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The Spine of the World: The Legend of Drizzt, Book XII |  | Go Tell a Friend | |
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| Author: R.A. Salvatore
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
Category: eBooks
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Rating:  172 reviews
Sales Rank: 11004
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 416
Number Of Items: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
ASIN: B002E58OE8
Publication Date: June 21, 2009
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Amazon.com Review
Attention all Drizzt freaks: our favorite dark-elf hero is not, repeat not, in Spine of the World. Neither is Bruenor nor Cattie-brie nor Regis et al. But don't think that means the latest installment in R.A. Salvatore's sweeping Drizzt-and-pals series isn't worth picking up: Spine sets things straight for the Forgotten Realms' newest, meanest drunk, the burly barbarian who single-handedly made warhammers cool again despite their measly 1d4+1 damage. Yep, Wulfgar is back, after ditching his buddies in The Silent Blade to become a bottle-swilling bouncer in the mangy port town of Luskan. The towering tough guy hasn't strayed from his job at the Cutlass, hasn't sobered up, and hasn't forgotten his six years of horrific torture under the nasty balor Errtu. But it's time for another book, so all that's about to change: kicked out of the Cutlass, robbed of Aegis-fang (yikes!), and framed for the attempted murder of his old friend Captain Deudermont (remember him from pirate-hunting on the Sea Sprite?), Wulfgar goes on the run with the rogue Morik, who's become a true friend despite the mission Jarlaxle and his dark-elf cohort gave him to watch the barbarian. Sure, Drizzt is missing (although he does make appearances in the form of ruminating journal entries), so Spine isn't a nonstop scimitar-fest. But R.A. still spins a good yarn--as always. With plenty of combat and intrigue, not to mention the ever-familiar monsters and spells, Spine of the World is surely the best show in town for the Forgotten Realms crowd. --Paul Hughes
Product Description
Join the world's most famous drow elf in the penultimate chapter of the Legend of Drizzt series!
Spending time in the unimaginable torture chambers of the Abyss for even a day would be enough to break even the heartiest soul, and the barbarian Wulfgar was there for years. When he returns, his friends find him a changed man, and not changed for the better. But Wulfgar's road to redemption is one he must travel on his own, even if it leads to the bottle.
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 Overly unimpressed May 23, 2010
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I don't mind the fact that the book isn't really written very well, and I will admit I am not pleased about this book not having the main character in it. Those two things don't make this a bad book. What makes this a bad book is that it is very repetitive in regards to Wulfgar's story arc and the development is atrociously slow. It was like a bad season finale. The other half of this story is a bad rendition of a Shakespearean love story. Salvatore will never be mentioned with great writers, but he was able to create an interesting world with interesting characters. None were in this book, and I am now leaning towards just googling the series and finding a summary of the remaining books in fear of another book filled with fodder.The Spine of the World: The Legend of Drizzt, Book XII
 Very disappointed November 14, 2009
M. Winburn (Atlanta, Ga)
This is probably the worst book I've ever read. I'm only on page 200 or so after weeks of struggling with it because it's so boring.
The chapters on Wulfgar are actually interesting, but have two flaws: 1) We get it, he's a broken man. I don't need to hear about every excruciatingly boring detail of just how broken and pathetic he is. Until he's made a breakthrough and passed a hurdle, all the rest is useless drivel. 2) He was strong and impressive the entire series. In this book he's become a caricature of himself. He's throwing people through walls, lifting two 200-pound men at the same time, throwing people 15 feet, etc. It's beyond ridiculous. Note to R.A.S. - you can have amazingly deep and interesting characters who aren't all powerful.
As for the chapters on the peasant girl, I made it through maybe 3 of them before I decided I didn't care how much it mattered to the plot, it was a waste of my time. If I wanted to read a bland love story I'd read romance novels.
All the other books in the story have been good. Most of them have even been great and I couldn't put them down. The absolute worst of the previous 11 books is a 6 out of 10. This one is a 4, and I'm being generous.
 Awesome read December 16, 2008
Vicky A. Favitta (Avenel, NJ USA)
The Spine of the World (Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness, Book 2) This is a wonderful continuation of the series... you will want to have book three waiting because you will fly thru this read... It brings you to a different world!! Enjoy! I did...
One of my favorites November 24, 2008
R. Echevarria (Florida)
I originally had this book in paperback, but since it is one of my favorites I wanted it in hardcover to better last the years in my library.
It's the story that counts. July 9, 2008
D. Lehrer (Colorado)
In my opinion, this is a great book about redemption as well as coming to terms with one's own inner demons. Now i'll admit, When I first started reading this book I was a little sad dizzt wasn't in it. But as I progressed through the story I went from sad to glad. This story needed to be told because it's such an important part of the relationship between Wulfgar and the rest of his companions. And what better way to make you pay attention than take everyones favorite (and slightly overated) character out of the book. You might be sad to start with but you'll eventually start to care more about the characters at hand. In the book itself Wulfgar has fallen far from his days of glory and gone into a steep spiral of alcohol and depression. (Wouldn't you if you where tortured for six years?) Only after saving an illegitament child does he learn to care for something again. If you've read the books before this one give it a chance and don't cast it aside just because it doesn't have your favorite dark elf in it. It's the story that counts.
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