The Companions, The Sundering, Book I
by R. A. Salvatore
- File Size: 1462 KB
- Print Length: 384 pages
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (August 6, 2013)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- ASIN: B00BE24W0W
My Rating: 4.5 of 5.0
Book Description
Publication Date: August 6, 2013
“The Companions is the best novel [R.A.] Salvatore has ever written. It’s insanely courageous, profoundly powerful, masterfully constructed, and easily Salvatore’s most ambitious work to date.”—Paul Goat Allen, BarnesandNoble.com
“After a quarter of a century, R.A. Salvatore just keeps getting better and better, and The Companions is another masterful leap forward for one of the greatest fantasy epics of all time.”
—Philip Athans, best-selling author of Annihilation and The Haunting of Dragon’s Cliff
This latest installment in New York Times best-selling author R.A. Salvatore's beloved fantasy saga, The Companions moves Salvatore's signature hero Drizzt into a new era of the Forgotten Realms. As Drizzt's fate hangs in the balance, he reflects on the lives of the trusted allies who stood by his side throughout his early life--the friends now known as the Companions of the Hall. Meanwhile, the first stirrings of the Sundering begin.
Review:
I am not familiar with Salvatore's previous works so I do not know the hero, Drizzt. I gather he is an elf or drow. Over the years before a plague hit their land he had developed an unlikely band of allies. Catti-brie is his beloved, a good type of witch, learning healing and other spells. Bruenor is a Dwarf warrior and twice king of Mithral Hall. He also adopted Catti-brie as a daughter. Regis is a halfling who was never the brave one or warrior of the group but was always present to help after the battle was over.
These
three, and Bruenor's son, Wulfgar, find themselves dead and ready to
step into the waters of peaceful rest until Catti-brie offers an
alternative. She has developed a relationship with a Goddess who
tells of a time of danger in the future that could use the skills of
this brave band. The trick is that they will have to be born again.
They must thrive and find their ways separately until 21 years later
when they will meet at an appointed spot where they will try to find
Drizzt so they can all battle evil together once again.
This
book 1 follows the lives of the three that choose to return,
Catti-brie, Bruenor and Regis. Each has a childhood and teen years of
growth, learning and danger that threaten to keep them from making
the appointed reunion. Catti-brie seeks to strengthen her magical
skills. Bruenor thinks to recreate his greatness as a former king and
struggles each day with his anger and frustrations. Regis is
determined to train in skills so that he can be prepared to jump into
the fray and overcome his previous reputation.
The
story is full of adventure and action that keeps it moving forward.
I enjoyed reading the adventures of each character and getting to
know each of their personalities through their emotions, memories and
determined training for the future. I was rooting for their reunion
and worried each time it looked like one or the other might be
thwarted. Danger and powerful spies continue to follow them and I am
anxious to read on to the next book to find out what happens!
I received this title through NetGalley for review.
