The Companions: The Sundering, Book I Mass Market Author: Visit Amazon's R. A. Salvatore Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0786965223 | Format: EPUB
The Companions: The Sundering, Book I Mass Market Description
About the Author
R.A. Salvatore is the
New York Times best-selling author of more than forty novels, including the popular Forgotten Realms series The Legend of Drizzt. He's an avid gamer, father of three, and loyal citizen of Red Sox Nation.
- Series: Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms: the Sundering
- Mass Market Paperback: 464 pages
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (February 4, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0786965223
- ISBN-13: 978-0786965229
- Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
That was the first thought I had upon completing R.A. Salvatore's latest entry into The Legend of Drizzt, and the first book in the Realms-wide event, The Sundering. Throughout my initial reading, I was constantly going back and forth as to whether or not I could accept the revival of The Companions of the Hall, and indeed, there was a period of time where I didn't think I was going to be able to. But the reason I love Salvatore so much is because he is such a master storyteller. As much as it is a shame that he was forced into a position where he had to revive these characters, he earns it in this book, one of the best he's written. Salvatore takes the hand that he was dealt with the arrival of 4th Edition, and weaves for all of us readers a truly touching novel that reminds me of why I fell in love with his books in the first place. This is a love-letter to us fans, and as divided as I was, Bob, with this book, has assured me that it's going to be okay.
We are almost immediately introduced to the conceit that the titular companions are indeed those of The Hall. The prologue, after briefly touching base with Drizzt as we left him at the end of The Last Threshold, cuts back a number of years to a small girl in Netheril being hunted by Shadovar. Within just a few pages, she reveals herself to be none other than a reborn Catti-Brie, as she magically fends off her would-be kidnappers. From there we are taken back to Iruladoon where we finally learn Iruladoon's purpose, and just how the Companions will be reunited on the Prime Material Plane. In a masterful storytelling move, Salvatore does not simply eject them all back into the world, all in their prime and ready to take to the road again.
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