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Boundless / R.A. Salvatore.
"Split between time and two worlds, Zaknafein had always been conflicted. That inner turmoil was magnified by his inferior position as a male dark elf in the matriarchal drow society. Only his status as one of the greatest warriors - as well as his friendship with the mercenary Jarlaxle - kept him sane. When he finally perished, he was content knowing he left behind a legacy as substantial as his son, Drizzt. Except ... someone isn't ready for Zaknafein to be dead. And now he's back, hundreds of years later, in a world he doesn't recognize. His son's companions are not the prideful - and bigoted - males the drow warrior was accustomed to in his previous life. Drizzt's circle includes dwarves, elves, and, perhaps worst of all, a human wife. Struggling to navigate this transformed new world, Zaknafein realizes that some things have not changed: the threat of demons and the machinations of a drow matron no longer content with her family's position in the ranks of Houses. Though he has been displaced in time, Zaknafein is still a warrior. And no matter what prejudices he must overcome, he knows he will do his duty and fight by Drizzt's side to stem the tide of darkness that threatens the Realms.
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- ISBN: 9780062688637
- Physical Description: xii, 380 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : HarperVoyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019.
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| Genre: | Fantasy fiction. Adventure fiction. Epic fiction. |
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- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2019 August #1
Drizzt Do'Urden returns in Salvatore's latest, which picks up where the two time periods of Timeless (2018) left off: modern day, where Drizzt and his allies defend kingdoms against hordes of demons; and the early adventures of Drizzt's father, Zaknafein, and his friend Jarlaxle. The modern adventures address politics across the Forgotten Realms, as scattered allies join forces against unimaginable quantities of demons that are simultaneously attacking various strongholds. Some of the politics behind those attacks tie back to Jarlaxle and Zaknafein's younger days in the Underdark, as readers learn in the flashes of their past. In their youth, both Zaknafein and Jarlaxle were pawns and players in the intricate dynamics of drow culture, as families rose and fell from power led by their matrons. In the modern era, the two reflect upon the flaws of drow society, particularly Zaknafein as he learns to trust Drizzt's allies, who are unbound from the usual racial dividers. As powerful as these allies are, they face their worst enemies in this confrontation, including magical retrievers send the capture or kill two of these heroes. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2019 July #1
Second entry in Salvatore's latest fantasy trilogy (Timeless, 2018, etc.) set in the Forgotten Realms and featuring Drizzt Do'Urden, his iconic dark elf. Centuries ago, in this matriarchal, demon-infested world, Zaknafein, champion of House Simfray in the Underdark city Menzoberranzan, fatefully encountered houseless reprobate Jarlaxle, founder of the mercenary company Bregan D'aerthe. Later, Zaknafein sired Drizzt and subsequently died saving him. This thread forms a backstory to the entire Drizzt saga. Meanwhile, in the present, Zaknafein lives again, but revived by whom, and why? Zaknafein brought with him a whole raft of prejudices, shared by the unenlightened matriarchs of the city, that Drizzt, with his dwarf and elf friends and human wife, finds difficult to deal with. Still, along with Jarlaxle, they'll make common cause against said machinating matriarchs, an invasion of demons, and the intrigues of Lolth, the monstrous Demon Queen of Spiders. The ending will raise eyebrows high. Some books in the series, like this one, resemble novelized episodes in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, where the sett ing originated and to which the series owes a large part of its appeal. And most contain large chunks of the Theater of the Absurd. For instance, characters in the most desperate straitsâsuch as being surrounded by invading hordes of ravening demons, about which the unsuspecting folks back home must be warned at all costsâwill find time to stop and politely bicker over who's going to do what, when, and who goes first; the demons, meanwhile, obligingly turn on each other. For susceptible readers, these aspects of the narrative form a prominent part of Salvatore's otherwise bemusing charm. Drizzt Industries ticking over nicely. Copyright Kirkus 2019 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2019 July #1
Salvatore's rip-roaring sequel to
Copyright 2019 Publishers Weekly.Timeless turns away from politics in favor of battles among the clans of insular, underground-dwelling dark elves called drow. Beginning in 1118 of the Dalereckoning calendar, a rivalry involving warrior Zaknafein, the weapon master of House Do'Urden, gives leverage to matriarchs who are trying to elevate the status of their own houses. Zaknafein suspects treachery and must discover its source. Skipping to the year 1488, Zaknafein (who was dead for centuries) has been resurrected and joins his son, Drizzt, as another matriarch attempting to advance her house takes her battle to the surface. As Zaknafein struggles to adjust to Drizzt's group of friends including elves, dwarves, and humans as well as drow, it's clear that Salvatore is making a point about the benefits of interracial amity and acceptance, though he doesn't belabor it. Fans of Salvatore's earlier Forgotten Realms books may be disappointed that series hero Drizzt is less of a focus here, but will appreciate the faster pace and familiar faces. Magnificently detailed swordplay scenes and gruesome enemies continue to mark Salvatore as a top author of fantasy adventure.Agent: Paul Lucas, Janklow & Nesbit. (Sept.)
