I finished the second novel in the Legend of Drizzt series on Friday.I have since started the third book in the series, but have not forgotten my review of Exile.This blog may not be as long as my usual ones(I always say that, and it always turns out to be a lie, so we'll see)because I am kinda tired and not feeling that great with my knee really bothering me today.
We start off Exile 10 years after the events of Homeland, with Drizzt forsaking his drow heritage in hopes of finding peace and acceptance.Drizzt battles his most deadliest enemy throughout the book...lonliness.He gave up the life of the drow for a life that he hopes more resembles his own personal beliefs.He struggles, living in a cave, constantly defending it from various enemies that may disturb his peaceful new "home".
Meanwhile the Do'Urden house and the Hunett Houses have their long anticipated war, with Malice surprising the Hunett house with another unexpected trick.Matron Malice is now on the ruling council with the 8th house, but with that title also comes a bullseye on her house.She is given a meeting with the ruling house of Matron Baenre, who has a surprise for Malice herself.Even though the Do'Urden House is now on the ruling council, and won their war against the Hunett's, the evil spider queen remains displeased with the Do'Urden House because of Drizzt's behavior and the fact that he has completely turned his back not only to the drow race, but to Lolth.The Do'Urden House must find and kill Drizzt to gain the spider queens favor, or else their reighn atop the ruling committee will not last long.
Will Drizzt go back to Menzoberranen to be with "his" people for companionship?Or will he find other people...of his race or other races who will accept him for who he is, not what the others of his species stand for?Will the Do'Urden House find Drizzt, and if they do, will he help or hurt their cause?Many of these questions will be answered, but many more will be asked by the end of this highly action packed book.
I have a hard time rating any of the books, because one could not read one of the books and enjoy it as much if they haven't already read the others.It is not so much 1 book in a trilogy, as it is 1 huge book split up in three small chapter books.By that I mean that it is like one really long book split in three...which it essentially is.What I am getting at is, how do I do a proper ranking for this?With the Harry Potter, LotR, The Dark Tower series, and the Twilight saga...each book has a definitive ending for each of the books...these only ask more questions for the reader to ponder upon until they read the next book.It is hard to give a rating for a book that answers questions from book 1, and leaves many questions at the end of book 2.If I give a ranking for each book, it is hard because I have to spoil you all will the results from the questions asked from the previous book.Also, do I give a rating for somebody who has read the previous books, or just a ranking for somebody who hasn't read them.Should I review it like I am reviewing it as a newbie to the series or a reader who is reading them all in order?
I will need some help deciphering that question, but will give a ranking for my view on it.As a fan of reading the series, I would rate Exile a 8.0 out of 10 because it answered the questions that remained after Homeland, but took place many years after the first book, and I would of enjoyed something more to tell me about the years in between the end of book 1 and the start of book 2.If I just picked up this book, without knowing that it is book 2 of 3 in a small trilogy inside a much larger saga, I would rate it a very high 9.0 because Salvatore does a good job of explaining the back story and the events of book 1, while not making it seem too much like a review of Homeland within the present.
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I think you should review it as if you are writing it for someone who is new to the series. Maybe you should just rank it at the end rather than each book.
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