The Ghost King by R.A. Salvatore Review
There are very few authors that I know I will enjoy whenever they put pen to paper, but when R.A. Salvatore writes in The Forgotten Realms setting I have yet to be disappointed. This is something of a big book for Wizards of the Coast as well as we are shown the characters in the transition of the world of Toril from the 3.5 edition ruleset to the 4th edition of DnD. The change that takes place for the Companions of the Hall, Cadderly, and Spirit Soaring are quite large and I am glad that they allowed Salvatore to tell part of the world changing story with characters that we knew and could relate to.
Check out the full review after the jump . . .
The seven-part interview series with R.A. Salvatore continues at BSCreview today
When you think of the most popular character from the Wizards of the Coast stable, I do not think there is much debate. Drizzt Do’Urden leads the pack. Today we have R.A. Salvatore answering some questions we had for him regarding Drizzt, some underlying moral lessons, how it was writing with his son Geno, as well as a few others. I want to give special thanks to Philip McCall II for helping with the questions. Also be sure to check back in Wednesday for my review of The Ghost King.
Without further interruption let us get into the questions. Check it out after the jump . . .
The Dame by R.A. Salvatore reviewed
R.A. Salvatore may be one of the great Forgotten Realms authors, but how does he do when he is writing outside of his comfort zone? Can he go from shared world to his own world and still bring the same action and story? PLMII gives us his thoughts.
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The Pirate King by R.A. Salvatore Review
Author: R.A. Salvatore Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Binding: Hardcover Publication Date: October 2008 Cover Artist: Todd Lockwood Drizzt is one of the most well known characters in fantasy today and it seems most everyone knows what side of the fence they fall on when it comes to the hero and his cast of friends. [...]
Exclusive – The Ancient by R.A. Salvatore (third chapter)
ROCKS, ALWAYS ROCKS “Rocks, rocks, it’s always rocks!” the young and strong man complained, his muscular bare arms glistening with sweat. He was tall, more than halfway between six and seven feet, and though he had lost considerable weight on this multi-year journey, he did not appear skinny and certainly not frail, his lean muscles [...]
Book Review – The Orc King
Author: R.A. Salvatore Cover Artist: Todd Lockwood Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Binding: Hardcover Publication Date: September 2007 As many fanboi will complain, Salvatore’s last few Drizzt books lost a step here or there. The story needed to move on though and sometimes that takes a few books. Here we have the culmination of those [...]
Book Review – The Two Swords
Author: R.A. Salvatore Cover Artist: Todd Lockwood Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Binding: Hardcover Publication Date: 2004 The conclusion of The Hunter’s Blade Trilogy picks up where The Lone Drow (the second installment) left off: the dwarves are attempting to thwart an orc advance and Drizzt is out in the wilderness causing havoc amongst the [...]
Book Review – The Thousand Orcs
Author: R.A. Salvatore Cover Artist: Todd Lockwood Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Binding: Hardcover Publication Date: October 2002 The story starts off by accompanying a small group of dwarves, led by Tred McKnuckles, who are attempting to beat another group of dwarves to a city where they are planning on selling their wares. Unfortunately for [...]
Book Review – The Crystal Shard
Author: R.A. Salvatore Cover Artist: Todd Lockwood Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Binding: Hardcover Publication Date: 2005 This is the book that started it all. ‘The Crystal Shard’ was what pushed me from being a mere book reader to a book fanatic. Some would say a book addict. It may or may not be known [...]
Book Review – Sojourn
Author: R.A. Salvatore Cover Artist: Todd Lockwood Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Binding: Hardcover Publication Date: 2004 Drizzt completes his journey to the surface and discovers the hardships and the friendships that will follow him through the rest of his life. Sometimes even the right decision means somebody gets hurt. After arriving on the surface, [...]
Book Review – Resurrection
Author: Paul S. Kemp Cover Artist: Gerald Brom Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Binding: Hardcover Publication Date: May 2005 Resurrection, the finale of the wonderful series “The War of the Spider Queen”. Well what can I say? The book blew me away. I seriously loved Mr. Kemp’s way of presenting the characters. He always seems [...]
On the Spot at BSC – R.A. Salvatore interview
We debuted our On the Spot feature with Ms. K.J. Bishop (thanks Kirsten!), and last week we had Mr. John C. Wright this week we put another author “On the Spot” in the form of the NY Times Best Selling author and creator of one of the most popular and read characters in the genre, [...]
