His Legend of Drizzt series which is now 30 books strong (and counting) has kept me captivated for years when I first jumped into Homeland and was shown the dark intrigue of the Drow.
In this latest book, titled: Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf, the epic tales of everyone's favorite Drow Ranger and his Companions of the Hall continue as they group fights against a massive Army of Orcs, Drow, Frost Giants, and even White Dragons. I do not wish to give spoilers in this post, instead I will be giving praises to the author and this series as a whole.
I have read every single legend of Drizzt book that exists as well as many other stories within the Forgotten Realms Universe. Salvatore always manages to bring me back to his books with a lovable Dark Elf and his equally lovable friends. I must not also ignore the fact that like myself, Salvatore favors Dwarves over Elves. Many other authors do not share our love of the stoic and very very brave folk. And not just because modern Dwarves are based heavily on the Jews either as another of my blog posts has highlighted.
This book also gives me the chance to revisit my favorite Drow in Forgotten Realsm (and its not Drizzt) who also happens to be my favorite Magnificent Bastard in all of Fiction: Jarlaxle Baenre.
I will certainly be dedicating a blog post to this awesome character in the future, but for now, just know that he makes an appearance in this newest novel.
Salvatore's incredible ability to create magical items with such uniqueness and skill has in no small part helped me create the ones that are present in my own books. And the creativity of the magic users he write about also in no small art have helped me make the more pragmatic ones well... pragmatic.
To say that I enjoy his writing style and stories is an understatement. I would recommend all of my friends who have a knack for Fantasy to read his writing. It will not disappoint I promise.
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