Salvatore's books

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RAS books is very easily read. And they are enjoyable but for me thats not the same thing as "good". I like it when books make me think and I must struggle to understand what is really happening. When I read Salvatores books it is like reading a comicbook easy straight up entertainment but not a great reading experience. Servant of the Shard changed that a bit, here the characters were deep and interesting and I caught my self thinking about the book even when I was not reading, something I have never before done with RAS´books.
I have never read Greenwoods book except the Making of mage wich I read several years ago.

 

This is kinda off topic, but does anyone know who is that on the cover of Sea of Swords? i've read SotS 3 times and i got it last week, i loved it!

 

Drizzt himself is on the cover.
If we mean the same cover.

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What about the Cleric Quintet? It any good?

 

I've only read The Crystal Shard and the 2nd IWD book, IIRC Streams of Silver.

I thought they were above-average, especially the battle scenes. However the character development was thin. Perhaps if I read Homeland et al I will be contradicted by RAS, but I doubt it.

'Sides, Weis/Hickman are 10x RAS.

 

About Cleric quintet - it's good. I've read it all on one breath, so captivating it was.

Maybe it's the focus which Salvatore put on the characters this time, not on the action, as in Drizzt's books.

 

I've read the first of Cleric Quintet and it's good, so i can really recomend this one!

What is the name of the oter four?

 

Sea of Swords is a little better than some of the other Drizzt books because you get to see what happens to the characters buts its kindof a let down because it just dribbles off really. Now don't get me wrong I loved Drizzt in the Dark Elf Trilogy and in a couple of spots in the rest of the books where he lets his drow show through and simply slaughters things. Great spot in SoS where Drizzt tries to rent a cave from some goblins but decides that they are evil and completely destroys the clan. Thats about the high point of the book. About he almost dies but his goodie two shoes friends give him a healing potion

Why does Drizzt ALWAYS win his battles, I've never seen him lose.

 

Ok... I'm a fantasy-addict but haven't started with the Forgotten Realms books.... We have a shop that has all FR-books for sale... but I don't know where to start. Soon I'll buy one book... with wich one should I start?

 

arahar: Drizzt always wins because he`s supposed to be simply the greatest swordsman in all the realms.
It`s stupid, i know, but losing a fight would most likely mean death, and that wouldn`t make much of a hero, would it?

 

I've read everything except Sea of Swords.
The books are really great, especially Servant of the Shard, Starless Night and The Dark Elf Trilogy.
I thought that Cleric Quintet wasn't even close to Drizzt series, not only cos of legendary Drizzt, but also Artemis and Jarlaxle.
Actually, Artemis IS Drizzt's fighting equal.

Servant of the Shard is really an Artemis book, and it was fantastic.
(....thanks Ara...)

 

generaln- even the greatest fighter in the world can be beaten by a novice. Simply because the novice isn't thinking two or three attacks ahead. He's attacking/defending with whatever he has and will throw it all at the master. The master won't understand what just happened because he expects an attack/defence that could be just the opposite.

 

What I'd really like to see though is Drizzt deflect a catapult boulder

 

Hey, the drow make miniature crossbows, so why not miniature catapults?



Anyways, let's just say that I am drooling while waiting Realms of Shadows... it has a short story of Artemis & Jarlaxle....

Ara
(Life is cheesy)

 

I enjoy Salvatore's books, but I enjoy them for what they are, books that promise a few exciting battles, and some incincible(but still interesting in my opinion) characters. Just because Drizzt is seemingly invincible does not mean that his books are not worth reading. I also believe that artemis and Jarlaxle have much potential if salvatore would only write more about them.