The Pirate King (Forgotten Realms: Transitions, Book 2)

For my money Mr Salvatore is fantasy GOLD! He just missed the mark with this one. Too much "pirate politics" and not enough about the classic charactors we care about. Drizzt has gone from a quick thinking sword swinging take no prisoners hero to a wishy washy cog in the Luskan political machine. I have read everything RAS has written and loved them all...Except for this one. Too bad and the wait will be long but I will buy again!

the book was a good read. I was a little suprised how little the main character's in this series were not in the book, but i have a fealing that it will be setting the stage for something good.

This book was good but at this point I wonder where Salvatore is planning on going with these characters. I feel that they are constantly fighting mediocre advasaries. I think that they need to really face a struggle on some epic proportions. I felt that the book wasn't truly about Drizzt, and he was more of a side character to the main storyline. It was more about new characters who were pushing things along for their own gains. It was a good book and I most certainly reccomend anyone to pick it up and read it, I just feel that if you have read all of the books in this long series, like me, it is beginning to get alittle tired. Kind of like a soap opera. I play D&D and if my game master continued to have us face simple challenges, the way Salvatore does, I just would retire my character. It is time for Drizzt to head to the outer planes and face some real challenges, and more realms heave consequences hanging in the balance.

I really enjoyed this book. It has elements and character from almost every other Drizzt book in it, and that's what makes it great, but at some times the book can seem repetitive. In all, it's worth a read.

Another year, another Salvatore Drizzt novel has come. To the fans, this is a good book but has some problems. To the first timers, go back and read the series in order! Let me first say that I am a huge fan of Salvatore and the Drizzt series. The last novel, THE ORC KING, was awesome. PIRATE KING however falls a little flat. The book pretty much breaks down into three parts. First we have Drizzt and Deudermont rousing the people of Luskan to battle the lich Arklem Greeth & the wizards of the Hostower. While it is good, the battles just do not feel as epic as previous ones from the series. Arklem Greeth is not made out to be a great evil character, instead he comes off as kind of an aloof character. There seems to be a lot of politics in this book, and it drags down the story. It does have some exciting fights though. The battle with the devils, and Drizzt vs. the fire elemental just off the top of my head. The second part has Drizzt & Regis going to Icewind Dale to find Wulfgar. This part feels totally disconnected from the whole novel and just seems to exist to give Drizzt something important to do instead of hanging around Luskan. The final part is the ultimate seize of power for Luskan. But it too feels kind of rushed and is not as entertaining as it should have been. I also really don't like the cover art! It is so dark, Drizzt & Guen just looking down off a castle?! Worst Todd Lockwood cover EVER!
In the end, it is a good read but does fall down towards the bottom of the series. Here's hoping that GHOST KING is just EPIC!!!