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Title: Demon Awakens by R.A. Salvatore ISBN: 0-345-42162-0 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 28 February, 1998 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.28 (94 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Fantasy Story
Comment: I've been a Salvatore fan since I first read the Icewind Dale Trilogy, and I actually am enjoying this series a little more. The story follows Elbryan, a youth in Dundalis who is left orphaned after his town is sacked by goblins and giants, Pony, Elbryan's playmate and love interest who grew up with him, and Avelyn a monk studying the magic holy stones in the Abellican church. They all come together and must face off against an evil demon dactyl that is gathering an army of powries, which are evil bloodthirsty dwarves, goblins, and giants.
The transitions between each character work well by chapter, and you really end up caring about each of the main characters. The difference between this and the Drizzt novels is that all the charactes are vunerable. In other words, some of the characters you come to love may not last, let's just leave it at that.
The only problems are the usual problems with Salvatore's writing, overuse of certain words (ex. stoic, stoically...). It's a small price to pay for such a fun and exciting book. The holy stones make magic seem new and interesting also.
Definitely pick up this book if you have the chance, you won't regret it.
Rating: 4
Summary: The Best is yet to Come
Comment: As a fan of Salvatore I have read all there is to read about Drizzt and his dark elf misadventures. After reading the brilliant (perhaps unsurpassable) Dark Elf Trilogy I grew tired of Salvatore's mediocre efforts with the venerable Drizzt saga. Let's face it... the premise has been beaten into the ground. When I read the Demon Awakens I was delighted, mainly at the depth of the story-telling, and it was a welcome advancement coming off of the stale Passage to Dawn. I read some negative reviews about this book and some of them are well placed. Unfortunately Salvatore seemed leary of removing himself from his typical character formula. Demon's two main protagonists reeked heavily of Drizzt and Catti-brie, and Avelyn seemed like a mix of Wulfgar and Bruenor with a touch of Regis. Aside from some minor character shortcomings Demon's quality resides in its depth and story structure. An underlying theme instilled within the book hit me greatly as well. For those of you who were unsatisfied with the dactyl as a villian, I believe that he was more-or-less supposed to be seen as a personification of the evil brewing from within the hearts of man. In a manner of speaking, mankind can be his own worse enemy. The sequel deals with these more complicated themes in greater detail, and I believe it to be better then the original so far. I felt Demon Awakens was thoughtful, entertaining, and I recomend the book despite its minor flaws.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Super Exciting Read.
Comment: It had been awhile since I had visited the mind and worlds of Salvatore. I had forgotten just how amazing he can be. He creates exciting, believable and entertaining worlds filled with lots and lots of fantastic characters. Having previously read the Icewind Dale and Dark Elf Trilogies I was anxious to re-enter a time and space created by a master story teller. Anyhow, Elbryan and Pony are excellent characters, and the monks of st mere abelle add lots of twists and turns to the story. read this book you will definitely not be disappointed.
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Title: Mortalis by R.A. Salvatore ISBN: 0345430425 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 03 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Ascendance by R.A. Salvatore ISBN: 0345430433 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 30 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Transcendence : Book Two of the Second DemonWars Saga by R.A. Salvatore ISBN: 0345430441 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Immortalis by R.A. Salvatore ISBN: 0345441222 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: The Thousand Orcs (Forgotten Realms: The Hunter's Blades Trilogy, Book 1) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0786929804 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 13 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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