Extinction (2004)

by Lisa Smedman

Other authors: R.A. Salvatore (Foreword)

Series: War of the Spider Queen (book 4), Forgotten Realms novels

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Fantasy. Fiction. HTML:New York Times bestseller The mystery of Lolth remains, leaving the drow to wonder if she has truly turned her back on them forever. In this fourth installment in the War of the Spider Queen series, priestess Quenthel Baenre and her fellow drow adventurers continue their quest for the truth�and this time, the stakes are higher than ever. Now they must travel to a place from which few ever return: the Demonweb Pits of the Abyss. But not all of Quenthel�s companions are confident in their faith. Disheartened by Lolth�s silence, priestess Halisstra Melarn becomes enamored of a different goddess, calling her loyalty to Lolth into question . . .… (more)

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I think this might be my favourite one of the series - Smedman does an amazing job with the characters arcs in this and the overall quality of the writing is a lot higher. (

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ashelocke | Sep 29, 2021 |

I read the entire "War of the Spider Queen" series back to back, so it's hard to rate each book separately. Set in the familiar forgotten realms universe, the characters encounter perils that get more dangerous as the series progresses. Filled with the distrust and backstabbing that has come to be expected with drow in this world, there are still occasional moments of tenderness and soul searching, making this a very worthwhile read. (

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ktlavender | Jul 17, 2017 |

The various quests continue and nobody dies. Good reading pace and interesting settings and encounters. Better character development makes it more interesting than previous books in series. (

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mdekleine | Mar 23, 2011 |

I loved this book. It was at first loaned to me by a friend and I feel in love with this story. The way their personnalities are written made this even better. I loved this! (

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Salvatore, R.A.	Foreword	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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R. A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen, Vol. 2: Extinction / Annihilation / Resurrection by Lisa Smedman

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2004

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Fantasy. Fiction. HTML:New York Times bestseller

The mystery of Lolth remains, leaving the drow to wonder if she has truly turned her back on them forever. In this fourth installment in the War of the Spider Queen series, priestess Quenthel Baenre and her fellow drow adventurers continue their quest for the truth�and this time, the stakes are higher than ever. Now they must travel to a place from which few ever return: the Demonweb Pits of the Abyss.

But not all of Quenthel�s companions are confident in their faith. Disheartened by Lolth�s silence, priestess Halisstra Melarn becomes enamored of a different goddess, calling her loyalty to Lolth into question . . .

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Lies, Faith, and Oblivion.

The Queen of the Demonweb Pits may have turned her back on even her most faithful servants, or she may now hang lifeless in her own hellish webs. For one priestess, the only course left open to her is to discover the truth, even if she must return to a place from whence few have returned even once - a place where souls of the dead go to serve for eternity. For another priestess, the prospect of an afterlife without the Spider Queen drives her into the arms of another goddess, shattering the tenuous alliances that have brought the drow to the threshold of the Abyss.

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