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At long last, New York Times bestselling author R A Salvatore returns with one of fantasy s most beloved and enduring icons, the dark elf Drizzt Do Urden, in an all new trilogy full of swordplay, danger, and imaginative thrills,Centuries ago, in the city of Menzoberranzan, the City of Spiders, the City of Drow, nestled deep in the unmerciful Underdark of Toril, a young weapon master earned a reputation far above his station or that of his poor house.The greater nobles watched him, and one matron, in particular, decided to take him as her own She connived with rival great houses to secure her prize, but that prize was caught for her by another, who came to quite enjoy the weapon master.This was the beginning of the friendship between Zaknafein and Jarlaxle, and the coupling of Matron Malice and the weapon master who would sire Drizzt Do Urden.R A Salvatore reveals the Underdark anew through the eyes of Zaknafein and Jarlaxle an introduction to the darkness that offers a fresh view of the opportunities to be found in the shadows and an intriguing prelude to the intriguing escapes that lie ahead in the modern day Forgotten Realms Here, a father and his son are reunited and embark on adventures that parallel the trials of centuries long past as the friends of old are joined by Drizzt, Hero of the North, trained by Grandmaster Kane in the ways of the monk.But the scourge of the dangerous Lolth s ambitions remain, and demons have been foisted on the unwitting of the surface The resulting chaos and war will prove to be the greatest challenge for all three. Free Read Timeless [ Author ] R.A. Salvatore [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Turns out rumors of the Dark Elf books demise was greatly exaggerated, and I couldn t be happier.I confess, however, that it s a little awkward after essentially eulogizing the series and its hero, Drizzt Do Urden, at the conclusion of the preceding volume, at which point Drizzt s publishing future seemed uncertain, reviewing Timeless feels a little bit like going to Tom Petty s fu...Timeless is a bit good It had its moments of brilliance but the names of the characters in the novel made comprehension difficult.I received an ARC of this novel As such, I will keep away from all spoilers and not give examples of scenes from the novel.I meanit s another Drizzt book I actually stopped reading the series some time ago, around the time they introduced Neverwinter, and I did not plan to read anyof it I am not a fan of series that don t seem to ever end, though the books were not all bad I just wasn t interested any BUT When I found out that Zaknafein was back aka my favorite character , I j I received an ARC of this novel As such, I will keep away from all spoilers and not give examples of scenes from the novel.I meanit s another Drizzt book I actually stopped reading the series some time ago, around the time they introduced Neverwinter, and I did not plan to read anyof it I am not a fan of series that don t seem to ever end, though the books were not all bad I just wasn t interested any BUT When I found out that Zaknafein was back aka my favorite character , I just had to pick up a copy and read it And it was alright I was confused, I will admit, because of certain events I have no recollection of must be because of the missing a chunk of the series , but that is not why ...So glad I got to read this in advanced This is everything I wanted andSo glad that Salvatore decided to continue the story arc and keep my favorite characters alive and kicking.I think this is the first time it s taken me four days to read a Drizzt book I usually lose sleep and meals and other natural needs to get to the end of each book The release of Timeless coincided with moving home As such, I had to make a decision focus on moving home or read until I drop I had to make a choice While my partner did all the heavy duty stuff, I found every opportunity I could to enjoy this great story.Like most recent Drizzt novels, this one brings back the entire g I think this is the first time it s taken me four days to read a Drizzt book I usually lose sleep and meals and other natural needs to get to the end of each book The release of Timeless coincided with moving home As such, I had to make a decision focus on moving home or read until I drop I had to make a choice Whil...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here My full review doesn t fit on Goodreads because of the character limit, nor does the truncated version that I d posted toSo, I ll just include the elements from those reviews that ultimately made me give this book 3 5 stars, despite my feeling that Timeless is the best Salvatore work to date.The characterization of Zaknafein is perhaps the strongest of any in Timeless Zaknafein felt farnatural than is the norm for Salvatore s characters, and it shows the experience and maturation My full review doesn t fit on Goodreads because of the character limit, nor does the truncated version that I d posted toSo, I ll just include the elements from those reviews that ultimately made me give this book 3 5 stars, despite my feeling that Timeless is the best Salvatore work to date.The characterization of Zaknafein is perhaps the strongest of any in Timeless Zaknafein felt farnatural than is the norm for Salvatore s characters, and it shows the experience and maturation of Salvatore as a writer While to me, Zaknafein feels about the same as he did when he first appeared nearly three decades ago, and it isn t really a good trait that a character who has a book dedicated to him doesn t receive much development beyond what he had before, this does make him consistent, and consistency is one of those precious gems that I want to seeof in Salvatore s work Nonetheless, for lack of a better word, Z...Received an ARC at SDCC 2018An excellent return to the Realms and Drizzt as he struggles with the unexpected challenges of the return of his father Zaknafein Bob excellently blends some of the past and present, exploring both the past friendship between Jarlaxle an...I have mixed feelings about this book I would give it 3.5 stars if I could was pretty content with Hero being the end of this long running series, even though there were some burning questions, and characters like Doum wielle , that we don t know the whereabouts of I think an entirely new series focusing on other characters could be started.That said, I know people have been clamoring for a Jarlaxle and Zaknafein novel I was reluctant about the idea at first, because I really wanted to know I have mixed feelings about this book I would give it 3.5 stars if I could was pretty content with Hero being the end of this long running series, even though there were some burning questions, and characters like Doum wielle , that we don t know the whereabouts of I think an entirely new series focusing on other characters could be started.That said, I know people have been clamoring for a Jarlaxle and Zaknafein novel I was reluctant about the idea at first, because I really wanted to know the fate of Zak s soul the good place he was in Now that he is back in the land of the living, I feel better about finally getting a backstory, but one burning question that I really want to know the answer to was where was Zak s soul It s doubtful it was with Lolth It was implied throughout the series he was in a good place, and Lolth admitted herself in Hero that she didn t have him I really want to know lol Timeless didn t answ...Well we were wrong, folks Turns out Salvatore isn t done with Drizzt yet and thank goodness for that WARNING SPOILERS for the past books, below SPOILERS Timeless was an incredible return to the Forgotten Realms, met with old friends and new, with familiar and new places to explore And the return of Zaknafein Yes This was one of Salvatore s best books in a long while It was face paced, the writing was crisp, the fight scenes were amazing, and the Underdark seemedvibrant an Well we were wrong, folks Turns out Salvatore isn t done with Drizzt yet and thank goodness for that WARNING SPOILERS for the past books, below SPOILERS Timeless was an incredible return to the Forgotten Realms, met with old friends and...SpoilersGood read but, IMO too many big players All thepowerful drow are here to help Jarlaxle and Drizz t I know thateveryone likes Drizz t but ALL of them coming together to help fight the drow, I don t like it.

Timeless
  • English
  • 15 March 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 400 pages
  • 0062688596
  • R.A. Salvatore
  • Timeless