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by R.A. Salvatore (Author) "In my homeland of Menzoberranzan, where demons play and drow revel at the horrible demise of rivals, there remains a state of necessary alertness and..." (more)
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Attention all Drizzt freaks: our favorite dark-elf hero is not, repeat not, in Spine of the World. Neither is Bruenor nor Cattie-brie nor Regis et al. But don't think that means the latest installment in R.A. Salvatore's sweeping Drizzt-and-pals series isn't worth picking up: Spine sets things straight for the Forgotten Realms' newest, meanest drunk, the burly barbarian who single-handedly made warhammers cool again despite their measly 1d4+1 damage. Yep, Wulfgar is back, after ditching his buddies in The Silent Blade to become a bottle-swilling bouncer in the mangy port town of Luskan.

The towering tough guy hasn't strayed from his job at the Cutlass, hasn't sobered up, and hasn't forgotten his six years of horrific torture under the nasty balor Errtu.

But it's time for another book, so all that's about to change: kicked out of the Cutlass, robbed of Aegis-fang (yikes!), and framed for the attempted murder of his old friend Captain Deudermont (remember him from pirate-hunting on the Sea Sprite?), Wulfgar goes on the run with the rogue Morik, who's become a true friend despite the mission Jarlaxle and his dark-elf cohort gave him to watch the barbarian. Sure, Drizzt is missing (although he does make appearances in the form of ruminating journal entries), so Spine isn't a nonstop scimitar-fest. But R.A. still spins a good yarn--as always. With plenty of combat and intrigue, not to mention the ever-familiar monsters and spells, Spine of the World is surely the best show in town for the Forgotten Realms crowd. --Paul Hughes --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Join the world's most famous drow elf in the penultimate chapter of the Legend of Drizzt series!

Spending time in the unimaginable torture chambers of the Abyss for even a day would be enough to break even the heartiest soul, and the barbarian Wulfgar was there for years. When he returns, his friends find him a changed man, and not changed for the better. But Wulfgar's road to redemption is one he must travel on his own, even if it leads to the bottle.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Skip this tripe, May 25 2004
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This review is from: The Spine of the World: Paths of Darkness, Volume Two (Mass Market Paperback)
I love Salvatore's story telling, but this book is a real low. I kept wishing that Wulfgar would just die (again). And half the book is about a love triangle between 2 peasants and a petty lord. What a waste of time. Unlike Salvatore's other magnificent novels I couldn't wait for this one to be over.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A New Direction for Old Heroes, May 20 2004
By Jeff W Traylor (Baton Rouge, LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Spine of the World: Paths of Darkness, Volume Two (Mass Market Paperback)
This installment of the series takes a new direction. Moving away from the constant combat and adventure, Salvatore tells the story of a small town girl and the lord of the castle hopelessly in love with her. While initially slow, I enjoyed the character development and really appreciated the introductory thoughts of Drizzt beginning each chapter. Even though Drizzt isn't in the story, we can see his development as a thoughtful and introspective character. At first skeptical, I ended up enjoying the book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Completely different style for RAS, April 29 2004
This review is from: The Spine of the World: Paths of Darkness, Volume Two (Mass Market Paperback)
I agree it starts out QUITE slow with seperate stories running. Its very difficult to see how they will combine. The combination is not predictable. Lots of time spent on character development in this book so that everything the characters do is consistent and believeable.

This book is basically about Wulfgar's torment. Its the first RAS book I shed a tear over. Not everyone is a ultra hero or ultra villian. Characters are flawed, and they are shown suffering from their flaws.

I have to be honest and call it a "romantic" book. I got sucked into it because of the characters, and had this been writen by someone else I would have never read it. But since its about my buddy Wulfgar, I thouroughly enjoyed it.

You should ONLY read this book if you have grown to care about the characters it contains, namely Wulfgar. If not, find another book to read because I think you will not enjoy it, or you will get the wrong impression of RAS books.

In the end this turns out to be one of RAS best books, and probably his most successful character book. He accomplished in this one book for Wulfgar what he did in The Dark Elf Trilogy for Drizzt.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not good enough!!
This book starts out slow, with not enough depth to Wulfgar. Too much gore, excessive violent tortures, (enough with the demon already)and not enough solutions to Wulfgar's... Read more
Published on Mar 16 2004 by Lady R. P.

1.0 out of 5 stars Holy sh**! What's this book for!
What a dissapointment. I knew things would go downhill after Wulfgar returned from the dead, a really crappy idea. Read more
Published on Mar 8 2004

2.0 out of 5 stars Slowly, slowly
This book gets better toward the end, but the first half is weak, very weak.

The Meralda story line is bad. Read more

Published on Feb 23 2004

1.0 out of 5 stars This Book Was Terrible!
I love Drizzit's books but this was horrible. It's only about a drunken hagard Wulfgar! Were is Drizzit and the rest of the gang! Read more
Published on Jan 16 2004

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst fantasy book ever
Look how the mighty have fallen... R.A. Salvatore had great success with the original Crystal Shard trilogy, and after that, he decided to shamelessly exploit his characters for... Read more
Published on Dec 11 2003 by Zavulon Geserovich

5.0 out of 5 stars shaun's review of the spine of the world
Shaun Huffman
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Mrs. Fason 10-10-03

Shaun's review of the spine of the world: an awesome book! Read more

Published on Oct 14 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read -- Great Story
Wulfar was always one of the least-interesting characters to me of all the works I've read by R.A. Salvatore...until now. Read more
Published on Aug 21 2003 by Adam Gonnerman

4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting twist from Salvatore
Reading the Icewind Dale trilogy and Legacy of the Drow series tends to lead one to become rather attached to the loveable characters- the heroic Drizzt, Bruenor, Catti-Brie,... Read more
Published on Aug 15 2003 by Nicq MacDonald

3.0 out of 5 stars wulfgar rules, but not with lackey characters
this book, though it is brilliant like all of Mr. Salvatore's books, is lacking in many areas. For one thing, i personally feel let down when i see the once proud and noble... Read more
Published on May 15 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Favorite one so far
In my opinion, this is the best Salvatore book i've read so far. I've been going through his whole Forgotten Realms series, and I enjoyed reading this one the most. Read more
Published on Mar 10 2003 by fromkhaos

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