Book III (The Legend of Drizzt 22) - Neverwinter Saga

A read the entire Drizzit saga, and it`s been a while since Salvatore lost the ability to amaze. But he is still a very goor writer and this one is a definitely up in the ups and downs of his more recent novels.

As always, R.A. Salvatore lives up to my expectations and shines through his literature. A fantastic read, and very enjoyable. I got it the day it came out and finished three days later because I could hardly tear myself away from it.

Amazingly great book! Plot and intoduction of characters and group factions, had me at the edge of my seat. My imagination ran wild trying to predict the various possibilities that might occur throughout the story.

Satisfied with the ending of this book. Poor Artemis! Can't wait for the final installment in a couple months.
Interesting twist at the end, can't wait to see where that leads. Battle is always ragin' ;)

I just love this mans work. His stories pull you in and consume your every thought, but, alot of his endings end with, They walk out of the"cave", the end and I still have questions that will never be answered.

As always this is a great series of books. R.A Salvatore has done something amazing. Keeping the story of Drizzt alive and keeping true to the story. All I can say is thank you for keeping the story alive.

I just love this mans work. His stories pull you in and consume your every thought, but, alot of his endings end with, They walk out of the"cave", the end and I still have questions that will never be answered.

As always this is a great series of books. R.A Salvatore has done something amazing. Keeping the story of Drizzt alive and keeping true to the story. All I can say is thank you for keeping the story alive.

I love the Forgotten Realms and Neverwinter especially, but this book was long, meandering, and just poor. I was so bored I fought to read it. Salvatore has brutalized a good setting. Can he not take notes from Grenwood? The combat writing is so long and frivolous, I just flipped past them. Still not over the fact he AND the editors don't know what a duvan is... (Book 2? I think.) Dahlia can't drape her arm over the back of a duvan, they don't have backs .............

I've been reading Salvatore's books since 1991, and these last few have gotten progressively worse. Charges Claw is the book equivalent of treading water. Little to no character development and no real point to the overall storyline.

I am a huge fan of R.A Salvatore and the Drizzt series. I have read every book and just finished Neverwinter 3 Charon's Claw. I have to admit though that I was disappointed with this book. It dragged on at many parts and the conclusion was less then epic. Probably one of my least favorite of the Drizzt series thus far. Best chapter was probably the Epilogue because of the hints of whats to come. Knowing there will be at least one more book after this one allows me to forgive the not so epic ending but still, just did not feel like a solid Drizzt book. Worth reading? yes, but only because it continues on the story line, but feels like a filler more then anything.

I am a huge fan of R.A Salvatore and the Drizzt series. I have read every book and just finished Neverwinter 3 Charon's Claw. I have to admit though that I was disappointed with this book. It dragged on at many parts and the conclusion was less then epic. Probably one of my least favorite of the Drizzt series thus far. Best chapter was probably the Epilogue because of the hints of whats to come. Knowing there will be at least one more book after this one allows me to forgive the not so epic ending but still, just did not feel like a solid Drizzt book. Worth reading? yes, but only because it continues on the story line, but feels like a filler more then anything.

Bringing conclusion to the primary story arc from Neverwinter and opening new doors. Exciting action as typical of Salvatore and Drizzt questioning he role in a new way make for an excellent new Drizzt adventure. Also good to see some Drow house intrigue brought back, and the 4 or 5 threads woven into this story set great hooks in the forthcoming books. If you like Salvatore he continues his strong run of recent Drizzt stories here.

I really bought this to just find out what happens, then find out there's a 4th book coming, sigh... I have loved this series for a long time, but these last 4 books have been a chore to get through. There's no one worth rooting for in this entire series. You should line them all up and execute them all. No force for good at all in all of this. Its depressing. I guess I'll read the last book, maybe, if the price drops to a few dollars. Salvatore has killed his market with all this garbage. Anyone who liked the original works enough to keep buying them, would not enjoy where this has gone. At least I don't.

True enough about the kindle prices being higher than the paperback. A bit ridiculous indeed. That said....

Someone please tell me why drizzit is always so morose anymore!? Grrrr. maybe Salvatore has a point to it, like BAM revelation and Drizzt is his old self again. Oh everyone dies and nobody loves me and... Well I'm just getting tired of the whole realm. Ed greenwood's new stuff is almost as boring. I was excited to see more of Aoth Fezim from Richard Lee Byers but as much as I like Aoth I am finding it hard to continue reading even those books. A few other authors have come out with decent books too but nothing that I don't almost fall asleep reading. I was looking forward to more erevis Cale series books but Paul kemp basically said to hell with the 4th Ed. Post plague stuff. I'll probably get any new books that continue the stories of my favorite (or once favorite) characters just because but other than that I think it is time to move on to green pastures...

Been reading the Drizzt for almost 20 years now.
I still enjoy them but nowhere near the charm of the previous books; lack of character danger (i.e. broken heros) takes a lot away from the book.
Salvatore write well just wish his work had the same substance for Drizzt as before.

Instead of answering questions and bringing the trilogy to a solid close the book resolves only the Herzgo story arc. It plods along at points and seemed uninspired For many parts of the book. And though I liked the new possibilities opened up at the end I must say I cringed when I saw that Salvatore was setting up yet another baenre weapon master(aspiring) for Drizzt. And Artemis had his history neglected. What happened to his dagger? How/why did Jaraxle sell him into slavery? One might argue that it didn't need to be in this book but Jaraxle was brought up several times with no reaction. All in all I was kind of disappointed.

I have become a fan of Salvatore over the last year. Gauntlgrym was the first novel I read by him, but I have now read The Crystal Shard, Homeland, Exile, Neverwinter, and now Charon's Claw. So far, Charon's Claw is my least favorite Salvatore novel.

The writing is still quality, and the characters are interesting, but the book itself is disjointed and meandering. It really seems like two books in one. The first half is about seeking vengeance on Herzgo Alegni, and the second half is about them returning to Gauntlgrym. And the second half seems to be mostly wandering.

Still, I love the idea of Charon's Claw and how it controls Entreri. It just the book itself doesn't live up to the idea.

Full of intrigue and unpredictable in some of the story plots, and yet, predictable, teen angst, road-runner'esque Drizzt, caught between his moral indecision and the motivations of his companions Entreri and Dahlia. Much of Salvatore's no doubt effluential efforts to depict the numerous battles in this book, much like the previous two books, were lost on me, feeling more like filler than motivated writing. I can imagine, with the numerous stories of battle fought by Drizzt and his companions, it would be hard pressing to continue coming up with fresh and impressionable material in that context. Drizzt's companion, Dahlia, is by far the most aggravating and unnecessary character yet in the saga, mostly because she toys with his sensibilities and brings out the worst in him with her whoring between Entreri and him, which made me question whether I was reading a twilight book or about the bad-ass Drizzt Do'Urden. Too bad Salvatore didn't decide to have Drizzt's greater sense of morality prevail in killing the annoying character off, alas, it would have saved Drizzt a lot of heartache, and his readers much incredulity. All in all, 4 stars for the book. It kept me thumbing, and I am certainly excited to see how all of the unresolved conflict plays itself out in the next installment.

This book was depressing to me because it made me miss Drizzt old band of heroes. Which I believe is where the author is meaning to take the reader. This novel and the past two in this series have all been about tearing Drizzt down and isolating him from everything that has made him secure. After this emotional isolation all he has left are but memories to keep him going. Then give him a girlfriend that is completely the opposite morally and throw in Drizzt greatest foe as a traveling companion and you have one emotional roller coaster. I felt Drizzt sadness and especially his connection to a long lost past through Entreri. So long as he lives there is some connection to those golden days with the companions and high adventure. Drizzt still has great adventures but they seem hollow and random like he has nothing to fight for anymore than just the sake of fighting for good. This novel explores those themes and explores Drizzt on his journey. Wounded emotionally he thinks he is healing but he is becoming reckless and his morals are becoming blurred. The world has no definite good and evil there is a gray area now for him. Dahlia and Entreri are his traveling companions and what a wonderful volatile mix that represent Drizzt emotional state right now. There are lots of questions Drizzt are posed with in this novel and not many of them are answered leaving us waiting for more of this story to unfold. The Neverwinter trilogy is nicely wrapped up but new enemies and new quest are presented to us the fair traveler who are allowed to tag along on Drizzt life quest. Salvatore seems to have a master plan with his popular character and what a great story it has been. Without spoiling to much by the end of the novel Drizzt has been stripped bare emotionally finding himself uncertain of his path and friends. Drifting in a world where all he once held dear to his heart have been swept away by the tides of time. Entreri has some great scenes where more is said between the lines than actually in the novel but by the end a revelation from Entreri's soul will leave you wondering what shall be his fate by the end of the tale of Drizzt. The next novel can't get here fast enough.

I had a feeling about the relationship thing between Drizzt and Dahlia. After being in really only one stable loving relationship with Cattie-Brie, he doesn't know how to handle just being used for companionship and sex. Artemis Entreri has always been one of my favorite characters in these boils. As Drizzt's opposite number, he is just as skilled with his blades, but isn't bogged down by all of moral choices that Drizzt makes. If you take up arms against him be prepared to die. Because mercy is not high up on his list of redeeming qualities. But despite that, he is true to his word and with age comes wisdom. The empathy he feels for Dahlia and the fact that he opens up to her about his ordeals in Calimport, is something the old Artemis would never have done. Being basically Herzgo Alegni's slave for all these years really changed him and focused his hatred of Claw
and Alegni, until all he wants is the release of death, but not before being destroys them both.
Tiago Baenre reminds me a lot of Jarlaxle. I can't wait until he goes up against Drizzt. And if the Xolarrin's think they are are going to set up a new drow city in the most revered dwarven stronghold in history, then they deserve what's coming.

The entire dwarven race is going to stomp them into oblivion. And Pwent comes back as a vampire? Can't wait to see where that storyline goes. Overall the Neverwinter books have just been good reads, but I keep holding out hope for that 5 star ending.

I finally finished reading R.A. Salvatore's latest novel, Charon's Claw, the third and final of the Forgotten Realms' Neverwinter trilogy. The Neverwinter trilogy is Salvatore's contribution to the Forgotten Realms, post-Spellplague. Salvatore has been around for awhile. Drizzt, the hero of this particular series, is a renegade dark elf Ranger and one of the foundational characters of the modern Forgotten Realms. Moreover, Salvatore in general is one of the architects of the story behind what Dungeons and Dragons has become since the early 1990's, and it's his work that has defined the smaller, more party-based approach to fiction that the company has pursued with its novels since his first novels came out way back in the day. I personally discovered Salvatore's work at West Point when, as a Cow (Junior) squad leader, I borrowed Starless Night from one of my Yearlings (Sophomores). I really, really liked Starless Night, and in the years since then, I've read all of Salvatore's D&D novels. At this point, they're my favorite vice.

The thing I like about this book is that it, like a lot of Salvatore's novels, is mostly about characters. In this one in particular, Assassin Artemis Entreri is bound to the evil Netherese sword Charon's Claw, and in order to win his freedom, he and his companions, Drizzt and Dahlia, an elf Fighter, must hurl the sword into the maw of a chained Fire God, thus destroying the sword... and presumably Entreri along with it. And yes, I know what you're thinking, and you're right. That is a plot that's borrowed from Tolkien. Obviously. That said, considering how much of the rest of the stuff in the Forgotten Realms is also borrowed from Tolkien, I think we can all this particular occurrence more of an homage to its source material rather than a simple re-purposing of an extant idea.

The other thing that I liked about this book--and about the series as a whole and Salvatore's writing in general--is that the book itself is a stand-alone story. I mean, I don't know if I necessarily think that Charon's Claw is the logical end to the Neverwinter trilogy, considering that Salvatore uses the book to introduce a raft of new characters, several new plot threads, and even an entirely new house of drow , but really... Who cares? In many ways, Salvatore's writing has become similar to what we see from writers in comic books and/or sequential fiction in that he's always working to set up the next story arc, but that's not a bad thing. Salvatore is already under contract with Wizards of the Coast (WotC) to write more books about these characters, so yeah, what we have here is as much a bridge to the future as it is a close to the current chapter, but then again, it ends with a Hell of a bang, and it left me hungry for more, so I'm good with it.

With all of that said, a couple of things annoyed me here. First and foremost is that Salvatore's particular writing style--his voice--has become more pronounced over the years, and that's not a good thing. All the damned adverbs and verbosity of style in the middle of the action sequences, that stuff I could easily live without. And then, too, this book opens well, and it closes very, very nicely, but I thought the middle kind of lagged. Neither of these things is a killer, especially I would imagine for Salvatore's fans, but if this is your first Drizzt book, I can well imagine you wondering what the fuss was about.

Anyway, I've enjoyed the Neverwinter trilogy in general, and I liked Charon's Claw in particular. I don't know that it's quite as sharp as Gauntlgrym, the first book in this series, was, but it's a load of fun, and that's great. I will recommend this book highly to fans of Salvatore, especially lapsed fans who got frustrated back during The Paths of Darkness. If you're new to the Forgotten Realms and curious, I'll recommend the work of R.A. Salvatore, but don't start with Charon's Claw or even Gauntlgrym. Start with either The Crystal Shard or The Legacy. And get ready to read.

The drow and the intrigue between Drizzt, Dahlia and Entreri finally made for some interesting reading that I actually cared about. The fact that there was far less Shadovar story line to drag through earns this one the 4th star, but it is still a far cry short of being anywhere near as good as the pre-Shadowfell books.

It's like lord of the rings. The ring spoke to the bearer. Frodo threw it into the lava.

Tiago and Drizzt cross paths.

This is more about the set up of Gauntlegrym than anything else. Drizzt wears on Entreri and Entreri becomes likeable.

Without setting up Gauntlegrym, the story is a little pointless. There needs to be a new quest and stealing Guen is a good one ! However, that was done in the prior book, so we could have skipped to the fourth installment.

If anything Charon's claw exposes the feeling that Dahlia and Drizzt should separate. This builds throughout the adventure.

It's ok.

I enjoy fantasy fiction and started reading the Drizzt books years ago. Of the newer books some are obviously better than others.but few are as entertaining as the first dozen. It almost seems that they are not written by the original author but follow a similar story line. Several of the words used in the books I am unfamiliar with are not defined by any dictionary supported by Kindle or in any of my college edition dictionaries. I could nitpick and find faults with multiple issues but overall the story line is entertaining and I expect I will follow the series to its conclusion.

I enjoyed it. But I feel that my two decade devotion to the Drizzt legends is coming to an end. I don't blame Salvatore. His books are still exciting, fun, and are still worth reading for the amazing battle imagery alone. He's the ultimate fight scene writer. It's just really difficult to live up to the magic of the original trilogies. Lately I feel that Bob's writing is missing something. It's just more basic, more predictable,more lackluster than it used to be. It seems like I'm getting too old for it, and that saddens me. Drizzt annoys me more and more lately, too. He's such a lost soul, but less of a noble, wise wanderer, and more of a whiney adolescent who can't figure out his own emotions. I find his behavior and his introspective emotional turmoil to be boring and unrealistic at times. I mean, I get that he has some long-lasting depression over the events in his exciting past. I get it that he'll never find friends as cool as the original companions. However, he is an amazing hero who has seen and done some extraordinarily awesome things for well over a century. He is a living legend in the Realms. He is an agent of good, who constantly kicks ass, and practices chivalry. Therefore, he should be a ROCK in terms of his emotional well being. Quit acting confused, Drizzt! Know thyself. You are too smart and well-disciplined to be so unstable. It's not reading right. Long ago he got over his guilt and self-doubt, or so I had thought. He used to be tougher, I swear it. He learned to face his dark ego, The Hunter, and embrace it when he needed to. Now he's reverting?? Now he needs advice from his uncharismatic, bitchy lover Dhalia about being tough enough to face the "ugly world?" That part was ridiculous. I couldn't understand why fellow Kindle readers had highlighted it. You actually like that line / scene? Seems like lazy, predictable writing again. Drizzt had already learned that lesson tenfold, and he's so far above this girl, it's not even funny. Anyway, I digress. I just feel let down more and more, because I'm just getting bored with the lack of interesting new characters, the predictable plotline, and the lack of satisfying character development (inexplicable reverting and then re-learning life lessons doesn't count). I'm now just reading purely out of loyalty to R.A. Salvatore and his amazing original stories. I have to see how it all ends up, even if I'm being taken for a ride on the mediocre train. I have a vested interest, so I have to keep going. These books are a part of me. I just hope that Bob isn't purposely exploiting the loyalty of his Constant Readers like me by putting forth substandard novels. In any case, after all this negativity, why a 3? Well, it was still a damn fun read. That's why. Just not one of great literary merit this time around.

Instead of answering questions and bringing the trilogy to a solid close the book resolves only the Herzgo story arc. It plods along at points and seemed uninspired For many parts of the book. And though I liked the new possibilities opened up at the end I must say I cringed when I saw that Salvatore was setting up yet another baenre weapon master(aspiring) for Drizzt. And Artemis had his history neglected. What happened to his dagger? How/why did Jaraxle sell him into slavery? One might argue that it didn't need to be in this book but Jaraxle was brought up several times with no reaction. All in all I was kind of disappointed.

I have become a fan of Salvatore over the last year. Gauntlgrym was the first novel I read by him, but I have now read The Crystal Shard, Homeland, Exile, Neverwinter, and now Charon's Claw. So far, Charon's Claw is my least favorite Salvatore novel.

The writing is still quality, and the characters are interesting, but the book itself is disjointed and meandering. It really seems like two books in one. The first half is about seeking vengeance on Herzgo Alegni, and the second half is about them returning to Gauntlgrym. And the second half seems to be mostly wandering.

Still, I love the idea of Charon's Claw and how it controls Entreri. It just the book itself doesn't live up to the idea.

Full of intrigue and unpredictable in some of the story plots, and yet, predictable, teen angst, road-runner'esque Drizzt, caught between his moral indecision and the motivations of his companions Entreri and Dahlia. Much of Salvatore's no doubt effluential efforts to depict the numerous battles in this book, much like the previous two books, were lost on me, feeling more like filler than motivated writing. I can imagine, with the numerous stories of battle fought by Drizzt and his companions, it would be hard pressing to continue coming up with fresh and impressionable material in that context. Drizzt's companion, Dahlia, is by far the most aggravating and unnecessary character yet in the saga, mostly because she toys with his sensibilities and brings out the worst in him with her whoring between Entreri and him, which made me question whether I was reading a twilight book or about the bad-ass Drizzt Do'Urden. Too bad Salvatore didn't decide to have Drizzt's greater sense of morality prevail in killing the annoying character off, alas, it would have saved Drizzt a lot of heartache, and his readers much incredulity. All in all, 4 stars for the book. It kept me thumbing, and I am certainly excited to see how all of the unresolved conflict plays itself out in the next installment.

This book was depressing to me because it made me miss Drizzt old band of heroes. Which I believe is where the author is meaning to take the reader. This novel and the past two in this series have all been about tearing Drizzt down and isolating him from everything that has made him secure. After this emotional isolation all he has left are but memories to keep him going. Then give him a girlfriend that is completely the opposite morally and throw in Drizzt greatest foe as a traveling companion and you have one emotional roller coaster. I felt Drizzt sadness and especially his connection to a long lost past through Entreri. So long as he lives there is some connection to those golden days with the companions and high adventure. Drizzt still has great adventures but they seem hollow and random like he has nothing to fight for anymore than just the sake of fighting for good. This novel explores those themes and explores Drizzt on his journey. Wounded emotionally he thinks he is healing but he is becoming reckless and his morals are becoming blurred. The world has no definite good and evil there is a gray area now for him. Dahlia and Entreri are his traveling companions and what a wonderful volatile mix that represent Drizzt emotional state right now. There are lots of questions Drizzt are posed with in this novel and not many of them are answered leaving us waiting for more of this story to unfold. The Neverwinter trilogy is nicely wrapped up but new enemies and new quest are presented to us the fair traveler who are allowed to tag along on Drizzt life quest. Salvatore seems to have a master plan with his popular character and what a great story it has been. Without spoiling to much by the end of the novel Drizzt has been stripped bare emotionally finding himself uncertain of his path and friends. Drifting in a world where all he once held dear to his heart have been swept away by the tides of time. Entreri has some great scenes where more is said between the lines than actually in the novel but by the end a revelation from Entreri's soul will leave you wondering what shall be his fate by the end of the tale of Drizzt. The next novel can't get here fast enough.

I had a feeling about the relationship thing between Drizzt and Dahlia. After being in really only one stable loving relationship with Cattie-Brie, he doesn't know how to handle just being used for companionship and sex. Artemis Entreri has always been one of my favorite characters in these boils. As Drizzt's opposite number, he is just as skilled with his blades, but isn't bogged down by all of moral choices that Drizzt makes. If you take up arms against him be prepared to die. Because mercy is not high up on his list of redeeming qualities. But despite that, he is true to his word and with age comes wisdom. The empathy he feels for Dahlia and the fact that he opens up to her about his ordeals in Calimport, is something the old Artemis would never have done. Being basically Herzgo Alegni's slave for all these years really changed him and focused his hatred of Claw
and Alegni, until all he wants is the release of death, but not before being destroys them both.
Tiago Baenre reminds me a lot of Jarlaxle. I can't wait until he goes up against Drizzt. And if the Xolarrin's think they are are going to set up a new drow city in the most revered dwarven stronghold in history, then they deserve what's coming.

The entire dwarven race is going to stomp them into oblivion. And Pwent comes back as a vampire? Can't wait to see where that storyline goes. Overall the Neverwinter books have just been good reads, but I keep holding out hope for that 5 star ending.

I finally finished reading R.A. Salvatore's latest novel, Charon's Claw, the third and final of the Forgotten Realms' Neverwinter trilogy. The Neverwinter trilogy is Salvatore's contribution to the Forgotten Realms, post-Spellplague. Salvatore has been around for awhile. Drizzt, the hero of this particular series, is a renegade dark elf Ranger and one of the foundational characters of the modern Forgotten Realms. Moreover, Salvatore in general is one of the architects of the story behind what Dungeons and Dragons has become since the early 1990's, and it's his work that has defined the smaller, more party-based approach to fiction that the company has pursued with its novels since his first novels came out way back in the day. I personally discovered Salvatore's work at West Point when, as a Cow (Junior) squad leader, I borrowed Starless Night from one of my Yearlings (Sophomores). I really, really liked Starless Night, and in the years since then, I've read all of Salvatore's D&D novels. At this point, they're my favorite vice.

The thing I like about this book is that it, like a lot of Salvatore's novels, is mostly about characters. In this one in particular, Assassin Artemis Entreri is bound to the evil Netherese sword Charon's Claw, and in order to win his freedom, he and his companions, Drizzt and Dahlia, an elf Fighter, must hurl the sword into the maw of a chained Fire God, thus destroying the sword... and presumably Entreri along with it. And yes, I know what you're thinking, and you're right. That is a plot that's borrowed from Tolkien. Obviously. That said, considering how much of the rest of the stuff in the Forgotten Realms is also borrowed from Tolkien, I think we can all this particular occurrence more of an homage to its source material rather than a simple re-purposing of an extant idea.

The other thing that I liked about this book--and about the series as a whole and Salvatore's writing in general--is that the book itself is a stand-alone story. I mean, I don't know if I necessarily think that Charon's Claw is the logical end to the Neverwinter trilogy, considering that Salvatore uses the book to introduce a raft of new characters, several new plot threads, and even an entirely new house of drow , but really... Who cares? In many ways, Salvatore's writing has become similar to what we see from writers in comic books and/or sequential fiction in that he's always working to set up the next story arc, but that's not a bad thing. Salvatore is already under contract with Wizards of the Coast (WotC) to write more books about these characters, so yeah, what we have here is as much a bridge to the future as it is a close to the current chapter, but then again, it ends with a Hell of a bang, and it left me hungry for more, so I'm good with it.

With all of that said, a couple of things annoyed me here. First and foremost is that Salvatore's particular writing style--his voice--has become more pronounced over the years, and that's not a good thing. All the damned adverbs and verbosity of style in the middle of the action sequences, that stuff I could easily live without. And then, too, this book opens well, and it closes very, very nicely, but I thought the middle kind of lagged. Neither of these things is a killer, especially I would imagine for Salvatore's fans, but if this is your first Drizzt book, I can well imagine you wondering what the fuss was about.

Anyway, I've enjoyed the Neverwinter trilogy in general, and I liked Charon's Claw in particular. I don't know that it's quite as sharp as Gauntlgrym, the first book in this series, was, but it's a load of fun, and that's great. I will recommend this book highly to fans of Salvatore, especially lapsed fans who got frustrated back during The Paths of Darkness. If you're new to the Forgotten Realms and curious, I'll recommend the work of R.A. Salvatore, but don't start with Charon's Claw or even Gauntlgrym. Start with either The Crystal Shard or The Legacy. And get ready to read.

The drow and the intrigue between Drizzt, Dahlia and Entreri finally made for some interesting reading that I actually cared about. The fact that there was far less Shadovar story line to drag through earns this one the 4th star, but it is still a far cry short of being anywhere near as good as the pre-Shadowfell books.

It's like lord of the rings. The ring spoke to the bearer. Frodo threw it into the lava.

Tiago and Drizzt cross paths.

This is more about the set up of Gauntlegrym than anything else. Drizzt wears on Entreri and Entreri becomes likeable.

Without setting up Gauntlegrym, the story is a little pointless. There needs to be a new quest and stealing Guen is a good one ! However, that was done in the prior book, so we could have skipped to the fourth installment.

If anything Charon's claw exposes the feeling that Dahlia and Drizzt should separate. This builds throughout the adventure.

It's ok.

I enjoy fantasy fiction and started reading the Drizzt books years ago. Of the newer books some are obviously better than others.but few are as entertaining as the first dozen. It almost seems that they are not written by the original author but follow a similar story line. Several of the words used in the books I am unfamiliar with are not defined by any dictionary supported by Kindle or in any of my college edition dictionaries. I could nitpick and find faults with multiple issues but overall the story line is entertaining and I expect I will follow the series to its conclusion.

I enjoyed it. But I feel that my two decade devotion to the Drizzt legends is coming to an end. I don't blame Salvatore. His books are still exciting, fun, and are still worth reading for the amazing battle imagery alone. He's the ultimate fight scene writer. It's just really difficult to live up to the magic of the original trilogies. Lately I feel that Bob's writing is missing something. It's just more basic, more predictable,more lackluster than it used to be. It seems like I'm getting too old for it, and that saddens me. Drizzt annoys me more and more lately, too. He's such a lost soul, but less of a noble, wise wanderer, and more of a whiney adolescent who can't figure out his own emotions. I find his behavior and his introspective emotional turmoil to be boring and unrealistic at times. I mean, I get that he has some long-lasting depression over the events in his exciting past. I get it that he'll never find friends as cool as the original companions. However, he is an amazing hero who has seen and done some extraordinarily awesome things for well over a century. He is a living legend in the Realms. He is an agent of good, who constantly kicks ass, and practices chivalry. Therefore, he should be a ROCK in terms of his emotional well being. Quit acting confused, Drizzt! Know thyself. You are too smart and well-disciplined to be so unstable. It's not reading right. Long ago he got over his guilt and self-doubt, or so I had thought. He used to be tougher, I swear it. He learned to face his dark ego, The Hunter, and embrace it when he needed to. Now he's reverting?? Now he needs advice from his uncharismatic, bitchy lover Dhalia about being tough enough to face the "ugly world?" That part was ridiculous. I couldn't understand why fellow Kindle readers had highlighted it. You actually like that line / scene? Seems like lazy, predictable writing again. Drizzt had already learned that lesson tenfold, and he's so far above this girl, it's not even funny. Anyway, I digress. I just feel let down more and more, because I'm just getting bored with the lack of interesting new characters, the predictable plotline, and the lack of satisfying character development (inexplicable reverting and then re-learning life lessons doesn't count). I'm now just reading purely out of loyalty to R.A. Salvatore and his amazing original stories. I have to see how it all ends up, even if I'm being taken for a ride on the mediocre train. I have a vested interest, so I have to keep going. These books are a part of me. I just hope that Bob isn't purposely exploiting the loyalty of his Constant Readers like me by putting forth substandard novels. In any case, after all this negativity, why a 3? Well, it was still a damn fun read. That's why. Just not one of great literary merit this time around.

I am a big fan of Salvatore as well as the entire Drizzt series. If you like D&D, fantasy, Drizzt or just some enjoyable action reading, then this is a good book for you. If you have never read a Drizzt novel, I would advise starting with The Dark Elf Trilogy "Homeland", which were a prequel to the first book "The Crystal Shard" and read them right through, it will make for a more enjoyable time, but you will likely really enjoy this book by itself as well.

When you purchase through the store the books usually arrive fast and well packaged so they look unblemished no matter how far they have traveled through the mail.

A will written SI-FI thriller with a fast moving story line, well developed interesting characters, and the continuing story of Drizzt. The ending is open ended leading too further adventures. I would recommend this series too anyone who enjoys well written SI-FI. Enjoy reading

I really enjoyed the book. Not just for what was within these pages but what is coming in the future. I have long suspected that Drizzt was and is in the favor of Loth and this book finally hints at it. If you think about it...Loth loves intrigue, she loves anarchy and back stabbing and subterfuge and who has created more of that than Drizzt? Something tells me that the newly forged Scimitar that now rests in the hands of a banre weapon master wanna be will someday find itself wielded by Drizzt and to what affect? Can a goodly ranger wield a blade forged by drow elves with the blessing of their godess?

Honestly it is not a book that stood out amongst the rest. Is that a bad thing, i don't think so. After so many stories of Drizzt we still get a character we can follow and connect with, and on top of that the struggles still leave me guessing what next! I strongly recommend ready this series as one starting from Gauntelgrim, because you are seeing more variety in plot points and character interaction. Nothing heavey like Robert Jordan series, but just enough to make you try to rememeber who, what, where, why. All in all a good read.

Artemis Entreri and Drizzt Do'Urden together again, automatically makes for a four star book. But with the drow intrigue brewing, the mystery that surrounds Bregan D'Aerthe, the emergence of old friends from distant planes, as well as the gap in Artemis' backstory- it looks like the next book should be(had better be) the phenomenal payoff as all of this is coming to one hell of a resolution.

This is one of the best in the 20+ Entire book series. Seems like things are coming full circle. So many twists and uncovered mysteries. Man, the intrigue is tremendous. So many memories are evoked in this book, it is just amazing. Can't wait for volume 3, and in its wake, I wouldn't be surprised if we saw the end of beloved Drizzt...

I'm a huge fan of RA Salvatore and to be completely honest, this book was bad compared to his other novels. It doesn't compare to the Dark Elf Trilogy or the Icewind Dale trilogy, my two favorites. The book goes primarily into the love triangle between Drizzt, Dahlia, and Artemis, and seems to leave the primary story in the background.

This book was like one big fight scene. By the end I was like okay you've been fighting/running non stop for like 2 days now and yet your not dieing from exhaustion. I know that this is fantasy but I was like come on the unrealisticness of things seemed to almost turn me off from reading further. If I wasn't already like 2/3 of the way through it I would have quit reading it.

The detail of fighting/running was confusing for me often making me have go back to re read things and then having to think about them to try and figure out exactly what the author is trying to tell me. I thought to myself they could have just saved a whole chapter and just said they ran got shot at and then got attacked. I read ton's of other fantasy Terry Brooks, Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson, George R R Martin, Terry Goodking to name a few. These other authors seem to be consistant on the way they write while Salvatore seems to grow more hurried in his writing and less concious of what his readers are going to be thinking and if any of it makes sense.

I probably will read the next installment of R A Salvatore's Drizzt saga. I've put in this much time already.

Solid story line, good action, a little too much Drizzt brooding, and a uneccessary cliff hanger threat to his last companion. The author has dangerously left too few characters for me to care about and I am losing interest in those!

Still ticked at the way Salvatore said good bye to Cattie Brie and Wulfgar and all the rest of Drizzt's friends who don't live two thousand years ... reprehensible! To just leap forward in time to the Neverwinter saga and mention offhandedly that they were old or dead by now ... very disappointing. Unless there was a companion piece in another serious, perhaps a short story somewhere that I missed, I saw nothing approaching a respectful or honourable way to let us say good bye to these characters. Not happy at all. So my view of this new family of lovers and friends Drizzt has, is coloured by what went, or didn't go, before.

Great character development on the continuing intrigue between Drizzt and his most hated enemy Artemis Entreri. The continued development of the Shadovar bureaucracy and the up and coming Drow House of Xorlarrin and their connection to House Baenre of Menzoberranzan is also very well done. Another Salvatore classic!

Enjoyed the story, not quite the epic world changer that book 2 but a decent follow up. Continuing to flesh the back story of the assassin, as well as bringing in the character classes from ad&d series 3, is quite a nice touch.

One senses the characters are going to start exploring the pantheon plane....

Worst ending to any series in the history of books. If I could give this 0 stars instead of 1, I would have. Honestly the books are great up until the last chapter. I was left with an overwhelming "wtf?" feeling that almost caused me to throw my Kindle.

If I'm buying the Kindle version, there is no difference between the hardback edition and the mass marketed paperback edition except possibly the waiting period between the two. I can purchase 3 Ebooks for the price of just this one. -nickled&dimed :(

R.A. Salvatore delivers an intelligent story, packed with action and suspense as Drizzt draws his swords once again in the Neverwinter Saga. Drizzt attempts to aid his friends as he walks on the road of vengeance, beside Dahlia. Can he win one more battle of chaos and destruction, and will he settle his grudge? Who will survive, and will Drizzt find peace. The author takes you on an emotional roller-coaster ride from beginning to end. The compelling story is fascinating throughout, intelligent, and Entertaining. Highly Recommended!

The scope of the book expands and other factions, some familar become involved and this book sets up for some fantastic adventures in the future.

The pacing is good, there are some excellent fight scenes, character developing, especially Dhalia.

I have read Salvator books for the past 20 years on and off, and this is one of the better ones. A must have book for any Drizzt/Entreri fan.