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Title: The Crystal Shard (Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale Trilogy, Book 1) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0-88038-535-9 Publisher: TSR Hobbies Pub. Date: January, 1988 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.36 (118 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: A bit overrated, I think...
Comment: I hate to say this, but R.A. Salvatore is really not a very good writer. When I was, oh, ten or twelve, I absolutely adored this stuff. Then I got older, and I found that that had changed quite a bit. Salvatore's characters are very flat and bland, even when they're not obvious Tolkien rip-offs. Having a drow as a central character is novel, but that's about all it is. I think it strikes a chord because everybody feels persecuted sometimes and wishes that they were strong enough to DO something about it. Drizzt is a guy who really IS and CAN. Really, though, the dialogue is trite, the battle scenes are unspeakably tedious, and, though I can't outright condemn it (I sure as hell enjoyed it at one time), I can't recommend it to anyone either.
Rating: 2
Summary: I would have loved this series as a teen!
Comment: I would have loved this book as a teen, for adults though its a bit marginal. I didn't think the characters were very interesting, at least not the way they were portrayed. The combat scenes also seemed silly in lots of places, I mean these guys aren't just fantasy heroes, they are superheroes right up there with superman, the hulk, etc... Don't get me wrong, I like the superhero genre, I just think its a different genre then fantasy, even high fantasy. It also tends to get old hearing how awesomely unbeatable certain heroes of the book are, then see them get in a fight and yep, sure enough, the bad guys didn't stand a chance. I normally like to see my heroes challenged a bit more than that. Bottomline, if you are going to read it to see what all the fuss is about and you aren't a teenage boy then I'd say don't. Lastly, for those criticizing R.A. for stealing from tolkein, don't blame him, most of the stuff complained about is hardwired into the AD&D game and forgotten realms setting, which were pretty much based on tolkein's world in the first place.
Rating: 5
Summary: Well, well, well...
Comment: A friend gave me this book, and I made the fortunate mistake of judging this book by its cover-- because it hurtled my expectations by that much more. I'm not a big D&D fan, but as fantasies go, this one was a lot of fun. Drizzt, Wulfgar, and Bruenor are enjoyable, although there was never a single set protagonist-- and for the villains, Akar Kessel is as loathesome as he could be. The situations the characters get into-- from yeti-bashing to dragon-hunting-- are highly entertaining, and the ending leaves you in high spirits, waiting for the next big adventure. The writing, and especially the dialogue, can get a little stiff at times, and I noticed a few glaring gramatical errors and wierd quirks in the format, but none of this detracts much from the overall experience.
It's a good, quick read that should please most newcomers to the fantasy genre, I'd imagine.
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Title: Exile by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0880389206 Publisher: TSR Hobbies Pub. Date: 10 December, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Sojourn by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 1560760478 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 01 May, 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, Book 1) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0880389052 Publisher: TSR Hobbies Pub. Date: 01 August, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Silent Blade (Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness, Book 1) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0786913886 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Servant of the Shard (Paths of Darkness) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0786918780 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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