As I became a creature of the empty tunnels, survival became easier and more difficult all at once. I gained in the physical skills and experien...
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Dec 11, 2008
Jesse
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In this book Drizzt is alone in the wild underdark. Through necessity, he takes on the alter ego of the "Hunter"; a primortal version of himself that functions on a higher level of physical prowess to cope with the constant dangers of the underdark. However, as he hones his swordsmanship and stelth, he starts to lose his humanity and is becoming more like the monsters he is forced to fight. Gwen, his magical panther compainion, can only stay on the prime material plane for a short w
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Apr 03, 2009
Carmen
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Reading R.A. Salvatore is a guilty pleasure. As someone who has a college education and has waded through Moby Dick, Ulysses, and The Canterbury Tales reading a book with characters who have names like Pikel Bouldershoulder can be a wee bit embarrassing. For an english major Salvatore’s books often seem like something that should be read under a flashlight in bed at night so no one sees us. Its like Tiger Woods playing a round of golf at a mini golf course. He knows all his skill and expe
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Feb 06, 2011
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Jan 20, 2010
Kevin
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Book to of the Dark Elf Trilogy, follows Drizz't and his magical panther companion Guenhwyvar into the wilds of the Underdark. In this book we are first introduced to the feral, instinctual, survivalist side of Drizz't. He calls it 'The Hunter' and this personality is almost it's own entity. (It is also one of my favorite aspects of Drizz't) It has no morality, no misgivings, no questions. The Hunter is survival in its purest form.
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May 15, 2011
slayra
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RATING: 2.5 stars
Este segundo livro da 'Trilogia do Elfo Negro', continua a história do primeiro, apesar de uns anos mais tarde.
Drizzt fugiu da sua família e dos malvados preceitos que regem a sociedade drow. Dez anos passados, vive nas selvas do Subescuro caçando para sobreviver e tendo como única companhia Guenhwyvar a pantera negra contida numa figura de madeira.
Apesar de ter apreciado o livro em geral, não achei que "Exílio" tão bom como "P More...
Este segundo livro da 'Trilogia do Elfo Negro', continua a história do primeiro, apesar de uns anos mais tarde.
Drizzt fugiu da sua família e dos malvados preceitos que regem a sociedade drow. Dez anos passados, vive nas selvas do Subescuro caçando para sobreviver e tendo como única companhia Guenhwyvar a pantera negra contida numa figura de madeira.
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Dec 02, 2011
Michael
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Although I am giving this book three stars, it probably deserves one more for the level of character development shown. The story here is continued ten years from the events of the first book in the series.
While I enjoyed reading the continuing adventures of Drizzt, I felt like this book suffers a serious lagging issue somewhere in the middle. The plot and character development pick up again after the lull, and to good effect, but that still does not dispel the breaking of momentum. More...
While I enjoyed reading the continuing adventures of Drizzt, I felt like this book suffers a serious lagging issue somewhere in the middle. The plot and character development pick up again after the lull, and to good effect, but that still does not dispel the breaking of momentum. More...
Apr 05, 2009
Leone
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In Exile the adventures of Dizzt Do'Urden continue as he tries to find a place in the world. It is a dark tale as Drizzt tries to live and find a place away from the place of his birth. As in Homeland, there is action as well as moral reflection as Drizzt tries to reconcile his beliefs with survival.
While it is imperative that Homeland be read first, this is a worthy sequel though darker in tone. If you liked Homeland, I believe you will like Exile. More...
While it is imperative that Homeland be read first, this is a worthy sequel though darker in tone. If you liked Homeland, I believe you will like Exile. More...
Jun 13, 2010
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Really loved the book. Lots of blood and gore (lol), great fights, cool monsters and Drizzt is totally awesome.
In book 1, "Homeland" the focus of the book was on having principles, taking risks and doing whatever it takes to live by them, even if it means walking away from your family, friends and home.
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In book 1, "Homeland" the focus of the book was on having principles, taking risks and doing whatever it takes to live by them, even if it means walking away from your family, friends and home.
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May 06, 2009
Joshua
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I have come to the solid realization that I can not stand anything about the way this man writes. The story itself would be tolerable, even passably enjoyable at times, if it weren't for the fact that Salvatore is, in fact, one of the worst writers on the face of the planet.
Aside from completely redefining the term "infrared", having random, previously unmentioned possessions materialize out of nowhere, and apparently allowing the main characters to "listen in" on More...
Aside from completely redefining the term "infrared", having random, previously unmentioned possessions materialize out of nowhere, and apparently allowing the main characters to "listen in" on More...
Oct 26, 2011
Branwen
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In this second installment of the Drizzt series, we find the dark elf trying to carve a new life for himself within the dark corriders and caverns of the Underdark. He faces many dangers, but also learns what it is to make new friends as well. Unfortunately, his family hasn't forgotten about his betrayal. They reanimate his fathers corpse and send the zombie out after him to end his life.
Wow! This novel had a lot more action and a lot less political intrigue than the last one, which More...
Wow! This novel had a lot more action and a lot less political intrigue than the last one, which More...
Apr 20, 2011
Sofia
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Este livro é o segundo volume da Trilogia do Elfo Negro, por isso se não leram o primeiro, estão à espera do quê mesmo? Se alguma coisa não fizer sentido, é porque faz referência ao primeiro livro ("Pátria").
Eu adorei o primeiro volume, acho que para quem gosta de fantasia é uma série excelente, e este segundo não lhe ficou muito atrás. Enquanto que no primeiro livro nos é apresentado todo o mundo de Menzoberranzan, o modo de funcionamento "diferente" da sociedade d More...
Eu adorei o primeiro volume, acho que para quem gosta de fantasia é uma série excelente, e este segundo não lhe ficou muito atrás. Enquanto que no primeiro livro nos é apresentado todo o mundo de Menzoberranzan, o modo de funcionamento "diferente" da sociedade d More...
Nov 20, 2008
Mike
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Ah, now that's a little better. Speaking of a little better, after reading this for the second time, I found this a little better than Homeland. Granted, these books are pure camp. They are supposed to tug at your heart strings, but this one gets the closest. These books are surprisingly cinematic as well. I don't want to see them made into movies, though. They are pretty much just pulp fantasy, but they have pretty decent characters. The action is pretty vivid. Pretty much, if you want
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Feb 09, 2011
Eric
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In the second book of his series, we see our hero Drizzit exiled from his home, after lying to everyone about his role on the surface elf raid and costing his family face with the other families in their city. Forced to live with creatures that would kill him without a second glance, he has to survive by sheer instinct alone, with only the help of his mystical panther companion granting him a small measure of sanity and reminding him of his humanity. He makes his decision to go and live in the s
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Jan 03, 2012
Ricky
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Continues the story equisitely. The plot gives Drizzt his first real relationship (after the passing of Zak) and gives him a perspective on the things he does and the things he wants to do. The action sequences that began in the city of the Illithid were fantastic, as was the whole break out. Drizzt has become, just over the course of these two relatively short novels, one of the most interesting and excellent characters I’ve ever read. His dynamic is perfect – everything he does has meaning
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Jan 03, 2009
Snowmaninjuly42
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The author has exceptional ways to describe the setting. He draws a picture that sits in our mind days after you finish the book. You find yourself sitting in up late at night trying to finish the book. He also makes his charecters come to life. If his charecters are caught in an inner conflict between good and evil you are also hurting. He keeps you hooked to the last page, even if you think that you will not read another one of his wroks. Then when you find yourself at the end of it, you want
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Oct 07, 2011
Gilberto
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The greatness that is the dark elf trilogy is beyond the scope of my ability to describe. I will be hard pressed to find another fantasy book as good. R.A. Salvatore is a genious.
In this book, at first I missed the complexities of drow society that so facinated me in Homeland. But that old way of life was quickly dismissed as I witnessed a completely new demention to drizzts character of mythic proportions. Exiled and deprived of any interaction, we witness the savage and feral eme More...
In this book, at first I missed the complexities of drow society that so facinated me in Homeland. But that old way of life was quickly dismissed as I witnessed a completely new demention to drizzts character of mythic proportions. Exiled and deprived of any interaction, we witness the savage and feral eme More...
Jul 28, 2011
Ryan
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The second book in the Drizzt trilogy, Exile doesn't disappoint. The first 100 pages of the book were written with a type of vivacity that easily could have been the main climax. Clacker and Belwar are a few of my all time favorite fantasy characters. Salvatore has a way of creating and bonding characters while carefully maintaining a focus on Drizzt that leaves the reader begging for Clacker's survival and Belwar to continue venturing with Drizzt. I know I did. If you read Homeland, yield
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Dec 04, 2010
Amy
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The evil and hopelessness of the Underdark pervades this book. Drizzt must find a way to survive or risk losing himself to "the Hunter". He makes his first true friend (besides his late father and Guenhwyvar) in the gnome Belwar. He endures brief enslavement by the mind flayers and faces his raised-from-the-dead father in battle. In the end he concludes this destiny lies on the surface. Drizzt's struggle between his evil heritage and his own inherent goodness is fascinating to read and
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May 29, 2009
AppleBlue
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This book is quite hard to understand if you just randomly pick it up at a bookstore/library, so I can understand why some people said that this book was completely trash. On the other hand, if you have read the "Icewind Dale Trilogy" and Homeland and still say that this book is worthless then you deserve a slap to the face, your face.
Exile is much more well rounded than Homeland, partially because it's no longer about Menzoberranzan and the drow soceity. It's quite action More...
Exile is much more well rounded than Homeland, partially because it's no longer about Menzoberranzan and the drow soceity. It's quite action More...
Nov 09, 2008
Jessica
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At first I was worried that this would focus just on Drizzt and his ideals and struggles with who he is and what his people are. But, I was glad when other characters entered his life, and when Drizzt made up his mind to act on his principles, instead of living life in exile.
Belwar is an awesome character. I appreciated the effect his friendship had on Drizzt, and how having someone he could converse with seemed to reinforce his decisions.
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Belwar is an awesome character. I appreciated the effect his friendship had on Drizzt, and how having someone he could converse with seemed to reinforce his decisions.
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Nov 01, 2011
Daley
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I didn't love it as much as the 1st, but I still loved it.
I cried at the end a little.
Drizzt follows the path that I generally expected from him. He has his tormented hero thing happening, but he's generally easy to read since you know he'll do the noble thing. There were a few surprises, but for the most part it was another great tale with a few new characters to enjoy.
I finished this a few hours ago and I'm about to buy the next on my Kindle.
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I cried at the end a little.
Drizzt follows the path that I generally expected from him. He has his tormented hero thing happening, but he's generally easy to read since you know he'll do the noble thing. There were a few surprises, but for the most part it was another great tale with a few new characters to enjoy.
I finished this a few hours ago and I'm about to buy the next on my Kindle.
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Sep 28, 2011
Kyleigh
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This is really a fantastic book. It doesn’t have the culture that Homeland had, but it really shows Drizzt begin his life-long fight of following his principles. I guess officially we saw the very beginning of that in Homeland, but then he was really still trying to figure out what his principles were. The chase that happens between Drizzt and Zaknafein adds a healthy amount of suspense to the book. Also, Belwar Dissengulp, one of my favorite RAS characters, makes his sole appearance in this
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Oct 23, 2011
LesLivres
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"...As the days go by, though, Drizzt realizes that while he can survive outside the city, he is still not able to truly live in the solitude he must endure. Friends eventually come from some unlikely places, but Drizzt soon finds that he cannot outrun his heritage. After all, another characteristic of the drow is that they do not easily forget when they have been slighted - nor do they forgive. ..."
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Nov 17, 2011
Shawn
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It gives me great pleasure to say that I had a great time reading Salvatore’s Exile, probably more so than I did Homeland; however that is probably because I didn’t like the opening of its storyline. I am quickly turning into a big fan of this series. Exile is definitely a popcorn novel, however its simplicity is what makes it so easy to get lost in. Again Drizzit and his co-characters are easy to identify with, with just enough added intrigue to keep the reader engaged.
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Feb 11, 2012
Traci
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This one slipped a bit for me. I still liked it but to be honest I enjoyed the Menzoberranzan (yeah, totally looked that up) sections more than the Drizzt ones.
Drizzt has escaped from his family and has been hiding out in the underdark for the last ten years (too long in my opinion). With the panther Guenhwyvar as his only companion he has lost touch with who he was. Acting almost purely on instinct. Desperate to get back into their goddess' favor his family begins to hunt for their More...
Drizzt has escaped from his family and has been hiding out in the underdark for the last ten years (too long in my opinion). With the panther Guenhwyvar as his only companion he has lost touch with who he was. Acting almost purely on instinct. Desperate to get back into their goddess' favor his family begins to hunt for their More...
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Aug 19, 2011
Cláudia
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Segundo volume da Trilogia do Elfo Negro, continua a desvendar as aventuras de Drizzr Do’Urben, uma das personagens mais marcantes de The Icewind Dale Trilogy – trilogia que sucede a presente.
Drizzt surge num ambiente solitário e alienado, em consequência dos eventos do primeiro volume: o nosso herói renegou a própria família e a sociedade de Menzoberranzan, uma vez que não consegue identificar-se com a crueldade e malícia dos jogos de poder que aí existem. Passaram dez anos desde qu More...
Drizzt surge num ambiente solitário e alienado, em consequência dos eventos do primeiro volume: o nosso herói renegou a própria família e a sociedade de Menzoberranzan, uma vez que não consegue identificar-se com a crueldade e malícia dos jogos de poder que aí existem. Passaram dez anos desde qu More...
Apr 08, 2011
Andrea
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More Than a Pretty Picture
Pros:
-Character growth
-Suspenseful
-Exciting
-Can make you think
Cons:
-Gory in parts
-Not for kids
The Bottom Line: Break your boots in for a long, engaging, trek in the dark tunnels.
R.A Salvatore's Exile is the squall to Homeland. And I must say that the second book is just as strong as the first.
The first thing that attracted me to this book was Todd Lockwood's cover art, yes. But you ca More...
Pros:
-Character growth
-Suspenseful
-Exciting
-Can make you think
Cons:
-Gory in parts
-Not for kids
The Bottom Line: Break your boots in for a long, engaging, trek in the dark tunnels.
R.A Salvatore's Exile is the squall to Homeland. And I must say that the second book is just as strong as the first.
The first thing that attracted me to this book was Todd Lockwood's cover art, yes. But you ca More...
Feb 03, 2010
Micheal
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In this book Drizzt has run away from home and is living in the Wilds, which is still in the undergraound world of these Dark Elves. In this book, we meet up with someone from his past. And a creature that has been transformed into something very vicious. While he is making friends, his transformed friend seems to be doomed from the beginning. R.A. Salvatore makes you really feel for this doomed character as he is one of the very few close friends that Drizzt has. Drizzt also runs into some
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Jul 29, 2010
Stephen
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2.5 to 3.0 stars. After really liking the first book in the Dark Elf Trilogy, Homeland, I was looking forward to reading this...and I was disappointed. While okay to pretty good, I did not like this nearly as much as the first one.
The first book took place almost exclusively in Menzoberranzan (the City of Spiders) which I thought was fascinating and very well described, especially the social and political aspects of Drow society. The parts in this book that took place in Menzoberra More...
The first book took place almost exclusively in Menzoberranzan (the City of Spiders) which I thought was fascinating and very well described, especially the social and political aspects of Drow society. The parts in this book that took place in Menzoberra More...
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Jun 10, 2008
Tommy
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Another poignant segment in the vivid and intriguing world of the Forgotten Realms. After Drizzit's harsh and bitter abandon and his progical departure from his home, the matron of his house hold aka his mother sent out a warrant and a price for him, be it dead or alive. He continues in his struggle to find out who he really is and fight the beastly and uncivilized side of him. An encounter with his former brethren made him consider going to the dwarfs since he has no where else left to go.
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