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Though I will not follow the rest of the "Icewind" series, I'm glad I got reacquainted with Salvatore, and I may check out some of his more recent works to see how he has responded to the development of the fantasy genre. Though I find Victer Bevine's delivery to be a bit wide-eyed and labored, he does maintain the energy of the work and delineate the characters clearly. Martin." Still, I enjoyed traveling with the old companions again for a few hours. I wish I had read "Icewind Dale" when it first came out so that I could have enjoyed it without having to compare it to Sanderson and Abercrombie and Bujold and Lynch's Locke Lamora and, yes, R.R. Unfortunately I found that the old school world of frost giants, dwarves, hobbits and barbarians suffers somewhat in comparison with the deluge of imagination and creativity to which we have been treated in the past thirty years. Somehow I missed moving on to his second Drizzt trilogy, so I was looking forward to picking up the tale now after all these years. I even had him autograph my copy of "Homeland," his introduction to the Drizzt character, which was riveting and original, set as it was in the Underdark where we were introduced to an entirely novel culture of shocking matriarchal cruelty and the Spider Queen goddess of the Drow elves. There was a time when R.A.Salvatore was one of my favorite fantasy authors. Defiantly kept me at the edge of my chair. This book definitely made me laugh at several parts, as well as bite my nails or even feel disdain at others.
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He makes each character feel distinguished and gives each the charm and/or personality as if he were actually that character.ĭid you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? What does Victor Bevine bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book? I couldn't help but laugh and smile whenever he was in the chapter. He is witty and stubborn and plays a good prank on drizzt. My favorite character in this book was Brunner. The way that Salvatore captures the world is profound and detailed and makes me feel like I'm beside the characters. Why? Because the nonstop action and adventure. I would definitely listen to this book again. Would you listen to The Crystal Shard again? Why?