Enough that you can plop yourself into the story & observe the characters as it unfolds. Not so with RA Salvatore! The details of this fantastical, underground world inspire without bogging you down in pages upon pages of detail. Sometimes the epic fantasies can become so bogged down in some overarching theme or quest, coupled with world building, that much of the flow & character connection stumbles along. So, I thought a review, as I read this prequel series, detailing the early life of Drizzt, would interest members looking for a classic & engrossing epic fantasy written by a master storyteller.

I have seen many requests in my time as a member here for recommendations in the fantasy genre, as people who have never read the classic masters of the 60s, 70s & 80s, have now become intrigued by a genre that has, in some ways become eclipsed by paranormal romances & YA fantasy. What struck me then, as now is how desperately I want to jump up & shout “I will be your friend!” I am not alone this lonely drow has won the hearts of millions across the world. It is finally time to read the Legend of Drizzt series from beginning to end…and it begins with The Dark Elf Trilogy. One character stands out among many & for a long time, I wished to read more about the dark elf, Drizzt, Do’Urden, who was introduced in 1988, in The Crystal Shard. I have been a lifelong fan of fantasy, reading Tolkien & Heinlein as a pre-teen, among whomever I could find at the libraries in California’s Silicon Valley megalopolis.

Legend of drizzt book 1