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R. A. Salvatore returns with one of fantasy's most beloved and enduring
icons, the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden, in an all-new trilogy full of
swordplay, danger, and imaginative thrills,
Centuries ago, in the city of Menzoberranzan, the City of Spiders, the
City of Drow, nestled deep in the unmerciful Underdark of Toril, a young
weapon master earned a reputation far above his station or that of his
poor house.
The greater nobles watched him, and one matron, in particular, decided
to take him as her own. She connived with rival great houses to secure
her prize, but that prize was caught for her by another, who came to
quite enjoy the weapon master.
This was the beginning of the friendship between Zaknafein and Jarlaxle,
and the coupling of Matron Malice and the weapon master who would sire
Drizzt Do'Urden.
R. A. Salvatore reveals the Underdark anew through the eyes of Zaknafein
and Jarlaxle--an introduction to the darkness that offers a fresh view
of the opportunities to be found in the shadows and an intriguing
prelude to the intriguing escapes that lie ahead in the modern-day
Forgotten Realms. Here, a father and his son are reunited and embark on
adventures that parallel the trials of centuries long past as the
friends of old are joined by Drizzt, Hero of the North, trained by
Grandmaster Kane in the ways of the monk.
But the scourge of the dangerous Lolth's ambitions remain, and demons
have been foisted on the unwitting of the surface. The resulting chaos
and war will prove to be the greatest challenge for all three.
