Salvatore’s original hardcover, The Two Swords, Book III of The Hunter’s Blade Trilogy (October 2004) debuted at # 1 on The Wall Street Journal best-seller list and at # 4 on The New York Times best-seller list. His books regularly appear on The New York Times best-seller lists and have sold more than 10,000,000 copies. Salvatore enjoys an ever-expanding and tremendously loyal following. And I enjoyed it.As one of the fantasy genre’s most successful authors, R.A. The characters don't have a lot of depth and the writing is a bit heavy handed at times. Drizzt's conflicts are extreme (he is good, and his family and people are evil), but we all suffer this same internal battle at times.

Homeland explores the conflict between personal principles and our natural desire to belong to a family and social order. Each of the great houses uses deception to plot against rival houses in their quest for revenge and power in this dysfunctional world. He hopes, but does not know if he can count on Zaknafein and the pan-dimensional panther Guenhwyvar as allies. The novel is an adventure story and Drizzt is never certain who (if anyone) is his ally. These series and many of Salvatore's other books take place in the Forgotten Realms universe, made popular by the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Salvatore's Dark Elf Trilogy, which is chronologically the first trilogy of his Legend of Drizzt series. His fighting prowess increases his reputation, but he begins to see that his family and people have been dishonest about the character and motivations of their enemies. He questions the ethics of the Menzoberranzan society and their worship of the malevolent spider-god Lolth.ĭrizzt joins in the drow attacks against his people's enemies. He is trained by the great Weapon Master Zaknafein and he surpasses all his classmates at the Academy.īut Drizzt is unlucky enough to be born with a conscience in this sadistic, society. Mgnzoberranzan is divided into Great Houses, that often clash violently with one another to improve their standing within this city's hierarchy.ĭrizzt is the most gifted warrior of his people. Theirs is a world in which violence and treachery are praised and rewarded, while empathy and sympathy are perceived as weaknesses to be severely punished. The city is ruled by the tyrannical Matrons, who worship the malevolent spider god Lolth.

Drizzt Do'Urden was born into the underworld of Mgnzoberranzan, home of The Drow or Dark Elves.

Homeland by R.A. Salvatore