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The dark elf, Drizzt
Do'Urden pays a visit to his friends at Mithral Hall. Catti-brie is soon
to wed the barbarian Wulfgar. Soon after Drizzt's arrival, the halfling,
Regis appears and does not quite seem himself. He is eager for battle,
which is not something he has ever looked forward too before. It is
brought to the attention of King Bruenor that goblins are in the lower
tunnels, tunnels the dwarves haven't been in for hundred of years. Using
the excuse that the goblins should be purged and the tunnels retaken,
Bruener lead a force of dwarves with Drizzt, Catti-brie, Wulfgar, and
Drizzt's phantom cat Guenhwyvar down into tunnels that dwarves have not
entered in centuries. After killing or driving off the rest of the
goblins, they return to Mithril Hall feeling quite victorious. But news
soon reached Bruenor's ears that a party of seven dwarves are missing in
the deep tunnels. Drizzt and Regis volunteer to go look for them. In
Menzoberranzan, Drizzt's sister, Vierna has a plan to capture Drizzt and
bring him to justice. She leads a couple of groups of drow up into the
caverns. After finding the dead dwarves, which had been killed by drow,
Drizzt is captured by his arch-enemy, the human assassin Artemis Entreri
and taken to Vierna. Back in Mithril Hall, a strange-looking dwarf in
battle armor appears named Thibbledorf Pwent. He joins Bruenor, Catti-brie,
and Wulfgar as they head back down into the tunnels looking Drizzt, who
has failed to return. They soon realize that there are more drow in the
tunnels than they can handle and begin to wonder if they can escape with
their hides in tack.
The Legacy is the first book
in The Legacy of the Drow series. This Forgotten Realms fantasy tale features
R.A. Salvatore's signature character, Drizzt Do'Urden, the dark elf.
Other main characters in the story are: Bruenor - eighth King of the
Mithral Hall, Catti-brie - the the
human female and adopted daughter of Bruenor, Wulfgar - barbarian and fiancee
of Catti-brie, Regis - the peace-loving ever hungry halfling,
Thibbledorf Pwent - a smelly dwarf battlerager, Artemis Entreri - a
human assassin who hates Drizzt, and Vierna - one of Drizzt's older evil
sisters.
This is the eighth book I
have read by R.A. Salvatore and I have loved them all. He never ceases
to amaze me in his ability to write fantastic battle scenes. From the
first time the dwarves go down into the tunnels looking for the goblins,
the pace of the storytelling is quick and filled with battle after
battle after battle. The drow in The Legacy are perfectly evil
and easy to hate. This is a simple story that is well-crafted and very
enjoyable. I seriously had the hardest time putting this book down and,
if I did, could not wait to pick it up later. Not having read the two
previous series, "The Icewind Dale Trilogy" and "The Dark
Elf Trilogy," I was a little lost in the Prelude with all of the
confusing drow names. This made me a little worried because I didn't
have the history of this world or the characters behind me. I should
have known that I had nothing to fear. As soon as I had read a few pages
in Chapter 1, my fears melted away and I was left with the pleasure of
reading an excellent fantasy tale. So, if you are looking for a fantasy
book that is action-packed and contains a highly interesting main
character, pick of The Legacy by R.A. Salvatore. You won't be
sorry that you did.
I rated this book an 8½ out of 10. |
