- #LEGACY OF THE CRYSTAL SHARD THE ACCURSED TOWER FULL#
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Wulfgar is returned (though with the most lackluster reunion I have ever read, he doesn't even say anything for pages and when he does speak it is a smattering of a couple lines), and Crenshinibon is well in hand.
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The entire book Wulfgar is hardly mentioned, and never as a potential prisoner of Errtu when it is obvious from page 1.Īt about the half-way point, I was thinking Salvatore was trying to come full circle with The Crystal Shard and the Companions of the Hall his original story. But no, Salvatore is so bad at subtlety and he makes the characters think it is Zaknafein which does not make much sense if this prisoner is suppose to be relatable to Cattie-Brie. It makes sense, that is someone who was killed by a demon and is important to both Cattie-Brie and Drizzt. It was insanely obvious to me that this was Wulfgar. The prologue of the book shows that Errtu has someone, but it does not reveal who. A seer on the mystical island of Caerwich tells a riddle of one held captive, someone important to both Drizzt and Cattie-Brie. The companions eventually reunite in Icewind Dale.
Moving on the book changes and I will now get into more spoilers. The general endless fighting of Drizzt books is noticeably and pleasantly absent from the first half. The beginning of the story is of adventures with Captain Deudermont of Waterdeep on his ship, the Sea Sprite. It is the first book to take place partially in Icewind Dale since The Crystal Shard (ironically the only book in The Icewind Dale Trilogy to take place in the Dale) and so deals with Crenshinibon, the Crystal Shard. It is more of a proper sequel to Errtu's hatred of Drizzt and a proper sequel to The Crystal Shard. This book does not involve the Drow at all, for which I am grateful. Cattie-Brie and Drizzt are really the main focuses to begin with. The book starts off tremendously entertaining. I have a large amount to say since I just finished it at the time of this writing. Interesting events happen in this book that I enjoyed reading. The fated assault on Mithral Hall finally comes to pass and it has plenty of interesting combat. It focuses on greater cosmology of the Forgotten Realms with the Time of Troubles. Siege of Darkness was ironically the highlight of TLD. The Companions go back to Menzoberranzan. Starless Night is basically the same as The Legacy. Entreri is one of the most dull villains ever and I'm waiting for the day that Salvatore actually kills him, because it should have happened back in The Hafling's Gem. Wulfgar acts unlike himself in this book, his character arc being a little odd. It is a story of Drizzt's past coming back to haunt him, for the evil worshippers of Lolth are not yet down with him. I will try to keep the them as simple as possible.
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I readily admit it has been some time since I read the first two books in this series so I ask you take my opinions with a grain of salt for those two. Overall TLD is a decent foray into the fun ride that can be the Forgotten Realms, it is not where I would start though, nor where I would end. Salvatore writes fight-scenes well, but his characters and plots are nothing praiseworthy. If you have read my previous reviews of Salvatore's Drizzt books you will know I generally find them overrated and often a little infuriating. The Legacy of the Drow (TLD) is a conundrum for me. In April of this year I read the third book (review here), and I finished the fourth and last book in August. I read the first book in March of 2019, and the follow up with the second a few months later. This is the last of the series that I had already started before starting on my quest to read every novel in the Forgotten Realms. Focusing in large part on Drizzt Do'Urden and his origins in the dark elf city of Menzoberranzan fans of the Dark Elf Trilogy would enjoy the mechanizations of the chaotic and evil drow society. It is the third series comprising the Legend of Drizzt, and as such follows the adventures of The Companions of the Hall: Drizzt, Bruenor, Wulfgar, Cattie-Brie, Regis, and Guenhwyvar. The Legacy of the Drow is a four book series by author RA Salvatore.