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The Icewind Dale: Collector's Edition [Paperback]

R.A. Salvatore (Author)
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We all owe a debt to Akar Kessel, that treacherous chump of a wizard's apprentice, briefly known as the (short-lived) Tyrant of Icewind Dale. Akar started it all when he stumbled across the ancient and malevolent Crenshinibon, the Crystal Shard, thereby kicking off one of fantasy's best and best-loved series--and at its heart, one of the genre's most beloved heroes, the noble dark-elf ranger Drizzt Do'Urden.

While surely no Tolkien (who is, really?), Bob Salvatore can take pride in the fact that he's brought legions of enthusiastic fans to the genre--and for anyone who's caught themselves in an embarrassed yawn on page 412 of The Silmarillion, that's not a distinction to be taken lightly. You'd have to be a pretty cold fish for your pulse not to quicken a bit as Drizzt and company lay into yet another ravenous horde of trolls (or giants, or wererats). As an affectionate Terry Brooks says in his introduction to this collector's edition, you could do worse than to have your tombstone say you were a solid, workmanlike writer. And Salvatore, through his superior characterizations and knack for just telling a believable, engaging, and lovable story, transcends even that worthy praise.

For fans, this collection unfolds like a treasured scrapbook: The Crystal Shard, where we first meet the band and explore the Dale (with so many unforgettable scenes: Drizzt taking down Errtu, Wulfgar crushing King Heafstaag's head with his bare hands, Bruenor tearing up as he gives Wulfgar the freshly forged Aegis-fang); Streams of Silver, with the heroes fighting their way to Mithril Hall and facing Artemis Entreri for the first time; and The Halfling's Gem, in which old Rumblebelly has been carted back to Calimport (who can forget the flying-chariot pirate fight, or when Drizzt--finally!--sneaks a quick smooch from Catti-brie?). A must-have on the shelf of any Drizzt true believer, or the perfect gift for some young, would-be fantasy fan. --Paul Hughes --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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A collector's edition containing the three novels that launched R. A. Salvatore's career.

Collecting The Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver, and The Halfling's Gem, The Icewind Dale Trilogy Collector's Edition recounts the fellowship of two humans, a dwarf, and a halfing with Drizzt Do'Urden, a renegade drow with a mysterious past. Their strange and stalwart friendship grows as they struggle to defeat powerful enemies and destroy the terrible Crystal Shard. Time and again they come to one another's aid as they fight for their rightful place in the dangerous world of Faeržn.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book but Lots of Publishing Errors, Mar 20 2002
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D. W. Neumann (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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I enjoyed the Icewind Dale series very much. Salvatore is good at painting a vivid picture with his words, and the battle scenes are especially graphic. You also get a very real sense each character's emotions throughout.

I mainly wanted to point out that the Collector's Edition was riddled with typographical and punctuation errors. It almost looked as though it was the product of an OCR scan, and no one bothered to proofread and clean up the final product. I found it to be quite a distraction.

There was also a rather glaring inconsistency between the first book and the last two. In The Crystal Shard, the barbarians' god of battle was "Tempos" throughout. But in the second and third books, it was "Tempus." Which is it? Given the other errors I mentioned, I'm inclined to believe it was another publishing error.

You may be better off getting each of the three books under their own cover.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars OVERALL SCORE: (A), Mar 22 2004
This review is from: The Icewind Dale: Collector's Edition (Paperback)
Enjoyable, this is a well written story that feels comfortable, the characters are likable, the plot is fun, the bad guys are interesting, and the story unfolds at a pleasant pace. It is well worth the money! Better than the usual Forgotten Realms stories of late!

OVERALL SCORE: (A)
READABILITY: (A-), PLOT: (B+), CHARATERS: (A), DIALOGUE: (B+), SETTING: (B+), ACTION/COMBAT: (A), MONSTERS/ANTAGONISTS: (A-), ROMANCE: (C), SEX: (n/a), AGE LEVEL: (PG)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Trilog y I ever read, Mar 8 2004
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I read this last week. The pages kept me glued to it. I do not think I read a better book in my life. If this were on a scale 1-5 I give it a 6
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