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The Silent Blade (Paths of Darkness #1)
Can the Crystal Shard be destroyed at last?
Drizzt is determined to destroy the evil Crystal Shard, and seeks out the help of the scholar-priest Cadderly. But instead, his worst fears are realized, and Crenshinibon falls into the hands of the dark elf mercenary Jarlaxle and his unlikely ally Artemis Entreri.
The Silent Blade is the book that brought Drizzt back to the Realms...more
Drizzt is determined to destroy the evil Crystal Shard, and seeks out the help of the scholar-priest Cadderly. But instead, his worst fears are realized, and Crenshinibon falls into the hands of the dark elf mercenary Jarlaxle and his unlikely ally Artemis Entreri.
The Silent Blade is the book that brought Drizzt back to the Realms...more
Mass Market Paperback, 416 pages
Published
June 23rd 2009
by Wizards of the Coast
(first published 1998)
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I feel sooo bad. But I am just not in the mood for this book. I have about 80 pages left but am going to give up and move onto another book.
Edit* I have decided to not go back and finish this book. When I jump on the Drizzt bandwagon again I will just skip this one. With 80 pages left I simply look up what ends up happening.
This book is all filler and I can't take it!
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Edit* I have decided to not go back and finish this book. When I jump on the Drizzt bandwagon again I will just skip this one. With 80 pages left I simply look up what ends up happening.
This book is all filler and I can't take it!
http://angelasanxiouslife.blogspot.com/2...
High quality Salvatore and Drizzt, and, lo and behold, the secondary plots were excellent: Wulfgar’s incredibly profound and difficult inner turmoil in the aftermath of his seven years’ torture at the hands of Errtu, and the refuge that all too many people in the real world turn to when their “inner and past demons” come raging: alcohol. Wulfgar has turned to violence, sex, and booze to forget his tortures, and this conflict has raised his stock for me in the saga—he’s so much different than he...more
The Silent Blade, the eleventh Drizzt book, begins a fresh new adventure for the Companions of the Hall. As Drizzt and company head out to Spirit Soaring to have Cadderly destroy the (same old) Crystal Shard, monsters hound them at every turn. Wulfgar struggles with inner demons until he finds a place as a bouncer for a rough tavern in Luskan, where he has a great time bashing heads and drinking booze. Artemis Entreri travels back to his roots in Calimport to begin reestablishing his name and fo...more
I've always liked most of R.A. Salvatore's work. But I have to admit, this series starts to go downhill at this book. I don't like Wulfgar, and his decent into madness and drink feels a little bit overused. Gee...that also happened to an overly-tall warrior in another fantasy series (Dragonlance). And Drizzt's role (the only one I truly care about) starts to decrease. But Jarlaxle is a great villian, so he kind of makes up for it. And he continues into the next books, so that is one bonus....more
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Thus begins the waning of the series. Salvatore first engaged us with an exotic culture, with clever plots to decipher in the wondrously detailed world of the drow. Through Menzoberranzan, Icewind Dale and Mithril Hall the story unfolded.
Now, with The Silent Blade, we have slouched to dumbed-down explanations of plot currents, hazy, ill-described emotional subplots, and increasingly lackluster swordplay. Calishite politics are interesting (though much better described in Servant of the Shard), a...more
Now, with The Silent Blade, we have slouched to dumbed-down explanations of plot currents, hazy, ill-described emotional subplots, and increasingly lackluster swordplay. Calishite politics are interesting (though much better described in Servant of the Shard), a...more
What can RA Salvatore do to make the reader actually like and cheer for Artemis Entreri? I'm not sure, but that actually happened. This was a very fun book and I was totally happy about how everything cliffhanged when I read it. One of his better books.
Plot: Drizzt, Bruenor, Cattie-Brie, and Regis are now reunited with Wulfgar, but the latter has "issues" related to being tortured in Hell for 5 years. Meanwhile, Artemis Entreri returns to Calimport where the various factions...more
Plot: Drizzt, Bruenor, Cattie-Brie, and Regis are now reunited with Wulfgar, but the latter has "issues" related to being tortured in Hell for 5 years. Meanwhile, Artemis Entreri returns to Calimport where the various factions...more
My previous review of this book put it in a more favorable light, but now that I've had some time to really think it over, I'm changing some things. The ending was really good, so I think that was the only thing I was remembering about when I wrote my first review.
R. A. Salvatore continues to be an interesting and original writer despite the fact that this is the 11th book about the same character. His writing style is quick and easy to understand, without being unclear, and his comb...more
R. A. Salvatore continues to be an interesting and original writer despite the fact that this is the 11th book about the same character. His writing style is quick and easy to understand, without being unclear, and his comb...more
This book feels like a one big filler, I don't even know why. It just plods along, there's no big climax or anything. It follows three story lines: Drizzt, Catti-brie, Regis and Bruenor's, then Wulfgar's and Entreri's. It's a good book but, I don't know, the spark's missing, I guess.
Also, what really irked me was how Drizzt and Catti-brie, mostly it was those two, were all about how they wanted to give Wulfgar time and space to get better - and at the same time they kept nagging and ...more
Also, what really irked me was how Drizzt and Catti-brie, mostly it was those two, were all about how they wanted to give Wulfgar time and space to get better - and at the same time they kept nagging and ...more
Drizzt wall. Even though I still really enjoyed the story, I ended up hitting the Drizzt wall.
So yes, the story was entertaining and enjoyable, which I expect from a Drizzt novel. What I didn't expect, though (and ultimately, what I ended up struggling with) was the three different story lines. Drizzt and his traveling companions made up one part, Entreri and his dealings in Calimport and with Jarlaxle made up the second part, and Wulfgar and his whoring around Luskan made up the th...more
So yes, the story was entertaining and enjoyable, which I expect from a Drizzt novel. What I didn't expect, though (and ultimately, what I ended up struggling with) was the three different story lines. Drizzt and his traveling companions made up one part, Entreri and his dealings in Calimport and with Jarlaxle made up the second part, and Wulfgar and his whoring around Luskan made up the th...more
Ein sehr spannender Band wieder. R.A. Salvatore schafft es ständig aufs Neue, mich zu beeindrucken, auch, wenn er immer alles niederreißt. Aber genau diese Kämpfe sind ja das richtige für einen Action-Fan wie mich, vor allem gegen Ende war dieser Band nochmal richtig aufregend! Drizzt und seine Gefährten müssen nämlich gewissen Kristallsplitter, den man in diesem Band auch als Kristall der Finsternis betitelt, an einen Ort bringen, wo niemand das tödliche Artefakt vermuten würde - während der ab...more
I enjoy Salvatore's writing, it does not require much thought or effort to read his books, which make them easy to just sit back and relish them. They are a simple and easy read. I have to say that I am not too excited about this series however. The same villians just keep coming back. Don't you have any new contendors for the Drow or do you have to keep recycling the same old bad guys again and again. Dont get me wrong I like Entreri, but at times I can't help but think that his time has ...more
Whilst I cringe looking back at all the drizzt books I read, this one was an exception. The only character I cared about in this book was Artemis, Drizzt's disillusioned and deflated arch-nemesis. His evolution of character captured my attention and was the sole reason why I finished reading this book.
Another good book from Salvatore, I found myself enjoying the Artemis Entreri line much more than the issues with Wulfgar and/or Drizzt himself. The book did, however, seemed rushed and choppy -- particuarly the ending. Overall, not one of the better books in the series, but still a fun read.
Salvatore returns us to the adventures of Drizzt and his companions. This series starts off with some dark tones hinting at what the future holds. This could be a grim tale for the companions, as seen by Wulfgar's torment.
Amazing book, well writen, always surprising you in new ways in the wonderful world they put the characters in. A band of friends set out on a journey to destroy Crenchinibon, a corrupting crystal with dark magics trapped inside.
You know, you would think that after 10 books about the same character you would start to get tired of reading about his exploits. Well, you would be wrong. Salvatore know just how to keep me interested.
This book literally stole my breath away at the end. I won't post spoilers, but this book was great. I could not put it down without thinking and wondering what was going to happen next.
This was book 11 of a series I have read before, so that gives a clue to how much I like this book and the series. Though the following books in the seriesI have not read and will continue with them next
"Loss of empathy might well be the most enduring and deep-cutting scar of all, the silent blade of an unseen enemy, tearing at our hearts and stealing more than our strength"
I'm not sure why I don't like this one as much as the others. I love Artemis Entreri but it seems like this book is focus too much on him instead of Drizzt...
This is one of the very first books that i read! Awesome book. Great if you like fantasy novels
A sleek, fast and well-written addition to the Drizzt books. More grown up, too.
One of the best Drizzt novels since the Dark Elf trilogy
How much pointless, boring combat can one book contain?
Artemis Entreri just took yer man card! No for real.
Ahh 'fluff', as my friend Cindy would say. That's how I classify this series by R.A Salvatore. Why would I ever need Twilight when I can venture with Drizzt and his friends as my guilty pleasure? This book was a standard read by Salvatore; an easy read and absolutely enjoyable.
Atremis and Jarlaxle is an awesome duo!!!
Pretty good. Some good action as well.
I enjoyed this book, but I felt that the ending was rushed and a little hackneyed. The fact that Drizzt is so easily fooled towards the end of the book isn't believable. And what is the author's obsession with Cadderly? He isn't that interesting a character. Also, in the Paths of Darkness bound set, there are numerous typographical errors that irked me. Oh well.
Drizzt Do'Urden, the dark elf must confront the power of the evil-spewing crystal artifact called Crenshinibon while Wulfgar must confront his inner demons after his years of torture by the demon Errtu. Drizzt's worst nemesis, master assassin Artemis Entreri returns to Calimport to reclam his broken honor.
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