Word Wednesday – The Dark Elf Trilogy – R. A. Salvatore

The Dark Elf Trilogy is a collection fo the first three books of the Forgotten Realms series The Legend of Drizzt. It chronicles the early adventures of the drow elf Drizzt Do’Urden. From the beginning, we see the harsh and competitive world that the drow live in. Drizzt is born in the city of Menzoberranzan, located in a region known as the Underdark, deep underground, devoid of sunlight. Mezoberranzan is set up in a heirarchy of houses, each ruled by a matriarch. The male drow that are born to a family have only one purpose, to serve and to fight. Drizzt is no different. From a very early age the dark elf is trained in combat by House Do’Urden’s weapon master, Zaknafein. As Drizzt comes of age he begins to realize that he is not like the other drow. In appearance he is the same. In ability he is superior to most. What makes Dritzzt different however, is that he is not evil. He does not have the desire to destroy and kill. When he looks upon the society he lives in he finds it deplorable. The result of this is that Drizzt feels alone, isolated. That is, until he discovers that his mentor may have a similar disposition. This trilogy, the first few books in a very extensive series, covers Drizzt’s struggle to discover his identity and find somewhere that he actually belongs. It is a great epic fantasy story with several weel developed characters and an engrossing plot. Even people who don;t usually go for fantasy can find something to relate to in these books.

Wikipedia –  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Elf_Trilogy

Amazon – http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Elf-Trilogy-Homeland-Forgotten/dp/0786915889