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Paths of Darkness Gift Set (v. 1-4)

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As with all of his previous books that I've read - this series is awesome. Looking forward to reading the Hunters Blade Trilogy next...

This is a great set for any fan of Drizzt and company. Continuing the saga with strong character development, Salvatore keeps the story moving. Getting all four books boxed is a real treat too!

These 4 books by the amazing author R. A. Salvatore are some of his best works to date. If you are a fan of Salvatore and his cool character Drizzt, you will love this set of books!

Paths of Darkness Gift Set (Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness)

The Silent Blade

Not much of a read. Seems like a preparation for the following 2 books - The Spine of the World and Servant of the Shard.

The Spine of the World

All about Wulfgar, not bad but not up to the standards of previous Drizzt books by Salvatore.

Servant of the Shard

Much better than Spine of the World. Returns back to the one cliff hanger after another story line typical of previous Drizzt books.

Sea of Swords

The best of the 4. One exciting chapter after the other. Difficult to put bown once you start reading.

This quartet is some of Salvatore's finest work! Each of the first three centers around a different main character and then he wraps their stories up in the final book. Also, the third book, The Servant's Shard, becomes the first book in the Sellswords trilogy.

I believe Paths of Darkness to be once again another example of fine writing from one of the most underrated fantasy fiction writers in the realms series-or for any series for that matter.R.A Salvatore obviously knows how to script battle scenes,this is known,but his ability to relate the endevours of the human psychie (via Drizz't Do'Urden)are something I have not known other writers to do so well from this genre.He creates within Drizzt a 3 diminsional character that goes beyond the usual state of mind and instead invokes something here that we can dwell on well after the book is complete,for there is no completion within the human mind...only the ability to endure and to contemplate that with which we have experienced.In Drizzt and his diaries comes a philosophy of life and thoughts of family,god and friends-this could very easily be our own contemplations,or in the very least an ideal to contmplate on.In this particular series come the invocations of the idea ( or ideal) of God,and what it means to lose your God physically.Do we reject and feel forsaken or do we hold fast and true to those ideals with which we hold our Gods?These are many and varied questions,with no real black and white answers,only our faith in what is right and wrong,and that no matter what,we must hold true to our own principles of good and evil.These books are not meant to be answers to anything,but what they do purport to be is thought provoking,and that they are in a very good way.....as well as very entertaining reads. Kudos once again R.A.Salvatore Scott A Mitchell

I have recently come across the Forgotten Realms series (mostly Drizzt),

and I have to admit I love them. I have now bought every book (unfortunatly not the short stories) and I offer no complaints. This series here just shows how great the series has become, with alot of different people coming to life Salvatore really is a king amongs (S.) Kings.

These four books were simply amazing, they drew me in and never let me go.

If you are in the 10th book of the series of the companions of the hall you will really like it. It has some wonderful fights and good characters. One of the books its a little slow, but the others are really good.

R.A. Salvatore is an Amazing Writer. This series is the best fantasy series I've ever read.