The Silent Blade

Another quieter book; while there are still battles and other actiony bits, the focus here is on the characters’ inner struggles and their personal developments. The ending struck me as slightly abrupt, but it was still very fitting; I enjoyed it a hell of a lot.

The Silent Blade is interesting in that it spends as much or more time following the story’s antagonist, the assassin Artemis Entreri, as it does following Drizzt, the story’s protagonist. Although it was an interesting approach, I didn’t find Artemis to be a compelling character. I wasn’t buying into his motivation (or lack of motivation in this case), that he was just going through the motions because he did not defeat Drizzt in battle. His lack of interest did little to pique my own interest in the sections where he was the main character.

The main plot, bringing the evil artifact Crenshinibon to the wizard Cadderly, did not seem to have high enough stakes to be overly compelling. As far as fantasy adventures go, it was pretty show more ho-hum. The writing was strong, and the characters interesting. The action was also pretty solid, although I think Drizzt and his crew dispatch their foes far too easily, and I think have been made to be such awesome fighters as to make them a bit less compelling as a result. Overall, this was a fun fantasy novel that didn’t really move the needle much. It was a fine novel but not one that I will likely remember.

Carl Alves – author of Two For Eternity show less

i think this is one of my favourite in the series so far!
(I am on my knees, begging every single character to please get some damn therapy for the love of god.)

Another adventure in the world of Drizzt. I just didn't enjoy this one as much as the others.....nothing seemed to really happen and the pace, which typically for Salvatore is blistering, was sluggish in this book. I'm sure we're getting setup for future adventures and this was just a necessary step to put all the characters in the right place, but it just didn't make for an enjoyable read. I think I'll hold off for a bit on future Drizzt novels....I need a break.

The heroes of Mithrill Hall reunited finally. With the crystal shard in Drizzt's possession they must adventure out once more into the Forgotten Realms to visit Cadderly at the Spirit Soaring.

I thought this was yet another great book in the series, maybe more so than others as the wide scope this book encompassed to character developement on all of my favorite characters from Drizzt, to Entreri, Bruenor, Wulfgar, Regis, Jarlaxle, and Cattie-Brie.

R. A. Salvatores fantastic fighting sequences play out once again, with his imaginative and brilliantly written battles. Well worth the time it takes to read, with me about a day as I could not put it down.

why i started reading these books: drow boy pretty

why i'm still reading these books: drow boy very emotionally intelligent and journal about his feelings obsessively (but also somehow still a huge dumbass?)

Not one of Salvatore's best, this is worth reading if you want to continue reading everything in the Drizzt series, but it can be skipped.