Re: Drizzt Do'Urden

Originally Posted by
Dobber
Any fans?
One of my favorite characters in high fantasy. I also like how Salvatore is re-fitting him with a new group of friends (since he's a dark elf with a long life span and his original friends have died off). I haven't read the last book yet, but otherwise I'm caught up.
I don't mind the Dahlia character, though his description of her using Kozah's Needle can be awkward and confusing. Bringing back Artemis - that was genius and revived the series IMO. I like the new character Ambergris, a dwarf warrior-wizard and clever schemer. And I also see a lot of potential in Afafrenfere the warrior-monk. And of course Guen...
Not just a Drizzt fan, but a huge Forgotten realms fan in general 
My favorite books are still Homeland and Passage to Dawn.
The books have gotten so generic since "Thousand Orcs". I was unhappy with the progress of Drizzt in general. Pirate king made me mad because of the misuse of several characters that could have been better.
Gauntlgrym was probably my favorite book he wrote recently. Liked angry killing Drizzt getting more into grey area, and his nemesis coming out of the pure evil to more grey area continued, although the rest of the books after that were "Meh". They made a great duo. I always love when it goes back to menzo and Gromph, but I am bored of Companions of the hall.
Paul Kemp is my favorite realms Author. Erevis Cale trilogy is awesome and just darker(Like Game of thrones). Shame they are not giving him money so he won't write for them anymore.
A lot of authors are not being given new contracts because DnD products just are not selling like they used to. Sucks because I am a certified WOTC reviewer. I get free advanced reader copies of all novels. But with Richard Lee Byers, Paul Kemp and a few other authors not writing books anymore because of pay, it sucks. I am not a big Erin M Evans fan, nor a big Greenwood fan. the only books I look forward to anymore are Salvatore's
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