Promise of the Witch-King: Forgotten Realms: The Sellswords, Book 2

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Artemis was deep in his feelings, that flute only made it true. No greater feeling than filling that whole in the heart.

R. A. Salvatore just has a gift for creating memorable characters, whether they are protagonists or antagonists. In fact, when I sit and think about it I can name nearly every character he's ever created. But the obvious one is Drizzt, and perhaps second to him is Drizzt's mortal enemy Entreri. Any fan of Salvatore knows this name, and no doubt hates (in a good way, to be sure) this character as much as they love Drizzt.Promise of the Witch King is the sequel to Servant of the Shard, the first book that contains Entreri but no Drizzt, and it was a brilliant book. In fact, it still ranks highly among my all time favorite action fantasy books.In Witch King, Salvatore does even more to separate Entreri from Drizzt by placing him and his partner--or manipulator--Jarlaxle in an entirely new setting (it can be found in Demon Stone, a video game written by Salvatore). Still, it has the Salvatore touch with action scenes written as easily as we would sign our own name, and a stream of new, lovable characters.Now, without spoiling, I will attempt to describe the plot of this story. In the wild lands of Bloodstone, only recently freed from the dark clutches of an evil lord, Entreri and Jarlaxle are attempting to make a name for themselves while also acting as double agents for two dragons. In the opening, they are battling in a magically created tower, which had once belonged to the terrible and powerful Witch King, who long ago died yet still has a grip on the land. When a second tower is magically constructed, warriors seeking fame and fortune decide to defend the realm and perhaps save two dying souls that are directly tied to the tower. But with the rag-tag band comes clashes and plenty of secrets, and as these secrets unravel, disaster eventually strikes and the heroes becomes enemies with each while they are still battling the evil forces of the Witch King. In the end, it leaves a few more revelations about Entreri that weren't there before, and he ends up, I think, as a more likable character. And, of course, Jarlaxle is up to his same old mischief.What's best about this novel is not the book itself, but the promise (ironic, really) of the future to come for these two characters, for by the end an entirely new element is introduced and should end up making the Sellswords series as good as any Salvatore has written before.I'd recommend this to long-standing fans of Salvatore, fans of Dungeons and Dragons--though it's not required, as I'm no such fan--or lovers of classic swords & sorcery stories, as Salvatore is easily the best there is right now. I can't recommend this to anyone seeking to get into Salvatore now, however, because you will be left lost among the characters and history, which is long and deep.

Book 1 of the Legend of Drizzt series, Homeland, was a hard read at first with the long complicate names but once I got past that I really liked it and decided to keep reading. I've now read 25+ books from RA Salvatore and would recommend all Legend of Drizzt, Hunters Blade, Transitions, and Neverwinter books as great fantasy reads. Salvatore has such great character development and interesting new adventures that make you want to keep reading. There is a fair amount of fighting, if you're not into that I'd still recommend these books, just read through those parts fast.

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This is really a great series to buy and well worth the money to get the entire series. I never liked reading in the past but this series really captured my attention and held it fast. I am a Robert A. Salvatore fan when it comes to this series. I haven't read any of his other works yet but I really love his creativity, writing style, and definitely the character development coupled with the internal monologue given by Drizzt as he reflects on his life that gives incredible insight to life as a whole.

I love this series. It's written from the perspective of someone who clearly loves playing D&D and the story unfolds much like a great campaign. It's a bit character-centric (the main character Drizz't is a bit of a 'mary sue' type) but otherwise it's full of interesting characters, plots, action, and adventure. Perfect for ages 13+ and anyone who loves adventure.

While I am enjoying this series of books a lot, I always feel like the story is kind of slow going right up until the last 10 pages. I've noticed this a lot with Salvatore's books. It's like there's so much build up build up and then he suddenly wants to just get it all over with and resolves whatever is going on really fast if that makes any sense.With that being said though, it is an entertaining trio of books. Following characters that aren't exactly good and seeing them conflicted with their options and such. It's been a nice break from the Lawful good characters (Drizzit).

Es ist wie immer gut geschrieben. Ich mag die Dynamik zwischen Entreri und Jarlaxle, die beiden haben ihre ganz eigene Art von Humor. Es ist auch schön zu sehen wie sich bestimmte Charaktere (will nicht spoilern, darum keine Namen) weiter entwickeln.

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É incrível como Salvatore consegue, em poucas páginas, construir o carisma de cada um de seus personagens e o muito interessante nesse segundo volume é que há muitos deles juntos, trilhando uma mesma jornada (embora cada um com seus motivos): algo que me lembrou a primeira trilogia de Dragonlance, mas com a caracterização aprofundada de Bob. Vibrei e sofri com os rumos da história que teve um bom desfecho, com uma deixa para o 3º volume que nutre expectativas de ser uma obra ainda melhor. Impossível parar de ler Salvatore!

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This second book in R. A. Salvatore's Sellswords trilogy sees the unusual paring of the Drow mercenary Jarlaxle and the formidable assassin Artemis Entreri adventuring in the Bloodstone Lands. When artefacts of the dread Witch-King Zhengyi surface the two unlikely companions join with a rag tag bag of mercenaries to investigate but it remains to be seen whether the enemy or their own party members will prove the most dangerous.R. A. Salvatore is an excellent writer and this book is no exception being very well written, well plotted, and is easy to follow and exciting all at once. The characters are brilliantly brought to life, even some of the true rogues of the piece are interesting, likeable and even sometimes funny. Artemis Entreri is by far the most interesting character from the book, being brilliantly complicated but Jarlaxle is a close second with his dry whit and multilayered plots being nothing less than entertaining.If I have a criticism of this book it is that there does seem to be quite a large gape between this and the previous book `Servant of the Shard' but this is a minor gripe and doesn't detract from the book too much. Although not the best book by R. A. Salvatore `Promise of the Witch-King' is still very good and would be enjoyable for anyone who likes Salvatore's work.