Editorial Review
Paperback version of the #4 New York Times best-selling hardcover.
This title is the third and final book in the latest trilogy from R.A. Salvatore, which once again features his popular dark elf character Drizzt Do’Urden™. The hardcover release of this title had the highest debut ever on The New York Times best seller list for a Salvatore title with Wizards of the Coast at #4. The title stayed in the top twenty for five weeks. Both of the previous titles in the series were also New York Times best sellers upon hardcover release, and the first title, The Thousand Orcs, hit the list upon mass-market release as well.
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2008-07-09
Read this if you read the first two in the series, then you'll be done. More stories of Drizzt and all his friends. I find this to be some of the better of R.A. Salvatore's Forgotten Realms work. I finished it in 2 days.
A big disappointment 
2007-12-24
I'm a huge fan of Drizzt. The problem that I am having is that I want to continue reading about this drow elf but the author is ever increasingly making him a weak character. Drizzt has never really defeated any large bosses, it always comes at the hands of his companions. Drizzt never finds real love... I suppose because he is always conflicted. Drizzt is never the real hero in any of the stories, it always turns out to be a side kick.Another thing about Salvatore's writings that is starting to wear on me is that none of the main characters ever die, when you think that they do he finds a way to bring them back. Wulfgar should have remained dead, Catti-Brie and Bruenor should both died somewhere along the way as well.
It appears to me that this book was comprised of 380 pages of fluff and no real substance and that is unfortunate. Yes, I will buy the Orc King and continue reading, however, I'm going in assuming to be disappointed once again since this has been the pattern since the Dark Legacy Trilogy.
Come on Mr. Salvatore don't write a book just for a buck put a little passion into it. Kill off a main character once in a while or at the very least but some mystery and unsuspecting turns in the plot for once. Stop writing as if you are trying to create a play guide for a dungeon master somewhere. I see the potential of your characters and the brilliance of your writing style but what I am not finding is a quality story. This one has left me the most disappointed so far. Here's hoping the Orc King breaks this pattern.
Largest release to date and largest disappointment 
2007-12-13
Great concept to start the trilogy an orc king rallying all the orc tribes together to claim land for themselves so that they can be looked at as a real race and society of the realm. The novels progress and not much develops, in fact the second novel really doesn't even need to be read, just read the last couple chapters. This third novel is more of the same to the point it is like nothing I have ever read by Salvatore, minus the Wulfgar novel. He writes at such a slow pace you feel like he is preparing a 10 book series of 6,000 pages and by the end it is what you fear there was no end.
Fans of these books, like I am, will be disappointed because there is not much to love. The typical one on one fight scenes Salvatore is known for putting you in the action have been traded for clumsy mass combat with little description. The once love you had for one of the group will not continue because most of the story revolves around others and the heroes are the supporting cast, with only glimpses of the old Icewind Dale group for mere moments.
Twenty years of writing has not done well with this band of heroes because Salvatore is stuck in a time capsule and never lets the story evolve.
The Hunter's Blade Trilogy is one I would not recommend, however a must read for fans because the new Transitions trilogy is a continuation of these events. Lets all hope by "Transitions" Salvatore has a new idea and ventures far from this one.
Not recommended.
Uninspired followup 2007-12-07
Let me preface this review by saying that several of RA Salvatore's works have been some of the best books I've ever read. So it's hard to see him produce such an uninspired work that could have been written for a freshman creative writing course. The beautiful imagery and rich character development that are such a trademark of his novels and makes them so entertaining is completely absent in the Two Swords. Even his beautifully narrated fight scenes have regressed into mind numbing hack-and-slash. It seems like it was written simply to fulfill a contractual obligation. Frankly I'd rather send him $25 and not have him write something like this.
Craptastic 2007-11-11
I don't write reviews that often, but this book compared to other RAS books was horrible at best. It took me over a year just to read it because I got bored so easily with it, and if it weren't for my overseas flights I probably would have never finished it. The fight scenes were a dull read, which typically are the most enthralling piece. I've read The Dark Elf Trilogy, Crystal Shard series, etc., so I have some ground to get a comparison off of his previous writings. It just seemed to me there was no excitement in this book that kept me from putting it down, instead I just wanted to read it, finish it, then drop it off at the used bookstore.
Shallow Writing for Shallow Readers 
2007-08-02
Paperback version of the #4 New York Times best-selling hardcover.
This title is the third and final book in the latest trilogy from R.A. Salvatore, which once again features his popular dark elf character Drizzt Do’Urden™. The hardcover release of this title had the highest debut ever on The New York Times best seller list for a Salvatore title with Wizards of the Coast at #4. The title stayed in the top twenty for five weeks. Both of the previous titles in the series were also New York Times best sellers upon hardcover release, and the first title, The Thousand Orcs, hit the list upon mass-market release as well.
Drizzt Still Has It, Mostly 2006-12-30
The protagonist certainly lives a tortured life: wanting to be part of life topside but the target of bigotry that effectively excludes him for the most part. This is what makes his few close friends even more valuable, which is why I dropped one star. His companions seemed a bit plastic and two-dimensional at times. I hope that the author is not getting tired of this world and these characters, and can rejuvenate them a bit in future offerings.
Great 
2006-11-15
The lastest one in a great number of book on Drizzt,and surprising enough I'm not tired of him yet! I read this one almost overnight, every entertaining.
Reveiw for last book in Hunter's Blade Trilogy. 2006-11-05
As this is the last book the the Hunter's Blade Trilogy, and the story of Drizzt Do'Urden, this book lives up to what it's supposed to be: gripping, dramatic, and full of action. This book is all good because it ends how all good fantasy books should end: evil guy dies, and they all live happily ever after.
Absolutely Tantalizing 2006-11-03
R.A. Salvatore has outdone himself. I couldn't put the book down. I continue now to read the new books coming out of the story of Drizzt, Artemis, and the rest. I almost hope that the story of Drizzt and the others does not end!
