Book 4 - Legend of Drizzt, Legacy of the Drow

(Original Review 3/21/2014)
I love Drizzt books, let's get that out of the way. I swallowed each preceding book reading them during my commute, lunch, evenings and even into the wee hours of the night.

The legacy of the Drow was a great trilogy ruined by this awful piece of dung. This book effectively negates the previous three taking 4 steps back after each previous story took one forward.

(Spoilers ahead)
Easily the most boring and predictable of the stories I've read thus far. Catti-brie has sincerely outlasted her welcome as part of Drizzt's adventures in my opinion, I honestly just wanted her to either die or go settle down and leave the storyline (i hope the next books take place a hundred years in the future after she's good and gone). At the end of this book everything reverts to "normal": No character development, no growth, no maturing.... nothing. Even the setting goes back to the boring Icewind Dale and the Crystal Shard story, after a trilogy of adventure and excitement everything just fizzles out in this unnecessary dreck (actually this book began really well, but quickly degenerated after the quest was fleshed out).

Worst yet is that the "twist" at the end wasn't a twist at all. It was painfully obvious what Salvatore was doing in this book, trying to bring back a character he killed three books back, all the while trying to have us believe it was Drizzt's father they are trying to save (while a far more interesting character than Wulfgar, it is abundantly clear his part in the books is over).

This is such an awful story that I'm not even sure I'll continue reading the series past this book...

I say read till "Legacy of the Drow III" and move onto something else entirely.

(edit 12/29/2014)
OK, so I came back to this review now that I am many books ahead in Drizzt's tale (currently reading Neverwinter Saga Book 3).

The ramifications of the the events in this book shake up the many that follow and yield a *really* good novel mostly dedicated to Wulfgar and how he copes with what he's experienced (Paths of Darkness Book 2: Spine of the World). While "Spine of the World" is excellent in itself an excellent book (for the most part), it further introduces some very annoying characters that come back in future novels to make you really hate their existence as they further bog down the narrative.

This is an old series that I have recently discovered,and glad I did. For the epic fantasy lover, I would say this one is top notch. My main criteria is interesting characters, and that's what I've found in these books. Characters that I love to hear more about and keep up with their actions. This adventure introduced a new character, that I'm sure we will hear more about in the coming books, along with an old character.

This Book had an interesting turn of events such as the newly blossoming relationship between Drizzt and cattie-brie and the unexpected meeting between two great characters (CADDERLY of the CLERIC QUINTET and DRIZZT). Sadly, Salvatore, My most cherished author, was put on a time limit for this novel and so had not the oppotunity to fully express himself. That, in turn, made the novel what everyone else calls "PREDICTABLE," (what a horrible word!) I feel that Salvatore worked to the best of his ability within the given amount of time and, ironically, I am hearing rumors about another salvatore novel to be released (THE SILENT BLADE) which has no time limit. If before, you felt that Passage to Dawn was not as exciting as his preceeding books, I'm more than absolutely positive that this story, without a time limit, will be salvatore best work ever. I believe that salvatore is going to blow us all away because he also understands his readers argument. Salvatore has to publish two more books that are of poor quality (which will never happen) to ever make me question his authority on the underdark and the drow. Being a young writer, Salvatore has also inspired me.
TO SALVATORE: The story was, as expected, wonderfully written. Thank you for another novel and hope to read THE SILENT BLADE soon!!! I also understand that a time limit was imposed in the creation of this story...bleh! "Company Imposed fantasy" (as Passage to dawn semi-was) and your name should never be put into the same sentence!

After reading this book over a year ago (finishing it in one day, then flipping right back to read it all over again), I stumbled upon this review site. I, as always with R.A. Salvatore's books, was not surprised by the greatness of it. I simply loved it. I have looked through the reviews of the book on this site and a common theme prevails -- "predictable". As a fan of R.A. Salvatore's work, I am not angered nor am I disappointed with the general theme of the reviews. Everyone's interpretation of a novel is a very private thing and the author's feelings, no matter how talented he is, cannot be pulled out of the reader by his work. That is why I can say that personnaly the only thing that was predictable in the story to me, was the fantastic writing. It never once fell below the standards that R.A. Salvatore set for himself and every staff writer that TSR has had since. Salvatore has played a very major role in the giving of life to the Forgotten Realms and to the huge success of TSR in its glory years. That is why it bothers me at the hand R.A. Salvatore was delt by TSR on this book. You might ask yourself; "what is he rambling on about", well, ask yourself this -- just how predictable would this book be if TSR didn't comission an artist to paint an obvious picture of Wulfgar on its cover. Thank you very much for your time. A little piece of news for all of you Salvatore and Drizzt Do'Urden fans -- there will be another novel about the heroes of Icewind Dale. That was confirmed to me by the author himself.

Once again, Salvatore writes a captivating adventure that I could not put down. You feel like you're RIGHT THERE with the characters...I loved the haunted island scene, when Catti-brie looks in the water and sees those dead people holding candles...creepy. And the resulting wizard battle on the beach - I thought that was very humerous. Basically, it's a great book, and any fan of Drizzt Do'Urden should read it.
That aside, I'll tell you what bothered me about the book. First of all, I suppose Drizzt is a heck of alot more arrogant then I thought, or else he's incapable of deciphering a tough poem (think Emily Dickinson). I mean, I, personally, have no idea how he got the fact that Zaknafein was held captive from the witch's poem. There was the word "father" in the second line, but it was obviously talking about Drizzt - as was any future references of Zak. I won't recite the poem here, but I'll just say that I had raised eyebrows when Drizzt announced that Zaknafein must be captured. I mean, come on. It's not always about just you, Drizzt!
Another thing that started irking me was the simple fact that, after six years together, Drizzt and Catti-brie still hadn't hooked up. Throughout the entire series, they have been attracted to each other, and after Wulfgar died I was sure they would hook up. Instead, they hold hands and said, "Just friends...for now." I thought that was sweet, but I was fully expecting a little romance between them, especially after six years of adventuring together. But...I guess not! And I doubt there will be any future romantic conflicts - Drizzt will undoubtedly fade back into the shadows and live the rest of his life without ever kissing a female.
The battle scene at the end was good, and yet..you knew that they would survive. Every character, Drizzt included, was thought to be dead at least once. I sort of thought that Guenhwyvar was gone, and I was glad when Drizzt was shook up about it - rarely does he show any emotion at all, and he always says just the right thing.
Much emotion was shown in this book - tears rimmed my eyes when Catti-brie reunited with Bruenor, and of course the reunion at the end.
Ok, so this is more of a ramble then a review, but I had to do it somewhere.:)

After ten books (three in the dark eld trilogy, three in the icewind dale trilogy and four in the legacy of the drow series), the characters are becoming familiar and the interaction and culture of the races are known quantities. Unfortunately, the plots are becoming pretty familiar as well.

Salvatore delivers as always with his battle sequences, where his writing is always well done (makes me wonder if he physically steps through the fighting himself so as to better write it). This book also contains time on the ship Sea Sprite, and battles with pirate ships, which are well done. I also enjoyed the new characters of the wizard Cadderly and his wife Danica, although their appearance was short.

But bringing back the Crystal Shard, Ertuu (who we knew from the previous few books was going to have to make a return appearance) and the bringing of a main character back from the dead makes for a fairly predictable plotline.

I know people who have read the entire series (which at this point is seven more books), but I have to question what additional events and devices can be brought into this series to make it interesting and enjoyable. If characters die, except on soap operas they should stay dead.

I have enjoyed reading Salvatore's novels about Drizzt. He has a great talent in characterization and writes wonderful battle sequences; however, Passage to Dawn does not follow Salvatore's style. The novel did have some sparkling moments like the wizardry contest between Harkle and Robillard, but the majority of the story just made me shake my head. The plot was very predictable. I fully expected that Wulfgar was Lloth's prisoner even without the poem from the witch. Even if you were not as familiar with the Drizzt storyline, the young barbarian stealing Aegis-fang from the dwarven mines (a feat that doesn't seem to me to be as easy as it was made out to be) had to be a tipoff that the hammer was being brought so Wulfgar could wield it. I mean come on did anyone really thing that Lloth had recovered Zaknafein's dissolved corpse. I was surprised that Drizzt believed it or that Cattie-brie didn't make the connection.
There also isn't anyone new or interesting introduced in this book. This book takes too much from other Salvatore novels. Deudermont returns from The Halfling's Gem, Ettru is back from the Icewind Dale trilogy, Cadderly from the Cleric Quintet. To me it seemed a bit much to tie the Cleric Quintet series up with the Icewind Dale heroes.
Another big disappointing feature of the book was the ending. Usually in the climax of Salvatore's novels, I am enthralled with his scripting of the story wondering what will happen to save the heroes from their certain doom (and I know they are going to win but that is not such a bad thing). But this time, I already knew what was going to happen. It was just too obvious. Regis defeats the crystal shard and Wulfgar's return turns the tide. And on the subject of Wulfgar's return, I really don't think he should have been brought back. His dramatic death and the character development following were well done and added a bit of vulnerability to Drizzt that this book completely undermines. All and all I think this book was just designed to tie up loose strings and make the world perfect again. Everyone accepts Drizzt's heritage, Bruenor's eye heals, Wulfgar back from the dead, and Cadderly is becoming younger again. Seems a bit too hokey for me.
Despite my dislike of this book, I have enjoyed the rest of the series and will continue reading about Drizzt. I think that only one bad book out of the ten so far is a pretty good record and expect better from what's to come.

Warning: though not so compared tot he other reviews here, this one is actually somewhat a spoiler, not so that things are directly stated but so that you could deduce something from what I say. If you, like me, do not want to know even that kind of details beforehand, you had best not read this. But then again, that applies to most other reviews as well.
I actually lowered the rating I gave to this, after some reflection. It was entertaining and everything, but there were certainly parts that had something wrong with them.
Starting with the good sides, this book certainly ties some loose and even not so loose ends, and it is something I at least definitely felt like reading after all the earlier ones. And some of the action is good, as usual, although I kind of very slightly felt too much was solved simply by killing hordes of demons. And all the (well, many) characters are back and it's always good to read more about them, since this is where Salvatore excels. (Even if they do begin to sound almost like Tolkien's charaters, not to say there is anything wrong with those... if Drizzt wants to be perfect, sure, that's what I like about him anyway.) And most of all it was simply the kind of book that it is fun to read.
But then the bad parts... as for the plot, I knew some of it beforehand but that was just good to clear confusion because particularly a certain part involving a poem did not make any sense to me, and I would anyway have started out assuming things were the way they actually were rather than the way they supposedly were, until it was "revealed" in the end they weren't. And I did not like all the locations nor the way he charaters got there, it seemed very artificial and I think it would have been simpler to just choose better locations. Also, some old elements were reused which I only half liked, though at least this time it was not Entreri and/or those bloody drows again. The plot was generally a bit jumpy but otherwise predictable.
And I do hope Drizzt gets a girl at some point, simply because he deserves it. And even more I hope it won't be Catti-Brie (which doesn't seem likely though), that prospect I find somehow unappealing.

Definitely GREAT Fantasy epics and my personal favorites, The Dark Elf Trilogy-Homeland, Exile, and Sojourn, as well as The Icewind Dale Trilogy- The Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver, and The Halfling's Gem bring to life the story of the good hearted dark elf ranger Drizzt Do'Urden and his adventures in the magical World of Faerun. Legacy, Starless Night, Siege of Darkness and Passage to Dawn are the continuation of these adventures in a way that you keep coming back for more and more and more... The books are all so incredibly well written that the reader feels that they have been transported to another universe and are actually present among the characters, seeing what they see, feeling what they feel, sensing what they sense. RA Salvatore has truly outdone himself and has presented us with a masterpiece of literature the likes of which we have seen only in JRR Tolkien's work and in authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's Dragonlance Chronicles and Legends trilogies. Duty, honor, bravery, magic, and swordfights are all about. A great trilogy indeed and a "must read" along with RA Salvatore's The Icewind Dale Trilogy! One should seriously start thinking about maybe turning them into movies...

Drizzt can be imitated and duplicated but there can only be one Drizzt. Drizzt is a very original character, in each book he discovers more of himself. I must admit if you're a new reader to this book you might feel you may want to read the previous books. I feel that there has never been a story about a drow as complex as he is. Drizzt learns honor through friendship, he know his friends are very important to him. He's brave for facing hatred every where he goes because of his race. I love the way that R A Salvatore tied up loose ends and he has left more room for cliff hangers. Which, by the way, are tied up in future books. Even though, readers might feel this character is too powerful, this powerful drow, over time he learns to use his brains over brawn. If you read the previous books, be in for a surprise. I was shocked to find out who was his equally powerful foe on the loose in this edition.

In this final installment of the Legacy of the Drow series, Salvatore failed to meet the high expectations that I have developed for the Drizzt books. While most of the usual elements are still present, with a good amount of action and excitment, this book just seemed like it was missing something.

For one thing, Passage to Dawn was very predictable.. The surprise ending came as absolutely no surprise at all and it was hard to believe that the characters (who are normally extremely quick to pick up on subtle clues) failed to grasp what was really going on. The reasoning behind Drizzt being so convinced that it was his father being held prisoner in the Abyss, even though it was Wulfgar that was defeated by a handmaiden of Lloth and whose body was never recovered, was never explained. Basically, a large premise for the entire series was foreshadowed to the point that a 5 year old would have guessed at the truth.

Also somewhat annoying was the reappearance of old Salvatore characters that really had no place in this book except for reminding the readers of past adventures. Especially frustrating was the introduction of Cadderly Bonadouche into the Drizzt series. Being my least favorite of all of Salvatore's characters, Cadderly continued to annoy in this book. He and his friends were obviously included for no more than sentimental value, adding nothing of note to the story as a whole. Errtu, the fiend from the original Icewind Dale trilogy also reappears to gain control of the crystal shard once again and be defeated by Drizzt and Co. once again...

This book seemed sloppily put together and thought out, while reading like a gushy conclusion to the entire Drizzt story. No real suspense and not much in the way of entertainment value, this is the first Salvatore book that I've read and been really dissapointed in. Hopefully the Paths of Darkness trilogy will be better.

As a whole, the Drizzt saga is extremely good. Salvatore has an excellent way of tying the personal and fantastic elements in a fantasy story together in order to create the feeling of real people living in a real (though fantastic) world. Unfortunately, this book does not do the series justice. It is weak. While the stories of Drizzt and Catti-brie fighting pirates on the sword coast are excellent, the book takes a downhill turn from there. The single worst thing that ever happened to this book was Harkle Harpell and the "Fog of Fate", which is a silly spell meant to move adventures forward without all the tedious waiting for them involved. The spell sounds like a contrivance, which is exactly what it is, as demonstrated by where it ultimately takes the main characters (could Salvatore have found a way for them to arrive there on their own without the aid of this silly spell?). This book, unlike many of the previous Drizzt books, likes to be cozy and safe, with everyone friends at the end and no sacrifices made. None of the character development that had been seen throughout previous books is evident here- again, Salvatore flourishes in depicting personal relationships that, in this book, either do not exist or fall flat. Even the "unexpected surprise" at the end as to the "prisoner"'s identity is really no surprise at all. Unfortunately, this book has the same kinds of problems that infest "The Demon Awakens"- often Salvatore uses many words to describe that which requires few words. Subtlety is not a strength of this book. On the other hand, the book contains many good parts, as well. The customary fight scenes are quite impressive, as are the parts that include old friends revisited from this series and from other Forgotten Realms adventures. In short, I recommend this book because it is a book in the Dark Elf tradition. However, this is certainly not the best this series has to offer.

Like always the battlescenes are excellent and the way Errtu builds up the tension in the book is great. I loved the expansion of the characters of Harkle Harpell and Robillard. I would really like to see Robilliard in a more in depth view in a later novel. The meeting of Drizzt and Cadderly was superb even though I didn't know anything about the Cleric Quintet. Also thankfully there were no more damn drow or Entreri to annoy the heros again. The final battle was superbly done even at least one of the heros should of died. Such as maybe Wulfgar again. I also would of liked to of seen Catti-Brie and Drizzt just do it already. I mean everyone is expecting them to anyways. But still overall a excellent book.

Spoiler Alert:
This book had many of the problem of the one proceeding it: characters still act a little immature, it's boring at parts, and too much silliness. (I'll never be able to get around Harkle Harpell, I don't care what happens.) Also, the superhero element took its toll as well. At the final battle, everyone was wounded in some way, but the wounds are not mentioned after the fact. All I really wanted was maybe a phrase mentioning someone favoring their right leg, or something like that, but we don't even get that much. This issue isn't exclusive to this book, either. How Drizzt got his panther back at the end was a bit far-fetched too. Also, Kierstaad's feat of retrieving Aegis-fang with no resistence seemed a bit much. And then there's Wulfgar, of course. Now, if you were to click on the "See More About Me" button and read my review of Starless Night, you'd find that I was quite upset over Artemis Entreri coming back. I said that if anything like that happened again, I would quit reading Salvatore. And I meant it. So why am I not quitting now? Because Wulfgar coming back was less contrived than what happened with Entreri. It makes more sense. First off, Wulfgar was in the grip of a yochlol when he supposedly died. It makes sense that it would have been able to take Wulfgar back to the Abyss, and thence pass him on to Lloth. You see, Wulfgar wasn't ressurected, because he never died in the first place. It's essentially the same thing that happened with Gandulug, and it's a lot more probable than what happened with Entreri in Starless Night. So I'm able to accept it. I do agree with those of you who say that his supposed death was making good character developement, but now we've got a love triangle to contend with. Still, though, Wulfgar coming back seems a bit cheap, no matter how you look at it. And I also think it's a bit of a stretch that he was able to fight right after being freed. All in all, these heroes are starting to seem untouchable, and that can take away a sense of danger, if you know that nothing really bad can ever happen to them. Bruneor even got his eye back! Ahh, shi+. And I want to take some time to bi+ch about these essays, too. In the Dark Elf Trilogy, they worked wonderfully in tandem with the story. You can tell from the beginning that the story is set in the past, and Drizzt is looking back on those events. His essays gave a good sense of reflection to the story. But in Legacy of the Drow, they're beginning to seem a bit trite. It really seems as if Salvatore is putting these essays in so that he doesn't have to put in as much character element.
That's four mediocre books now - Halfling's Gem, Starless Night, Siege of Darkness, and Passage to Dawn, which is probably the worst one. What's happened, Mr. Salvatore? Homeland and Exile were both solid gold! And Sojourn wasn't much worse. And The Legacy was up to par too. The Crystal Shard and Streams of Silver were also pretty good. That's why I'm not going to quit, not yet anyway, because I know what you're capable of! This whole series fell by the wayside. But, I think I know why - it's probably because his heart wasn't in it. The Dark Elf Trilogy was something he wanted to write. But this quartet was forced on him. It was in the middle of the Cleric Quintet that the call for more Drizzt books became overwhelming, so he said, and he was forced to write this series. No author should have to write what he doesn't want to write. I even heard that for PtD, he was given a time limit! What the hell is wrong with these people!? They ought to be flogged! Seriously, I'm not exaggerating, I honestly think that they should be flogged. No author should have to endure such degradation. But, maybe that's what he got for writing in someone else's world. Maybe that's what I get for reading such a book. But, the Dark Elf Trilogy speaks differently. After all this, though, I can certainly understand Salvatore's desire to write his Demon Wars books. (I'll be sure to check those out sometime.) Next I'm gonna try the Cleric Quintet, because he said he was pleased by it and because it seems like it was something he wanted to write. So, I guess I'll see what happens from there.

Unlike the rest of the reviews I believed that Passage To Dawn was one of the best Drizzt novels written by Salvatore. With exciting battles and a fantastic plot, there are few things that are lacking in this book. I also believe that the ending to this book was NOT AT ALL PREDICTABLE. IT ONLY BECOMES PREDICTABLE IF YOU READ THE OLD WITCHES' RIDDLE MORE THAN ONCE. SO READ THE RIDDLE ONCE AND ONLY ONCE AND THERE WILL BE NO LACK OF SUSPENSE AT THE END. The ending to this book is, in my opinion, one of the best endings to any of his books. Passage to Dawn is not predictable or lacking of suspense at all. I couldn't put the book down. Passage To Dawn Is a must-read for all of us Drizzt fans.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON READING "THE CLERIC QUINTET" ANYTIME IN THE FUTURE, DO NOT READ THIS BOOK OR THIS REVIEW
Well, i'm not all the way done with it. BUT i wanted to warn ppl to not read it if you want to read the cleric quintet(it'll give the ending away). So far, I've loved this book! Stumpet finding the Crystal Shard was a big surprise to me. The only reason it's not getting 5 *'s, is because it had Cadderly....Since I've read the Cleric Quintet, i've hated him. I don't care if it was a test from Denier, he shouldn't have risked it! Grr...Sorry, but he really irritates me, because i can't forget what he did to Danica. Even if he is getting younger, he didn't know that. I hope he doesn't appear in any more books. Danica,Ivan, and Pikel are a diff. story! Pikel is by far my fav. character! I don't think this book is predictable, like many do. Also, i found the two wizards, that's right, 2 major magic users in the book!, refresing.

This is pretty much a regular ol' Drizzt novel until Part 5. Errtu still bugs the crap out of me. I'm REALLY, REALLY, glad that Artemis wasn't in this book. Anyway, there are 2 plots that fit almost perfectly in the book.
1)Drizzt and Catti-brie have been sailing the Sword Coast for 6 YEARS! When they stop at Waterdeep, their captain gets attacked by a doppleganger and gets a note for Drizzt to go to Cameyln, a supposed-to-be ghost island. When they get there, an old hag tells him that there is an old enemy who has one of his dead friends.
2)Errtu contiues his search for the Crystal shard by using Drizzt as bait to find his "dead" father. (wink wink)
Anyway, I hope that you people who haven't read it will. A fun, quick book which has the RETURN OF WULFGAR! (read and find out) Reccomendded.

Despite some nice touches, such as some more pirate chasing fun with Captain Duedermont it is really average, and the good parts negated by the ridiculous return from the dead plot.

Not only is it disturbing for death to be impermanent, as I feel this violates a compact with the readers, in this case it is poorly done. Drizz't is quite intelligent and would have figured out quite quickly that there was no way the one being held captive was who he was led to believe.

It has become clear through this quartet that the companions are untouchable, over-powered and not to be threatened and any harm is only transient.

Due to this invulnerability the reader's interest is considerably lessened if not removed. Also, those who have not read the cleric quintet, as I had not are going to be a little confused by Cadderly and his wife and the dim-witted dwarves.

This gets 3 stars because of the pirate battles, which I like, and because the last battle does get the pulse pounding. Without those inclusions the book would have been 2 stars at best. It does have the feel of a book that the author did not have his heart in. Having a character return from the dead, particularly such a boring character, was unnecessary and frankly stupid.

If indeed TSR mandated it, I feel bad for Salvatore.

This book was anticipated for a long time from us Drizzt fans. The previous books had been extroadinary and have been undoubtedly one of the best series of books that I have ever read yet out all of the books I would rate this one the worst. Though it was undoubtedly very funny and whimsical it lacked the sense of character that the other books had. You were able to get deep enough into the mind of Drizzt. This book has done little to wet my thirst and I look on eagrely for hopefully another novel from Salvatore that can create the same type of excitement as the first

passage to dwan was a good adventure on the sword coast just like the halfling's gem, without too much emphasis on the characters, and had it not been so predictable i would've liked it as much as THG, the best Drizzt book ever by far. Who gives a crap about Errtu? Who, in fact, gives a crap about any of drizzt's enemies when we all know drizzt always wins? Salvatore needs to do a better job of keeping us in suspense about HOW he wins, and not make it obvious that he will until the very end. Also he hasn't written a non-rushed ending since THG.

I liked the book.I have read every book concerning Drizzt and I thought they were all great. The first books I received were The Dark Elf Trilogy. I have to admit I wasn't big on books then and i put the book down numerous times on the first 50 pages. I just didn't find it interesting. Then I picked up the book again and I got really into it. The last book I read was Passage to Dawn, and I am patiently searching for the next book. I read Passage to Dawn the first time in under 24 hours I just couldn't put the book down.

I followed the Drizzt saga avidly until this book. This book, however, annoyed me to no end.
Note to Salvatore: FORGONE CONCLUSIONS ARE NOT ENTERTAINING! You can't help but get the feeling throughout this entire book that Drizzt is a godlike figure, completely untouchable, and that therefore any attempt to oppose him is an exercise in futility. It doesn't help that his primary opponent in this book is a figure he soundly crushed years before. When you find yourself cheering on the villains and hoping they teach Drizzt a lesson, something just isn't right.
After this book, I came to the conclusion that Drizzt was too powerful to be interesting. Weaknesses are what round out an interesting character; Drizzt has none I can see. He's quite simply untouchable in combat, and a complete saint outside of combat. Read the other Drizzt novels and skip this one.

passage to dwan was a good adventure on the sword coast just like the halfling's gem, without too much emphasis on the characters, and had it not been so predictable i would've liked it as much as THG, the best Drizzt book ever by far. Who gives a crap about Errtu? Who, in fact, gives a crap about any of drizzt's enemies when we all know drizzt always wins? Salvatore needs to do a better job of keeping us in suspense about HOW he wins, and not make it obvious that he will until the very end. Also he hasn't written a non-rushed ending since THG.

I liked the book.I have read every book concerning Drizzt and I thought they were all great. The first books I received were The Dark Elf Trilogy. I have to admit I wasn't big on books then and i put the book down numerous times on the first 50 pages. I just didn't find it interesting. Then I picked up the book again and I got really into it. The last book I read was Passage to Dawn, and I am patiently searching for the next book. I read Passage to Dawn the first time in under 24 hours I just couldn't put the book down.

I followed the Drizzt saga avidly until this book. This book, however, annoyed me to no end.
Note to Salvatore: FORGONE CONCLUSIONS ARE NOT ENTERTAINING! You can't help but get the feeling throughout this entire book that Drizzt is a godlike figure, completely untouchable, and that therefore any attempt to oppose him is an exercise in futility. It doesn't help that his primary opponent in this book is a figure he soundly crushed years before. When you find yourself cheering on the villains and hoping they teach Drizzt a lesson, something just isn't right.
After this book, I came to the conclusion that Drizzt was too powerful to be interesting. Weaknesses are what round out an interesting character; Drizzt has none I can see. He's quite simply untouchable in combat, and a complete saint outside of combat. Read the other Drizzt novels and skip this one.

This series was a little tough to get through. The first book was pretty good, but the next two books spent way too much time underground with nothing really happening, and there was some pointless subplot about magic leaving then coming back for no apparent reason.

In Passage to Dawn, we finally get out of the mountain and back to the fun parts of these books, the adventuring. There are pirate battles, magic fights, clever problem solving, and the cool, if somewhat forced, return of one of my favored characters.

I wasn't sure I was going to keep reading these books until I got to this one. Now, because I enjoyed this one so much, I have the next group of book sitting on my shelf, waiting for me to get to them later this year.

I've read all the stories pertaining to Drizzt and I must admit that I find "Passage to Dawn" a little dissapointing. The story in general seems a little too predictable and the heros just never seem to get hurt enough. I know Drizzt and his friends are quite capable in a fight, but c'mon...towards the end, they were just killing everything too well. Not only did they make it past over 100 worthy fiends to get to Errtu, but Regis (by himself) overcame/captured Crenshinibon?!?!? That's just a little too wild for me to believe.
Harkle and Robillard were nice additions to the story. I hope to hear more about Robilliard in future novels. The meeting of Drizzt/Catti-Brie to Cadderly/Dannica was nice. I'd like to see some more new characters created with whom Drizzt gets to interact. Any chance we can bring back Jarlaxle? I'd like to see him get fed up with Menzoberranzan and maybe come to the surface too. I'm sure his and Drizzt's paths crossing could prove quite interesting. I'm glad that Entreri wasn't in this one...Entreri is cool, but enough already...Drizzt has beaten him numerous times and we should just leave it at that

The first time I was introduced to the Forgotten Realms was with a young girl named Shandril and a cranky old wizard named Elminster. I immediately fell in love with the world of Toril and began searching for more about it. I found Drizzt. I have since read every novel about the dark elf up to The Silent Blade. Unlike many others, I found Passage to Dawn to be an excellent addition to the collection. Of the complaints that I have seen about the book... 1-The characters are too powerful. --Actually, when viewing the entire scope of the world of Toril, all of the characters from Regis to Lolth are small players. There are countless beings and situations that could destroy Drizzt. 2-Drizzt has become all-knowing, i.e. too smart. --First of all, he does still make mistakes and errors in judgement, showing that he is not perfect. Second of all, there are people who have found an inner peace and simply have answers for themselves. This does not mean that they are perfect. 3-The ending was a letdown. --This I can partially agree with. Salvatore did end the book rather abruptly, but I still enjoyed the reunion. Also, most people who said they could see the ending coming a mile away are saying that in hindsight, which is always biased. 4-Nothing bad ever happens; the endings are always too happy. --Good conquers evil. I believe it. Salvatore has created a series that contains characters I have genuinely grown to care about. Passage to Dawn, though not perfect, is a fine addition to the stories of Drizzt and his companions. Salvatore's books are inspiring, and they show the level to which the human, pardon me--drow, spirit can rise.

This is a fitting continuation to Salvatore's Dark Elf Series. It is a bit predictable in that Drizzt meets Cadderly from Salvatore's Cleric Quintet. The book is supposed to be an ending to Salvatore's Dark Elf series, although the ending of this novel gives clues that it can and will continue. I admire R.A. Salvatore and his writing, he must continue writting about Drizzt Do' Urde

I enjoyed it, but it left a somewhat bitter taste in my mouth. Not a bad book though, but I'm sick of Errtu Where are Entreri and Jarlaxle? Hopefully Silent Blade will be much better (I have very few doubts about that). Although, Drizzt and friends are WAY too strong and they face too few worthy challenges. The story isn't THAT predictable, but it could have been so much better. Oh well.

i am tired of everyone being so obssessed with drizzt he is a terrific charecter and all but everyone knows the only challenge he'll ever get in singular combat is Entreri. so everyone stop worshipping drizzt for once, the dark elf trilogy was the worst of the drizzt series of books. the crystal shard is no doubt bob's best accomplishment to date. Wulfgar is and has always been my fave character out of any book i've ever read and i loved having him be brought back but it has pretty obvious see his face smack dab on the cover. and his death was much more impressive. the only thing that ever effected me as much emotionally as wulfgars death was willaim wallace's death in braveheart(my fave movie). anyways this book is very impressive (as are all salvatores i would give every one of his books that ive read a perfect 10

I am actually the reader from South Portland, Me., and I have decided to review this book further. I have examined this book closely, and I have come up with a new conclusion. This book was a bit lacking, esp. at the end. I would, however, like to point out that this was due to TSR's time limit put on Salvatore. I still, also, give this book a 10 because it still is compared to other books, but as Salvatore goes, I would rate in a 6. Not his fault, and one more book, no time limit, to prove it!

When I finished the book I was expecting more.. It didn't really close well. I was hoping for more. Also I agree with others, in the fact that it never really looked like Drizzt and his friends were in any real danger.. The fight at the end was OK. But nowhere near the excitement that occured in the other books. Drizzt is my favorite character by far, and I hope Salvatore continues his adventures..

Passage to Dawn is a fantastic book but like most people am dissapointed with the end. Wulfgar is a great character but I do not think he should have been brought back having died in such a great way(if dying can be called great!). I loved the humour with Harkle being brought into the story for a short time. The book is still a good one and I recommend all drizzt fans to read it.

people need to realize something. the return of wulfgar was forced on salavatore by wizards of the coast. he was told either he brings back wulfgar, or they will get another author to do so. becuase salvatore writes in someone elses universe, he does not have complete control over where his stories lead. get this through your thick skulls.

the relationship between harkle and robillard was worth the whole book. especially the lil part against the zombies

As always, R.A. Salvatore continues his great series going deeper into the Dark Elf city with lots of action writing. With just enough detail to spark your imagination in the way every fight spans out it makes you want to read every novel Salvatore has ever written. I HIGHLY suggest this series of books to anyone with even a slight interest in Science Fiction.

For people who started the salvatore series late this book is a very frustrating book. Out of all his books which go in an order this one has been out of print for a year or two. It is a major hole in the series! I hate reading before and directly after. Forgotten Realms needs to quit daydreaming and reprint this book. Its ridiculous.

This was another great Drizzt book for all of the true Drizzt fans out there. You cannot help but get emotionally wound up with the characters in these books. You actually feel their pain and fears and their joys. I loved this book and will read any other masterpeices that Salvatore decides to write.