However, his escape was only capable thanks to the twofold sacrifice of his father, Zaknafein, who not only allowed himself to be sacrificed to the dark goddess Lolth but also willed his resurrected body to its absolute destruction in order to stop its hunt for Drizzt in the catacombs of the Underdark. Years later, a young Drizzt Do’Urden fled the city and the violent ways of his people. His only relief from his arduous life was his friendship with the young mercenary Jarlaxle. Desired by an ambitious noble house and its twisted Matron, Malice, Zaknafein would become a pawn in the battle of intrigue and positioning that have eternally plagued Menzoberranzan. Salvatore, comes another electrifying adventure of swords and steel, as Salvatore once again presents a thrilling tale of his iconic protagonist, the dark elf Drizzt Do’Urden.Ĭenturies ago, the city of Menzoberranzan gave birth to a drow whose talents with the blade were unsurpassed by any other practitioner. “Rip-roaring…Magnificently detailed swordplay scenes and gruesome enemies continue to mark Salvatore as a top author of fantasy adventure.Publisher: Harper Voyager Publication Date – 4 September 2018įrom one of fantasy’s most legendary writers, R. 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. Though he has been displaced in time, Zaknafein is still a warrior.
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.
Drizzt’s circle includes dwarves, elves, and, perhaps worst of all, a human wife. His son’s companions are not the prideful-and bigoted-males the drow warrior was accustomed to in his previous life. And now he’s back, hundreds of years later, in a world he doesn’t recognize. someone isn’t ready for Zaknafein to be dead.
When he finally perished, he was content knowing he left behind a legacy as substantial as his son Drizzt.Įxcept. Only his status as one of the greatest warriors-as well as his friendship with the mercenary Jarlaxle-kept him sane. That inner turmoil was magnified by his inferior position as a male dark elf in the matriarchal drow society. Split between time and two worlds, Zaknafein had always been conflicted. Salvatore’s all-new Forgotten Realms trilogy-full of swordplay, danger, and imaginative thrills-features one of fantasy’s most beloved and enduring characters, Drizzt Do’Urden. This second book in New York Times bestselling author R.
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