Category: Icewind Dale

Icewind Dale #2 (Legend of Drizzt)
Yes, this is the Drizzt book that I have been waiting for! Action and adventure abound in Streams of Silver, when Drizzt, Bruenor, Wulfgar, and Regis venture out in search of Mithral Hall. Finally, out band of adventurers are out on an actual quest – they have purpose and goals and that is exciting! I think part of what made this novel so much better than the others was the villain, Artemis Entreri. So much more interesting and enigmatic than the whiny Akar Kessel of The Crystal Shard.

I could have done with some more character development, we get a little with Drizzt but not much. Cattie-brie makes a much grander appearance in this book, which was fun. Artemis Entreri I felt was the most well developed character in the story, and I do look forward to reading more of him in the next novel, The Halfling’s Gem. Here’s hoping that Salvatore keeps up the fun and adventure as the series continues.

Icewind Dale #1 (Legend of Drizzt)
The Crystal Shard started off great, introducing new characters that were rich and full of life. I think these new characters helped to make The Crystal Shard feel more developed than the previous Dark Elf Trilogy, but I still felt the overall plot fell a little flat. While I enjoyed it, this novel was not the adventure that I was hoping; instead more about averting a series of wars against Ten-Towns. The plot felt a bit disjointed as well, with the first third of the book having little to do with the rest of the novel, except serving as a background to Wulfgar’s story.

Unfortunately, I also have to say that I find the battles in these books to be a little on the boring side. Sometimes they pick up a bit, especially when there is banter between characters, but overall I find them to be too much of a slog. I’m hoping that the next book, which has Drizzt, Wulfgar, and Bruenor setting out for the legendary Mithral Hall to be more of the “legendary adventure” that I’m been looking for.