R. A. Salvatore

Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, Book 1)

Homeland (Forgotten Realms

Anthony

This was a very great start to the Drizzt series.

We really hit the ground running with this start to Drizzt's story. It was a bit silly at times (the villains are almost... cartoonish?), but perhaps it is a product of its time in the genre. I hope that this will improve with later books.

The characters are memorable and interesting and I am easily attached to them, and there is a constant stream of exciting things happening. It was hard to put the book down - "Just one more chapter!" I'd say. But I did occasionally need a break, because it can get tiring when things never slow down and our protagonist is always suffering.

If you are interested in drow lore, then this book in particular covers a lot of it. That said, it does not pull its punches, and handles quite a few heavy topics with no amount of grace. It can be upsetting for people with relevant triggers, especially if they aren't prepared.

We really hit the ground running with this start to Drizzt's story. It was a bit silly at times (the villains are almost... cartoonish?), but perhaps it is a product of its time in the genre. I hope that this will improve with later books.

The characters are memorable and interesting and I am easily attached to them, and there is a constant stream of exciting things happening. It was hard to put the book down - "Just one more chapter!" I'd say. But I did occasionally need a break, because it can get tiring when things never slow down and our protagonist is always suffering.

If you are interested in drow lore, then this book in particular covers a lot of it. That said, it does not pull its punches, and handles quite a few heavy topics with no amount of grace. It can be upsetting for people with relevant triggers, especially if they aren't prepared.

Micah

This screamed, "Women don't pay attention to me in the way I like, so I'm going to write an entire book about how all women are power-hungry man-haters to fulfill my magical thinking on how I think the world is to me." Men who can't write interesting AND sympathetic AND complex AND evil women in their books? Massive levels of cringe.

Todd Luallen

An excellent story with some great characters. Salvatore is definitely more of a serious fantasy writer in my opinion - there isn't even a hint of humor in this book. I'm thankful that Salvatore didn't feel like the book needed foul language or sex to present a good story. Although I will say that I wanted a bit more in terms of twists and turns. This book seemed to progress in a predictable pattern without any surprises -- which for me isn't necessarily bad, but it does keep it from getting 5 stars.

Drow ranger Drizzt Do’Urden, first introduced in The Icewind Dale Trilogy, quickly became one of the fantasy genre’s standout characters. With Homeland, Salvatore pulls back the curtain to reveal the startling tale of how this hero came to be—how this one lone drow walked out of the shadowy depths of the Underdark; how he left behind an evil society and a family that wanted him dead.
 
As the third son of Mother Malice and weaponmaster Zaknafein, Drizzt Do’Urden is meant to be sacrificed to Lolth, the evil Spider Queen, per drow tradition. But with the unexpected death of his older brother, young Drizzt is spared—and, as a result, further ostracized by his family. As Drizzt grows older, developing his swordsmanship skills and studying at the Academy, he begins to realize that his idea of good and evil does not match up with those of his fellow drow. Can Drizzt stay true to himself in a such an unforgiving, unprincipled world? 

The Legend of Drizzt, Book 1

Homeland

Kerri McDonald

I was a little hesitant going into this book. I'm a fan of fantasy reads, but I tend to be very picky about worlds I get wrapped up in. I'm also a little wary when I read books recommended to me because there's always that worry of ending up hating it. This is especially true since R.A. Salvatore is my boyfriend's favorite author and he is the one that bought me the book, heh. I know he probably wouldn't care two figs if I hated it, but, still...

Welp, I don't have to worry about that scenario. This book was absolutely enthralling! I was sucked into the story from page one. I mean, it starts out with a freakin' battle, after all! How was I supposed to resist? It helps that the writing was pretty fantastic. Admittedly, not the best writing I've ever come across, but really freakin' good! And the story was what really got me. So many twists and turns and such rich characters! I'm very excited that the boyfriend got me the next 5 books in this series, as well. I can see that I will be vigorously devouring them in the near future!

Cody Madden

Dyllan Erikson

Drow ranger Drizzt Do’Urden, first introduced in The Icewind Dale Trilogy, quickly became one of the fantasy genre’s standout characters. But Homeland first reveals the startling tale of how this one lone drow walked out of the shadowy depths of the Underdark, leaving behind a society of evil and a family who want him dead. It is here that the story of this amazing dark elf truly began.

The Legend of Drizzt

Daryl Houston

Dan H

Andrew Dabb

Travel back to strange and exotic Menzoberranzan, the vast city of the Drow and homeland to Icewind Dale hero Drizzt Do'Urden in this new limited edition hardcover version of the best selling Forgotten Realms Book I: Homeland.

Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, Book 1)

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