Isolated in the barren stretches of Icewind Dale the villages of Ten-Towns come under attack by a tribe of barbarians. In the midst of battle a young barbarian named Wulfgar ends up owing five years of his life to a grizzled dwarf. With the help of Drizzt , a renegade dark elf, the dwarf strives to mold the barbarian into a warrior with both brawn and brains.
Meanwhile, there is no peace for the people of Ten-Towns. The fractioned tribes of barbarians continue to pose a threat, and Wulfgar may be the only person who can avert a deadly battle. But an even more dire menace appears when a weak-willed apprentice mage stumbles upon a magical crystal shard. The evil shard directs the hapless mage onto a course of destruction that all of Icewind Dale may be powerless to stop.
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Isolated in the barren stretches of Icewind Dale the villages of Ten-Towns come under attack by a tribe of barbarians. In the midst of battle a young barbarian named Wulfgar ends up owing five years of his life to a grizzled dwarf. With the help of Drizzt , a renegade dark elf, the dwarf strives to mold the barbarian into a warrior with both brawn and brains.
Meanwhile, there is no peace for the people of Ten-Towns. The fractioned tribes of barbarians continue to pose a threat, and Wulfgar may be the only person who can avert a deadly battle. But an even more dire menace appears when a weak-willed apprentice mage stumbles upon a magical crystal shard. The evil shard directs the hapless mage onto a course of destruction that all of Icewind Dale may be powerless to stop.
from the paperback
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Forgotten Realms
The Legend Of Drizzt | Book 4
Icewind Dale Trilogy| Book 1
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[The Icewind Dale Trilogy][1]
[The Legend of Drizzt Collector's Edition, Book II][2]
See also the [Graphic Novel Adaptation][3] of this work
I like Drizzt. He's fun, cool and has a great history. I just don't particularly love how omega-level he is sometimes. This book is pretty full of that, combined with a fairly standard but serviceable story.
I like Drizzt. He's fun, cool and has a great history. I just don't particularly love how omega-level he is sometimes. This book is pretty full of that, combined with a fairly standard but serviceable story.
Rough, formulaic opening act, but once Wulfgar is introduced to the rest of the cast, the story speeds along at a great clip. I expected to hate Drizzt Do'Urden based on his reputation, and I was surprised at how charming he actually was. A worthy beginning to a long-running series.
Rough, formulaic opening act, but once Wulfgar is introduced to the rest of the cast, the story speeds along at a great clip. I expected to hate Drizzt Do'Urden based on his reputation, and I was surprised at how charming he actually was. A worthy beginning to a long-running series.
This series of adaptations of the popular Drizzt series continues to be entertaining. I think the first three so far are still the best, which I wonder if that is the case with the novels as well. As a note of disclosure, I have not read the novels, but I have enjoyed these graphic novels so far. In this particular story, Drizzt has found some sense of peace in the faraway outpost of Icewind Dale. Sure, he is still not trusted by most of the humans there, but he has made a friend or two. A failed wizard finds an artifact of immense power, and he decides to try to conquer the region. It's up to Drizzt and his friends to get the people of the land united.
This made a good adventure and fantasy story. Fans of the series will certainly like it, but they may feel it was …
This series of adaptations of the popular Drizzt series continues to be entertaining. I think the first three so far are still the best, which I wonder if that is the case with the novels as well. As a note of disclosure, I have not read the novels, but I have enjoyed these graphic novels so far. In this particular story, Drizzt has found some sense of peace in the faraway outpost of Icewind Dale. Sure, he is still not trusted by most of the humans there, but he has made a friend or two. A failed wizard finds an artifact of immense power, and he decides to try to conquer the region. It's up to Drizzt and his friends to get the people of the land united.
This made a good adventure and fantasy story. Fans of the series will certainly like it, but they may feel it was a bit short. It was a pretty quick reading, and it was pretty light. The art is colorful, and I think it brings the tales to life well, a reason I like the series. The end does set up for the next story in the series. Overall, a nice entertaining read.
