rocketdentures's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
beautifulnarcissus's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Murder, Death, and War
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Incest, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Emotional abuse
effone's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
dsteenbergen's review
3.0
Loved this as a kid, don't think it's aged all that gracefully. I'm coming fresh off of Abercrombie's "The Blade Itself", so the characterization here feels especially thin.
The book moves at breakneck speed, so you don't have much time to get invested in the characters or their fates.
Will not be continuing the trilogy from here.
The book moves at breakneck speed, so you don't have much time to get invested in the characters or their fates.
Will not be continuing the trilogy from here.
dndnerd87's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
kellsway's review
5.0
Actual Ratings 4.5
THIS WAS FREAKING AWESOME!!!
Book Two: Exile here I come 😘
RTC
THIS WAS FREAKING AWESOME!!!
Book Two: Exile here I come 😘
RTC
farleighelse's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Quick. Evil society. Trapped. Magic. Swordfighting. Fantasy. Underground. Elves. Sole protagonist.Â
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Rape, and Sexual content
simonmee's review
4.0
"Can you tell us, orphans of House Freth," she asked of them, "who it was that attacked your home?"
"House Teken'duis!" they shouted together.
"Rehearsed," Zak commented.
Briza turned around again. "Silence!" she whispered harshly.
Zak slapped Drizzt on the back of the head. "Yes," he agreed. "Do be quiet!"
Drizzt, the hottest, strongest, most weapon -masterest Dark Elf in town has a problem. He doesn't murder children. He'd prefer to take prisoners. He takes people at their word. He won't get far in a society that is explicitly, fantastically, bureaucratically evil.
Forgotten Realms' showpiece Mary Sue is born into a matriarchal society deep underground but, don't worry, both the lead characters and both the antagonists are male. This book is easy to read, its pacing is good and the characterization is two dimensional in a way that you know who's nice, who's not, and why you want the good guys to win. It sets up Drizzt well for the tomes of his future adventures while standing alone as a basic explanation for his motivations.
This is a tight novel, with no time for meandering. Drizzt spends ten years in the "Academy," an institution of such unimaginable evil that virtually the only information we are trusted with is that its teachers spend hours each day regaling their charges about the time the dark elves got slapped around by some literal fairies. Dark Elf surface raids apparently have issues with "unplanned" fireballs but, for plot purposes, it's practically a shrug of the shoulders when explaining about how Wizards can't come anymore, in case one "mistakenly" shoots off another one.
Holding up well 30 years after its publication, I suspect it predates the cliches within it before they became known as such.
"House Teken'duis!" they shouted together.
"Rehearsed," Zak commented.
Briza turned around again. "Silence!" she whispered harshly.
Zak slapped Drizzt on the back of the head. "Yes," he agreed. "Do be quiet!"
Drizzt, the hottest, strongest, most weapon -masterest Dark Elf in town has a problem. He doesn't murder children. He'd prefer to take prisoners. He takes people at their word. He won't get far in a society that is explicitly, fantastically, bureaucratically evil.
Forgotten Realms' showpiece Mary Sue is born into a matriarchal society deep underground but, don't worry, both the lead characters and both the antagonists are male. This book is easy to read, its pacing is good and the characterization is two dimensional in a way that you know who's nice, who's not, and why you want the good guys to win. It sets up Drizzt well for the tomes of his future adventures while standing alone as a basic explanation for his motivations.
This is a tight novel, with no time for meandering. Drizzt spends ten years in the "Academy," an institution of such unimaginable evil that virtually the only information we are trusted with is that its teachers spend hours each day regaling their charges about the time the dark elves got slapped around by some literal fairies. Dark Elf surface raids apparently have issues with "unplanned" fireballs but, for plot purposes, it's practically a shrug of the shoulders when explaining about how Wizards can't come anymore, in case one "mistakenly" shoots off another one.
Holding up well 30 years after its publication, I suspect it predates the cliches within it before they became known as such.
covfefe's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0