy, or I'm a bearded gnome. blaugh  

[Ese]

I love R.A. Salvatore. And the Drizzt books are wonderful, some of my favorite fantasy. I read most of the Drizzt books in one long stretch, so they kinda all melded together in my mind, and now I think of them as one massive book.  

[Caliburn]

*nods* that's one way to read the series. 3nodding  

[Ex Obscurum ut Incendia]

Salvatore got me into fantasy with the Cleric Quintant... Cadderly is awesome, but not so much as Pikel is.... heh....
None-the-less, Salvatore's best characters are Jarlaxle and Artemis, whom he continus with in "Promise of the Witch-King."
One thing about Drizzt is he is too perfect... He's Never really lost, excluding to Oblodra, which was a withdraw not a loss... I've heard that salvatore might try to kill him off... But doubt it cause he's such a moneymaker...  

[thymeast22]

i don't know. i like drizzt, but in every book he almost tries not to just tell cattie-brie that he loves her. he almost does, but never says it or anything.  

[Renegade Jarlaxle]

mylittleshadow

I enjoy R. A. Salvatore in small doses. Drizz't is an interesting character for a few books, but after a while one expects him to change a bit--to grow up some more. Also, Salvatore has the odd habit of constantly reminding you who is good and who is evil--as in "Drizz't prepared to face his evil adversary . . ." It's charming for a while, but that wears off after a bit. And for how long can Cattie Brie remain quite so "innocent" and shocked by violence?

I do still enjoy his Jarlaxle and Artemis books though. The two make an odd and interesting pair & (so far, at least) are doing some growing and changing as time goes on. The last one of those I read was Servant of the Shard: Paths of Darkness. I think there's been at least one more since then.

yes! i cant wait for the next book to come out *though it wont be untill oct. sad but its worth the wait! jarlaxle and entreri make such a crazy couple...i cant believe entreri puts up with jarlaxle's personailty...oh im rambling again.. sweatdrop

thymeast22

i don't know. i like drizzt, but in every book he almost tries not to just tell cattie-brie that he loves her. he almost does, but never says it or anything.

i know! he is such an idiot when it comes to relationships...just get it over with already! he's been struggling with his emotions towards her for like...i cant even remember how long! its getting old..if i was cattie-brie i would of already made the first move by now rolleyes