Editorial Review
It is good to be home.It is good to hear the wind of Icewind Dale, to feel its invigorating bite, like some reminder that I am alive.
The Dark Elf
When the mark of the great warhammer Aegis-fang is found branded on the back of a vicious outlaw, Drizzt can no longer merely hope that Wulfgar is safe. The dark elf and his companions set out to find the barbarian once and for all. As they discover pieces of the puzzle their friend's life has become, Drizzt grows only more determined to locate him.
The Barbarian
As his friends search for him, Wulfgar sails with Captain Deudermont in search of the stolen Aegis-fang, now in the hands of the vile pirate Sheila Kree. But the pirate isn't willing to sit around waiting to be caught. She has other plans.
Drizzt, Cattie-brie, Regis, Bruenor, and Wulfgar -- the Companions of the Hall -- come together for the first time since The Silent Blade in a reunion filled with discovery and adventure.
The paperback version of a top-selling hardcover featuring the return of Drizzt Do'Urden, R.A. Salvatore's most popular character.
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Customer Reviews
Drizzt and Catta-brie (finally) 
2008-01-13
What a great story! Drizzt and Catta-brie are finally an item (sorry, no overt romance or sex scenes), something I've been waiting for. Capt Deudermont and his crew are revisited, Wulfgar finally gets back in the action and finds love in the process, and an old thread is wrapped up from previous stories (not to my satisfaction, but oh well). The only thing that could have made this story better in my opinion is if that "old thread" had lived and realized her mistake. What a life, wasted!
I don't get it 
2007-02-14
I don't understand. The plots in these books aren't very different from each other, the fight scenes go on too long and it's another "group of friends go adventuring book". Nothing original or anything here.
The problem is that I LOVE these books! RAS makes me care about the characters and what happens to them. Watching Drizzt evolve as a character is fascinating. Drizzt is the most evolving character I've ever seen in fiction. It's amazing. His relationship with Cattie-Brie keeps me at the edge of my seat.
I do find myself skipping over some of the more lengthy fight scenes, but other than that I'm hooked.
I don't particularly care about Wulfgar at all, but when the focus is on him I find that I do care. Same with Bruenor and Regis.
I just don't understand...
Sea of Mediocrity 
2006-10-21
The first half of the book is pretty good actually, focusing more on Wulfgar being affected still by the tortures of Errtu. He becomes a liability on Deudermont's Sea Sprite with Robillard and Deudermont arguing over what to do with him. As they pursue pirates looking for Sheila Kree, we actually get some tension as Kree sends a team to kidnap Wulfgar's new woman and adopted child.
Then the tension is ratcheted downwards. Rather than have the supreme tension of Kree holding hostages as well as Aegis Fang, the kidnap attempt fails. Drizz't, Cattie-Brie, Regis and Bruenor go north in search of Kree and perhaps Wulfgar. At this point we have a very bad technical lapse on Salvatore's part. Wizard Robillard is used more than once as the hand of the author to move Wulfgar around. First to prod him to find his friends and Kree, and secondly to actually teleport Wulfgar to his friends, and then scout Kree's hideout for them. Yeeesh, you get the sense the story had to be wrapped up quickly so the convenient wizard was used to move it along.
On the good side, Drizz't and Cattie-Brie finally move towards some sort of relationship with glacial slowness and there are some nice fight scenes, though the last one with the companions vs. The Entire Pirate Crew & Ogre Friends is a little unbelievable. The mysterious elf sub-plot is wrapped up very quickly and easily. The book should probably have been longer to address these problems.
Not as strong as the previous two which dealt with character issues and political intrigue, and a definite step back to predictable dungeon romps. At the end, everyone is back together almost as if the reset button has been hit.
Terrible 
2006-07-10
It really would have been better had this novel not been written at all and we could strike it from the Drizzt series. The plot of the story is completely contrite and childish and you get more of the same old predictable Drizzt as we've had since The Silent Blade.
One of the Worst Books RAS Has Ever Written 2006-07-09
There was a time when RAS used to be one of the most enthralling writers in the Fantasy genre. Now he's become stale, he rehashes old plots, and all of the main characters are invincible.
The plot in Sea Swords has absolutely no validity to anything in the series.
One can only hope that RAS can revert back to his older style. And let's hope that happens sometime soon.
Loved it. 2006-04-29
It is good to be home.It is good to hear the wind of Icewind Dale, to feel its invigorating bite, like some reminder that I am alive.
The Dark Elf
When the mark of the great warhammer Aegis-fang is found branded on the back of a vicious outlaw, Drizzt can no longer merely hope that Wulfgar is safe. The dark elf and his companions set out to find the barbarian once and for all. As they discover pieces of the puzzle their friend's life has become, Drizzt grows only more determined to locate him.
The Barbarian
As his friends search for him, Wulfgar sails with Captain Deudermont in search of the stolen Aegis-fang, now in the hands of the vile pirate Sheila Kree. But the pirate isn't willing to sit around waiting to be caught. She has other plans.
Drizzt, Cattie-brie, Regis, Bruenor, and Wulfgar -- the Companions of the Hall -- come together for the first time since The Silent Blade in a reunion filled with discovery and adventure.
The paperback version of a top-selling hardcover featuring the return of Drizzt Do'Urden, R.A. Salvatore's most popular character.
Paths of Darkness Review 2005-11-30
This is an amazing book. Rich storyline(s), intricite + unique characters, and amazing storytelling abilities make R.A. Salvatore the author to read this year. The Paths of Darkness series is incredible, and is in the five best books I have ever read. This is an amazing installment in the saga of Drizzt, an epic story of the ages. A++!
Much better than the other titles in this four book series. 2005-06-02
I was extremely excited to finally pick this book up after finishing the previous three in the series. I wanted a story that wasnt going to give me a sour taste in my mouth, which, the others did a bit. What I really wanted was to see the companions of the hall come together and fight together again, after being seperated for so long. That is exactly what you get in this novel.
The story is strong, like Salvatores first trillogy and the battles leave you as excited as ever. The villian is one that we have only heard about in the other books and now we really get to meet face to face.
I had a great time with this book and am happy that I didnt give up on this series as so many others did after the two previous books. Dont let them make you stray. Pick this one up.
in fashion of his earlier books 2005-03-31
im really tired of the hate reviews of other writers. i feel this book reinstates the rollercoaster excitetement of the earlir books in the series. it also ties up the loose ends of the compionship of the Companions of the Hall. I also loved the detailed fights of the earlier books and was overjoyed. I have read all his books and feel this is on par with his best work.
Not his best 2005-02-01
Thank God, the Paths of Darkness series is over. The Legacy of the Drow and The Dark Elf Trilogy are the best books I have ever read! That being said...I dredged through this whole series cause it was so boring. I love Salvatore, but he needs to realize that Wulfgar is the most BORING character conceived! There is nothing there for the reader to be emotionally attached to him and actually care what happens to him. I couldn't wait to finish these books so I can start The Thousand Orcs. Trust me when I say that reading this series is not vital and really boring. The Servant of the Shard was a nice departure cause Artemis and Jarlaxle are awesome. But, three other books devoted to cry-baby Wulfgar and his boring character are enough to make me want to scream "Tempus" and toss Aegis-Fang at him and be through with his wallowing self-pity!
