The Collected Stories, The Legend of Drizzt (Forgotten Realms: the Legend of Drizzt)

Classic short stories that expand the epic Legend of Drizzt®! For years, the Legend of Drizzt has included short stories published in Forgotten Realms®.
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Thankfully, everything else was entertaining. It was great to see a story about a young Bruenor. You can see some of the qualities that the older Bruenor has, that are barely there in his younger self. Also, the ending was unexpected but great. After tracking down the captives, Drizzt is surprised to see a well dressed goblin among them, and is even more surprised to learn that the goblin, Nojheim, is a slave to the towns leader. Curiosity gets the better of the drow and he intervenes, trying to save the goblin. However, he comes away with something more.

Not only do we get into Drizzt's mind, due to the perspective, we also have a story that is surprisingly insightful and deep. It's one of those stories that make you think about our society and the problems that we still have today. This is definitely a must read. He finds out that it was just a test for a thieves guild and is then recruited. He quickly rises in the guild after challenging his master to a deadly game of Quarters. However, it may leave you wondering what happened to him after being recruited. That question is never really answered and it just brings up more questions. Thankfully, this story is well worth a read if you're a fan of Entreri.

It really delves into his psyche and explores what made Entreri, Entreri. Also the game of Quarters that he plays was really thrilling. You didn't know what was going to happen. This whole game really shows you how cunning and deceptive Entreri is and it's surprising. Upon arriving to the hermit's home, he hears growling. Worried about his friend's safety, Josidiah rushes into Anders' alchemy room, only to find the old mage sitting at a desk and a huge black panther in a cage.

After telling Josidiah that he attends to make the panther into a summoned magical creature, the elf is horrified. As the countdown to the time comes, the elf spends more time with the panther. He spends so much time that when Josidiah is in trouble, the panther yearns to come to his aid.


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After that, Josidiah must make a tough choice. The main characters, Josidiah and Anders, could have used a bit more development. They were interesting characters, but could have been explored further. Josidiah felt just like Drizzt in some cases, and he shouldn't have been. Aside from that, it's wonderful to finally learn the origin of Guen and how she was created. It wasn't what I was expecting, but it blew my expectations out of the water. The story also makes you want to read about some of Josidiah's and Guen's adventures. It builds up your interest in their story as well as Guen's other 'owners'.

After a bartender offers the duo a job, they take it. However, it seems to be a set up and the man they are supposed to take back an item from knows of Entreri, or more specifically, his sword, Charon's Claw. After a brief struggle, Entreri leaves with more than he bargained for. Aside from the lackluster fight at the end, the rest of the story was entertaining.

It was surprising how well the duo worked off one another and they really do seem like a natural fit. Another surprise was how nice Entreri was at the beginning of the story. That came out of left field, but it still felt like it could be something that Entreri would do. However, things don't go according to plan and identities aren't what they appear to be. It builds on the friendship between Jarlaxle and Entreri and you should probably read this before going into Salvatore's Promise of the Witch King.

Otherwise, the story was fun as well as a good read. The duo hope to join up with him and sail the seas for a while. However, the duo have an idea; they want to pay a dowery to join by trapping some pirates. Or at least they think they are pirates. If you look past the plot hole of how wasn't Catti-brie recognized, it is an enjoyable story.

However, I'm stuck on the fact that former crew members and friends of Drizzt and Catti-brie didn't figure out who these people were. That just bothers me. Along the journey the two friends discover that the orcs who are at war with the dwarves of Mithral Hall are seemingly starting a kingdom. Strange behavior for orcs. On the outskirts of the newly established orc kingdom, a drow named Tos'un Armgo is slaughtering the orcs with the help of the sentient blade, Khazid'hea. The ending made me feel like I was ripped off.

It just ended, but there could have been so much more. Also, if you are at all unfamiliar with the Drizzt series, you would be lost. This story will definitely not make you want to check out the previous books. Thankfully, Tos'un is a real highlight. He's interesting and gives the story something very different. It's welcoming to see a new character being focused on, I just wish the story would have just been about him.

Also, this story ties in nicely with The Hunter's Blade Trilogy, so it would be worth reading if you've read that trilogy. In order for his plan to succeed, the lich offers various dragons in the area immortality if they help him succeed. He tries to persuade a black dragon named Urshula, but the dragon refuses. That is until a band of heroes stumbles upon Urshula's lair. It's probably the darkest story within this anthology and because of that difference, it makes it stand out. This is not a happy story, and if it was any other way, it wouldn't be as good.

Aside from that, the characters all played their parts wonderfully. Zhengyi is someone who deserves to be feared and Urshula feels like an actual dragon. During Pwent's search, he comes across an orc, G'nurk, who is searching for his daughter. Tension rise, but can the two set aside the differences for a common goal?

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These little segments slow down the story and feel unnecessary. Even with that, Pwent saves this story. I would never have guessed that the battlerager would be so deep. Also, the meaning to the story is surprising. It's deep and unexpected, but welcomed and touching. They are able to find a dock which has a cabin along with a good-sized forest surrounding it. As they make their repairs to the ship, they decide to stay for the night. The ship's captain, Ashelia, has the two younger members of the ship, Spragan and Lathan, go out to find firewood. While the two are searching, they somehow get separated and find out that the forest isn't what it appears to be.

When the two make it back to camp, the other two members, a wizard named Addadearber and a ranger named Roundabout, go into investigate what the two saw. But they also come out changed forever. Even though I had a problem with Ashelia and Lathan, they still were decent characters that didn't really hurt the overall story. The other characters were wonderfully done and I'd be more than happy to read more about Roundabout and Addadearber. But all this is overshadowed by the appearances of the 'dead'. It makes the ending of The Ghost King feel much happier than it felt.

At the ripe old age of one hundred, Wulfgar knows his time has come and he sets out for one last hunt. It was wonderful to see a bit of the old Wulfgar back. Not to mention having a one hundred year old man take down a fair number of yetis. It was a touching end. Overall Averaged Anthology Rating: The Collected Stories is a great anthology for any Drizzt or R. However, there is one nitpick I have that I couldn't mention until know. It felt weird having one story missing. Aside from that, all these stories were great and adds a lot to the characters that we all know and love.

This is a must have for any Drizzt fan, but newer readers may be a little lost. However, you can still enjoy it. Dec 19, Wendy rated it really liked it Shelves: I call myself a geek, and yet, up until last year, I had not watched any Doctor Who. Similarly, I play roleplaying video games, but I have never played Dungeons and Dragons and know very little about the vast lore behind it.

Thanks to this book, I have since remedied both of these problems and can now truly fly my geek flag high. The Legend of Drizzt is a collection of Salvatore's early works, read by a star-studded cast. It is introduced by Salvatore himself, who recognizes the flaws of his earl I call myself a geek, and yet, up until last year, I had not watched any Doctor Who.

It is introduced by Salvatore himself, who recognizes the flaws of his earlier writing, but none the less presents these stories proudly as part of the continuing process required of a writer. For this intro alone, I give the book four stars, and will be lenient on the stories themselves because they are his early works, and because they are pieces of a much greater whole. Still, not knowing much about the greater world of DnD did not preclude me from understanding and enjoying the tales. The characters were all unique, interesting, and memorable, and I am sure I would easily recognize them if I did ever sink myself into this world.

Perhaps the more frustrating part was the fact that each story was delivered by a different narrator, with varying success. This first came to my attention when the internet got wind of Ice-T's complaints about all the fantastical names, and while he probably had the toughest time of it, everyone stumbled or at least differed on the pronunciation of the legendary Drizzt Do'urden's name.

If I have to choose, I will say that Felicia Day did the best job in her tale, and of the stories, my favourite is "Guenhwyvar," which tells of how the deadly panther companion came into existence. View all 3 comments. This is a collection of short stories about Drizzt and other characters from the books of R. These stories are okay, but most of them centre around a battle or fight and this becomes a bit monotonous after the first three or four. There were some non-combat material that added a bit of interest. Readers who are not familiar with R. A Salvatore's books might find themselves a bit lost as the majority of the stories feature characters from the books.

The last story was probably the b This is a collection of short stories about Drizzt and other characters from the books of R. The last story was probably the best and most moving and it alone brought my rating up to a 3.


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On audio, this has an all star cast with each story read by a different narrator. This is cool, but the narration skills of the various actors varies from good to mediocre. Most of these people are not professional voice actors and it shows. Will Weaton probably stands out as the best as he does have some good voice acting skills and experience. Among the other readers were: I listened to this in the car while on vacation.

Some of the stories were quite entertaining, while others were rather boring. The writing style was a bit lacking to me, without a whole lot of character development and there were also some fight scenes that could have been very exciting, but were completely dull because of the way they were written. However I am aware these are short stories that tie into several books which I have not read, so I'm not going to be too overly critical of them. Ho I listened to this in the car while on vacation.

Hopefully there is a lot more character development and detail put into the novels. Each story was narrated by a different person. I must say that Wil Wheaton is an excellent narrator. I also enjoyed Felicia Day and Sean Astin. There were a couple that just sort of droned on, and Melissa Rauch did a horrible high pitched squeaky voice for Cattie-Brie.

Overall this was good and it was free. Aug 21, Joel rated it it was ok Shelves: While year old me loved Salvatore, 29 year old me finds it too simplistic, a bit too hamfisted and a bit boring. The all-star cast narrating this was kinda fun - Ice-T was actually surprisingly good, and Weird Al was fun. In the end, a bit underwhelming.

Jul 27, Kristie rated it it was amazing. Well, this was an easy read.

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I had actually read most of the stories that are collected here. Drizzt is one of my favorite characters of all time, making this really easy and fun to read. May 14, Angel V Page rated it it was amazing Shelves: Dec 10, Brian rated it really liked it Shelves: The one drawback no Drizzt.

A little too perfect and wanted more. However I really wasn't expecting a story devoted to just him that was a nice surprise. Wanted some more on the Bladesinger and the ranger gone wizard. Full of fantastic magic items. Entreri and Jarlaxle are a hilarious team. Plus Shadow Magic, how can you go wrong? So the only character I knew was Drizzt. Though the story was good. But kind of spoiled things for those books. It is from Dragons: Cool kind of ghost story. Salvatore's introduction to the story says, "It is highly recommended to have read The Ghost King.

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All-in-all a fun read. May 26, Billy Rodriguez rated it really liked it Shelves: I absolutely loved where this story went. I was absolutely pissed at the ending of Ghost King at what happened , and this makes it known that Salvatore didn't just throw away important from my view characters, due to not liking where the Realms were pushed. I'm quite interested and excited to see where he takes Iruladoon! I feel a little silly giving such a short piece 5 stars, but it is utterly perfect in it's resolution temporary?

It even had me a little teary towards the end. I really must reiterate, I can't wait to see where Salvatore goes with this! Aug 15, Josh rated it liked it. Huge props to Audible for offering this as a free download! And with an all-star cast! There are some really great voices in this collection, and although some of them seemed to struggle a bit with a few words, for the most part they did an admirable job. I'm sure that fans of the series will enjoy this immensely. For me, there were some stories that were harder to follow than o Huge props to Audible for offering this as a free download!

For me, there were some stories that were harder to follow than others. Most of these stories do not actually feature Drizzt directly, which I hadn't expected. Still, there is a good mix of stories here, enough to give one a good sense of the variety of characters, creatures and events that exist in this world. There's also plenty of action-packed battles. Not the best choice for my first venture into the world of Drizzt. I had no idea who the characters were and subsequently was a bit lost.

I do have to say though that Wil Wheaton nailed it! Terrifically fun, this is an excellent audiobook to tune in and out of. The stories are each about an hour long, which is a perfect length for my listening preferences.

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Some familiarity with Drizzt, Dungeons and Dragons, or fantasy tropes in general would probably help, but the stories do stand alone very well. My favorite might have been the first, wherein a young Bruenor, the dwarf who will eventually be Drizzt's best friend and King of Mythril Hall, and a few of his yet-beardless comrades go Terrifically fun, this is an excellent audiobook to tune in and out of.

My favorite might have been the first, wherein a young Bruenor, the dwarf who will eventually be Drizzt's best friend and King of Mythril Hall, and a few of his yet-beardless comrades go on an adventure. However, Ice-T voicing Drizzt was powerful, David Duchovny reading a sad Wulfgar story was heart wrenching, and the rest of the geek-bait cast was perfect. I would highly recommend this book to fantasy fans, particularly those who already like Drizzt. I haven't listened to many audiobooks.

When listening to recordings I tend to do housework or become absorbed in other tasks, which means my attention can wander. Also, with a book you can go back and re-read a passage that you did not parse the first time around, but with an audio recording that is a difficult thing - too often I went back too far and found my attention had wandered again by the time I got back to the passage that I had missed. So I found that I had to listen to these stories t I haven't listened to many audiobooks. So I found that I had to listen to these stories twice before I felt that I had listened to them properly.

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Yes, I really did listen to all ten hours twice in two days. It helps that I am on holidays and absorbed in a computer game that doesn't have much audio of it's own. I also washed up, dusted, played with the cat etc all with the stories on in the background. It was like having other people in the house, sitting in the corner reading stories while I worked.

But I still think I prefer the written word - to give the story my full attention and allow pauses for my mind to dwell on the imagery, and ponder my own reactions to the scenario and characters. I liked the stories of the dragons most. Drizzt himself seemed a little too much of a Mary Sue. But the dragons were real and visceral. In the village of Pengallen , on the way to his first visit to Silverymoon , Drizzt Do'Urden comes to know a most unusual goblin named Nojheim. A scene from Artemis Entreri 's youth in Calimport. The story behind Guenhwyvar 's creation, featuring Josidiah Starym of Cormanthor and the human mage Anders Beltgarden.

On a job to retrieve an idol in Heliogabalus , Artemis Entreri and Jarlaxle encounter a hostile shade. Entreri slays the shade with his vampiric dagger, taking its shade essence into himself. Ilnezhara gifts Entreri with Idalia's flute. Drizzt, under the alias "Masoj," approaches the suspected pirate Thurgood of Baldur's Gate , seeking a job on his ship. Thurgood tells him to report back in two days, at which time Drizzt is led blindfolded to a warehouse.

When Thurgood asks if he has killed anyone in the past and Drizzt answers in the affirmative, Thurgood and his men attack. Catti-brie comes to his aid from outside and it seems the two are winning the battle when they are interrupted by the arrival of Captain Deudermont himself, who recognizes them and reveals the ruse: Thurgood was in fact the wizard Robillard and part of a front to trap pirates. Drizzt expresses his and Catti-brie's intentions to join the ship, but some of the crew are less than pleased with the idea of sailing with a drow.

Deudermont take the opportunity to test his crew's moral strength; in the end, he dismisses two of the crew who had been belligerent about having Drizzt aboard; Drizzt and Catti-brie are then welcome to become full members of the crew. Tos'un Armgo gets to know his new sword, Khazid'hea , and despite its demands for the death of the elves of the Moonwood , he is able to push them aside. Meanwhile, Drizzt Do'Urden comes to peace with his long-ago actions concerning Ellifain when Innovindil briefly serves as a revenant for her spirit. A story revolving around the black dragon Urshula and the Witch-king Zhengyi.

Thibbledorf Pwent has a thought-provoking encounter with an orc named G'nurk. After The Ghost King , in the waning time of the Spellplague. Some inhabitants of Icewind Dale have run-ins with the mysterious forest of Iruladoon and its ethereal dancer and singer, Catti-brie. Wulfgar is now an old and frail man -- more than years old -- in the Tribe of the Elk in Icewind Dale , and his time is ending.