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Nov 04, 2011

Stefan rated it:

This is undoubtedly the worst Drizzt book ever written. So bad, that I am strongly considering writing my own conclusion to this series, since Drizzt and co. deserve so much better. Where to begin? I guess RA Salvatore was under the impression that if you mash a lot of cool things together, the coolness just keeps piling up. Wrong. Dragons are cool. Telepathic squid monsters are cool (sometimes). Liches are super cool. An undead dracolich is just not cool at all, especially if this "Ghost K More...

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Dec 09, 2011

Lauren rated it:

There are some things I take into account when I go into a book from R. A. Salvatore. One, that I am highly appreciated of his work getting me interested in both reading and the genre. Two, that it will not be a shining example of genre literature. I expect to find plenty of action -- so much so that it may prove a detriment to the novel; Promise of the Witch King being a prominent example. I also expect to find dwarves with horrible names and various characters philosophizing despite their walk More...

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May 17, 2010

Travis rated it:

The Ghost King by R. A. Salvatore- This is the third and last book in the Transitions trilogy. The first book is The Orc King and the second book is The Pirate King. The trilogy is a part of the Drizzt Do'Urden saga, this being the most recent installment.

The story starts with Jarlaxle, a drow mercenary leader, and his traveling companion, a dwarf named Athrogate, traveling to around. Jarlaxle gets troubled by dreams he has in which a dragon and an ancient artifact, thought destroyed, More...

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Oct 11, 2009

Jeff rated it:

The Ghost King: Transitions Book III, By R.A. Salvatore
(Advance Copy)
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (October 6, 2009)

“When the Spellplague ravages Faerûn, Drizzt and his companions are caught in the chaos. Seeking out the help of the priest Cadderly–the hero of the recently reissued series The Cleric Quintet–Drizzt finds himself facing his most powerful and elusive foe, the twisted Crenshinibon, the demonic crystal shard he believed had been des More...

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Sep 11, 2010

Daniel rated it:

This is the final book in the "Transitions" trilogy. The Ghost King continues with the overall story from the other novels in the trilogy. With the obvious exception of Wulfgar, everyone else is in this story in varying capacities. This is one of the darkest novels I've read featuring Drizzt, but it is also one of the most gripping. Without spoiling too much, the Crystal Shard was destroyed in a previous novel by a dragon, but it wasn't completely obliterated. It and the dragon me More...

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Sep 19, 2011

Jay rated it:

This book took my soul, everything i love about Drizzt and his companions, everyone's hope and dreams, and ripped it to shreds, in a good way. This book was the darkest thing to happen to Drizzt since the Lone Drow, instead of his meaning of life and all preconceptions he had being taken away and seeing his only hope at elf-redemption dashed, instead he sees his happiness and hope, as well as his last vestiges of innocence, ripped away. It was dark, and started out with terrible premonitions to More...

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Feb 01, 2012

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Feb 01, 2012

Forgotten Realms Queen rated it:

This is the hardest book I have ever had to read. Here we say goodbye to the Companions of the Hall, possible for good.

Warning: Do not read if you're a person who does not like "spoilers"

Everyone comes back for this one. All the Companions, Cadderly and his family, Jarlaxle and Athrogate, the only one missing is Artemis Entreri. They come together to face the danger of the Ghost King.

In the Cleric Quintet, Cadderly outsmarts and kills a red dragon, w More...

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Aug 17, 2011

Ryan rated it:

Not bad, but not splendid. It was certainly much more interesting than the Pirate King, though Salvatore seems to be transitioning his characters for the future name of the book series suggests. Major turns that seem more determined to actually get their job done then to create an enjoyable read were the biggest drawback to this book. A sad day indeed, as I never thought that a book with Jarlaxelle as one of the main characters would result in a less than stellar read (I do so enjoy him, thou More...

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Apr 12, 2011

Steven rated it:

A strong finish to the Transitions trilogy. This one had a lot less politics than the prior entries in this trilogy did, and we finally see the beginning of the Spellplague, which was a welcome thing. (I’ve wanted stories of the Spellplague for a while now.)

That lack of politics really let the book focus on just a few core characters. We have our bad guy, the Ghost King pictured on the cover, the cleric Cadderly of Spirit Soaring and his family, and the drow elf Jaraxle, frequent foe o More...

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Dec 28, 2011

Benjamin rated it:

This is probably the best Drizzt novel since The Dark Elf Trilogy came out. I tend to enjoy Mr Salvatore's non-Drizzt novels a little bit more, with Mortalis being my all time favorite, probably because he doesn't have to confine himself to the predefined D&D rules/world. As an author, I'm sure he revels in the creative aspects of his own world building. But this one is the final novel in the "Transitions" trilogy and he clearly has poured his heart and creative talents into it. I More...

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Jan 09, 2010

Sensitivemuse rated it:

Of the three books featured in this Transitions series, I liked this one the most. The Orc King was all right (let's not talk about The Pirate King) but I preferred this one. This one had a lot more character development, and plenty of battle scenes to keep the plot interesting, plus it feels as if all hell is breaking loose. What more could you want? I actually rather liked the concept of the undead horde rising, magic running amok, basically the world going to shreds which kept me interested i More...

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May 04, 2011

Alan rated it:

Big Spoiler...

I have been waiting for Salvatore to ditch one or more of his characters for a while, but I'm just not happy with how he does it. I can understand taking one with the Spellplague, but just tossing another in for the ride to cheese heaven seems like a cop out. I mean, these are characters who have battled numerous devious and deadly foes, and you're going to toss them out with the plague? Feels too much like war of the worlds to me...

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Jan 08, 2010

Gaberax rated it:

All three books from the Transitions series have lived up to the word "transitions." Interesting twists to the genre and the characters. "The Ghost King" was a fairly good read. I hope that those characters killed off stay killed off, however. Time to learn more of the relationship between Jaraxle and Drizzt, offspring for Drizzt, the fate of the drow in Menzoberranzan and the final disposition of Breunor and Artemis Entreri. I am not sure if the spirit of the original book More...

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Mar 23, 2010

Mario rated it:

This was probably Salvatore's best Forgotten realm book since Dark Elf Trilogy, and Salvatore left Drizzt at an interesting place. Now, one of the problems I had with Salvatore's writing style is the meticulous actions scenes; some are well-choreograph, but at times, it usually comes across pretentious and superfluous. I understand that Drizzt is flashy, and a drow, but his fighting style is pretentious.I had a problem with the magic system, because it was over-power and unexplained throughly. More...

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Jun 06, 2010

Brad rated it:

One of the best novels of the Drizzt saga (and definitely the best in this trilogy), but also the most larger-than-life. Combo/ultimate bad guy vs. super good guy team, lots of battles and excitement. I loved that we had Cadderly and family involved (from another series Salvatore wrote) and that Jarlaxle and Athrogate figure prominently in the story.

A mixed ending, both sad and happy, as ***MINOR SPOILER*** three major characters bite the dust. It will be interesting to see what e More...

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Jan 07, 2011

Matthew rated it:

Salvatore begins this story with a prologue, one of which has never been read before. He explains how he must descend to a dark place to write this novel much like he did for another saga he wrote. This novel tells of the beginning threads of the Spellplague. The companions return to Cadderly and assist him in his struggles. Another tragic end haunts the end of this book leaving an empty feeling with the reader. This is such an emotional book for both the characters and the reader but it is with More...

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Sep 27, 2011

Chris rated it:

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Jun 28, 2011

Livy rated it:

O.M.W.
I really don't know what to say about this book. Seriously. Just finished it about 15 minutes ago and...I'm in shock. DARN R.A. SALVATORE!!!!!!!!!!! X'-( (here comes the rant)
HE SPENT LIKE 20 FRICKIN' BOOKS GETTING CATTIE AND DRIZZT TOGETHER AND THEN HE JUST KILLS HER OFF!!!! LIKE, WHO GIVES A CRAP?! WELL, I SURE FRICKIN' DO!!!!!!!!!! NOW DRIZZT IS IN DESPAIR AND I'M IN TEARS AND EATING ICE CREAM, AND THERE'S NO ICE CREAM TO MAKE DRIZZT FEEL BETTER!!! In essence...THIS WAS A F More...

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Mar 15, 2010

Mical rated it:

*SPOILERS CONTAINED HEREIN*
I enjoy R.A. Salvatore, truly I do. I've read nearly every story he's written involving the Forgotten Realms and relished each adventure, each challenge, each moment of his character's lives as they played out on the pages before me.

That being said: this wasn't his best work. It felt a bit too 'forced' to me, and I didn't care for the death scenes of Cattie-brie and Regis, nor really for the end of Cadderly, to be honest.

While I know tha More...

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Feb 08, 2011

Josh rated it:

Without question this is the most emotionally stirring book I have ever read. It surrounds a band of characters about whom R.A. Salvatore has written numerous times, namely the Drow Elf Drizzt Do'Urden. This is also the first novel to reintroduce Cadderly Bonaduce as a primary character. Even if the reader is not already familiar with the Forgotten Realms, the characters, or the history, this novel tells a story that stands on its own. The action scenes as well as the slower narrative parts all More...

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Jun 28, 2011

A. T. rated it:

Possibly the worst Drizzt book I've read. The narrative was an absolute mess, jumping around without apparent development, leaving plot threads completely unresolved and laying scattered all over the place. The logical development of the characters was totally absent, and the sub-plots did nothing at all, and seemed shoved into the story to make it longer. Two principal characters die, but in a completely disappointing way, undeserving of their history. It really felt like Salvatore wasn't tryin More...

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Jan 12, 2010

Edgar rated it:

This book was gripping. I could not believe Salvatore actually did what he did.

I enjoyed it. My one worry is that from the glimpse of the future we got in the first of this series, I believe it was on the first one, I am a little worried about Drizzt's future.

In the sense that he will further delve into the brooding emotional character that he becomes at times. I like happy kill all the baddies Drizzt better.

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Aug 14, 2011

Melissa rated it:

Fantastic story, as usual from R.A. Salvatore. Epic is a great word for it, and also emotional. He's known for writing detailed and intense fight description, but we can't forget how in depth his characters are, how real the thoughts and feelings, or reactions are. I don't want to give anything away so I'll just say I cried right along with them. I love how Jarlaxle has developed. I'm not sure how I feel about Mielikki's glen, sweet but sad, though I think maybe the intent was to be torn. And " More...

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Dec 02, 2010

Engin rated it:

Değişimler serisi birbiri ardına gelen , Unutulmuş Diyarlar'da belirli zamanlara denk getirilmiş hikayeler.. Sonuncusu en başarılı öykü olmuş. Kitap boyunca ilerlerken Drizzt'in ve Bruenor'un çaresizliği beni de sardı ve bittiğinde hiç de mutlu olmadığımı söyleyebilirim.. Bu kadar kaptırabilmiş olmam, R.A. Salvatore'un güzel bir iş çıkarmış olduğunun işareti sanırım...

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Aug 21, 2010

Jeff rated it:

Very good book. I found the first half of the book almost impossible to put down, and would have given it a 5-star rating at that point. However, the intensity of the story slackened in the latter half, and at the end I didn't fully understand why some things turned out the way they did. I'd love to explain further, but I don't want to reveal any of the story. Still, I liked this book much more than The Pirate King.

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Nov 09, 2009

Derek rated it:

Wow is all I can say. This third book in the "Transitions" trilogy really lives up to its name. An action packed book for sure and tops the emotional roller coaster of the Hunter's Blade Trilogy.

Finishing this book I was left astounded by the remaining state of the Companions of the Hall. It will be interesting to see where R.A. Salvatore continues with this series from here.

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Jun 16, 2011

Eric rated it:

After losing a friend and forced to abandon a battle he could not win, Drizzit has returned home to discover something startling. Magic is beginning to fail and all magicians are beginning to die, or be sent into a coma. One of which happens to his lover and one of his friends. He tries to track down the source of the chaos, not knowing that it is following HIM and must team up with old enemies in order to try to bring balance back to a chaotic magical world that might be beyond repair.

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Dec 16, 2009

Lisa rated it:

Not being a reader of fantasy, it took me a while to warm up to this book. I think I expected fewer battle scenes and more story. Of course this is one in a series so I may have suffered from not having enough background to be as engaged with these characters and the conflicts in their magical world.

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Mar 08, 2010

Jenny rated it:

I have been a little bit disappointed with this Drizzt character series but being the Drizzt fan that I am I have to get them and read them. The Author seems to be feeling a little glum lately, he is killing off some main characters. It was fun to have Jarlaxle be a little more "deep".

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