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- Northern mountains of the Forgotten Realms the crystal shard, the ultimate perversion, settled into the snow of a bowl-shaped dell. BOOK 1: Ten-Towns 1 The Stooge When the wizards' caravan from the Hosttower of the Arcane saw the snow-capped peak of Kelvin's Cairn rising from the flat horizon, they were more than a little relieved.
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To ask other readers questions about The Crystal Shard, please sign up. Be the first to ask a question about The Crystal Shard Review of the audiobook narrated by Victor Bevine. Between 10 and 20 years ago, back when I only read a handful of books each year, I read through most of this series (up to. Northern mountains of the Forgotten Realms the crystal shard, the ultimate perversion, settled into the snow of a bowl-shaped dell. BOOK 1: Ten-Towns 1 The Stooge When the wizards' caravan from the Hosttower of the Arcane saw the snow-capped peak of Kelvin's Cairn rising from the flat horizon, they were more than a little relieved.
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(The Legend of Drizzt #4)
Akar Kessel, weak-willed apprentice mage, starts events that find a magical device, the crystal shard. Dwarf Bruenor rescues barbarian Wulfgar from the ruins of Ten-Towns, for 5 years of service - and friendship. With help from renegade dark elf Drizzt, Wulfgar becomes a warrior with brawn and brains. Can the trio stave off the crystal shard forces?
Published January 9th 2007 by Wizards of the Coast (first published January 1st 1988)
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Apr 06, 2014Adam rated it liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: narration-4-star, read-2018, story-3-star, fiction, audiobook, re-read-childhood, fantasy
Review of the audiobook narrated by Victor Bevine.
Between 10 and 20 years ago, back when I only read a handful of books each year, I read through most of this series (up to book 17 of The Legend of Drizzt). With my recent re-introduction to reading thanks to audiobooks I've had the opportunity to get to know a few of the more contemporary fantasy writers. With this, my first re-read in many years, I wanted to compare the old and the new with more than just faded memories.
The best part of this bo..more
Between 10 and 20 years ago, back when I only read a handful of books each year, I read through most of this series (up to book 17 of The Legend of Drizzt). With my recent re-introduction to reading thanks to audiobooks I've had the opportunity to get to know a few of the more contemporary fantasy writers. With this, my first re-read in many years, I wanted to compare the old and the new with more than just faded memories.
The best part of this bo..more
Aug 06, 2008James Geluso rated it did not like it
This book sucked. Seriously, this is a classic? The story is good, and I can see why the character is popular among 12-year-old boys. He's a tormented drow! So he's cool-looking, but good! And he has a magic panther! And he can do just about anything, including run for days and command demons and all that.
The story, overall, isn't horrible. It's better than the base narrative of The Hobbit. But the writing, the writing, the overwrought writing, the exposition, the journal entries.. argh.
Salvat..more
Aug 03, 2018Markus rated it liked it · review of another editionThe story, overall, isn't horrible. It's better than the base narrative of The Hobbit. But the writing, the writing, the overwrought writing, the exposition, the journal entries.. argh.
Salvat..more
Shelves: dungeons-and-dragons, forgotten-realms, 2018, fantasy
Ah, the very beginning of the Drizzt saga. Such trope-ridden, archetypal innocence.
When a disgruntled and incompetent mage apprentice comes into contact with one of the most twisted, manipulative and overall evil artifacts in the Forgotten Realms, things go south quickly for the population of Icewind Dale. Enter Bruenor Battlehammer, Wulfgar the Barbarian and last, but certainly not least, Drizzt Do'Urden.
Having recently run The Legacy of the Crystal Shard, set a century later, for the 5th Editi..more
When a disgruntled and incompetent mage apprentice comes into contact with one of the most twisted, manipulative and overall evil artifacts in the Forgotten Realms, things go south quickly for the population of Icewind Dale. Enter Bruenor Battlehammer, Wulfgar the Barbarian and last, but certainly not least, Drizzt Do'Urden.
Having recently run The Legacy of the Crystal Shard, set a century later, for the 5th Editi..more
May 12, 2009Kevin Xu rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
How many books do you know that a side character has more time than the main character then becomes the main character? That was the way for this book, which mean the character of Drizzt rather than for Wulfgar. One of the many reasons that why this book is different from most books in fantasy. This reason is the biggest reason that this is different from most of the book out there.
This beginning to the Icewind Dale trilogy is a guilty pleasure at best. I fully admit that I've read eight books in the entire Drizzt series, and that this kind of novel is just the thing I need to curl up with sometimes. But the sad truth is that it is books like this one that, in my opinion, sometimes give fantasy a bad name. Mr. Salvatore is undoubtedly more talented in writing than the format of these books might suggest (I'm sure he's writing for a fairly young audience), and the success o..more
Apr 11, 2016Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin rated it it was amazing
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It doesn't matter. I will always ♥ love ♥ Drizzt & his trusted companion, Guenhwyvar
Drizzt Do'Urden trotted along silently, his soft, low-cut boots barely stirring the dust. He kept the cowl of his brown cloak pulled low over the flowing waves of his stark white hair and moved with such effortless grace that an onlooker might have thought him to be no more than an illusion, an optical trick of the brown sea of tundra.
In the first part of the book we fi..more
It doesn't matter. I will always ♥ love ♥ Drizzt & his trusted companion, Guenhwyvar
Drizzt Do'Urden trotted along silently, his soft, low-cut boots barely stirring the dust. He kept the cowl of his brown cloak pulled low over the flowing waves of his stark white hair and moved with such effortless grace that an onlooker might have thought him to be no more than an illusion, an optical trick of the brown sea of tundra.
In the first part of the book we fi..more
Feb 24, 2011Traci rated it really liked it
An elf, a dwarf, and a halfling walk into a bar..wait you've heard this one before?
Yeah, okay. There's nothing truly original here. Nothing we haven't encountered before. But I like it.
A little different than the usual 'quest' style of fantasy this one concentrates on a group of settlers trying to save their home from an invading wizard who has been possessed by an ancient artifact.
If you've read Homeland, Exile, and Sojourn first you will notice a difference in style. The Crystal Shard was wri..more
Oct 13, 2016Wanda rated it Yeah, okay. There's nothing truly original here. Nothing we haven't encountered before. But I like it.
A little different than the usual 'quest' style of fantasy this one concentrates on a group of settlers trying to save their home from an invading wizard who has been possessed by an ancient artifact.
If you've read Homeland, Exile, and Sojourn first you will notice a difference in style. The Crystal Shard was wri..more
liked it Shelves: reading-project, speculative-fiction, interlibrary-loan, read-in-2016
I can see where this would have been an extremely popular book in its time. It does, however, very much show its status as first published book by this author and as a high fantasy published in the 1980s. It reminded me strongly of the Shannara series by Terry Brooks, which started off very dependent on The Lord of the Rings for races, imagery, and even some plot points, but which eventually moved off in its own direction. I think nowadays we could refer to works like these as LOTR fan fiction...more
Aug 01, 2013Harold Ogle rated it it was ok Shelves: fantasy, dragons, magic, proof-i-should-write-a-book, gaming
After reading a chapter or two, I realized to my surprise that I have never actually read this first Salvatore novel before. It's a strange experience, because I know the story of Drizzt so well from other books and other media, to the point that it feels like I must have read this previously..but I definitely hadn't.
Back when TSR published this novel in 1988, it was trying to distance itself from a lot of the pre-existing gaming properties that it had published when Gary Gygax was running the..more
Back when TSR published this novel in 1988, it was trying to distance itself from a lot of the pre-existing gaming properties that it had published when Gary Gygax was running the..more
Definitely not my favourite so far; things felt a little too coincidental and almost silly at times. I'm hanging out for more appearances from Jarlaxle tbh.
Proper review to come later when I'm not tired AF.
Also: I love this world a lot, but the series reaaaaally needs some more well-rounded female characters. Catti-Brie has a few appearances, but the only other female characters are unnamed 'womenfolk' (who are treated like damsels in distress at best and 'seen but not heard' burdens at worst) a..more
Proper review to come later when I'm not tired AF.
Also: I love this world a lot, but the series reaaaaally needs some more well-rounded female characters. Catti-Brie has a few appearances, but the only other female characters are unnamed 'womenfolk' (who are treated like damsels in distress at best and 'seen but not heard' burdens at worst) a..more
Jun 25, 2012Victor Hugo rated it really liked it
After several years I did return to the roleplaying games, especially, Dungeons & Dragons. One of my favorite campaign settings over there is Forgotten Realms, known because of its diversity and how it portraits the best of High Fantasy tropes (and, of course, its clichés). But of all Forgotten Realms, I've always liked Icewind Dale.
Icewind Dale has this name because of the unrelenting snow storms and the harsh life style at the faerûnian tundra. The Ten-Towns can be seen as the last bastion..more
Icewind Dale has this name because of the unrelenting snow storms and the harsh life style at the faerûnian tundra. The Ten-Towns can be seen as the last bastion..more
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Jun 09, 2017Ralph Pulner rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Very much a solid 4 but upgraded for the impact it had on how I read, play and search out fantasy to this day. I've never read past Sojourn amazingly. I'm hoping to change that at some point.
-I'm certain this was my first FR book as a teenager and solidified a lifelong pact with all things Realms.
-Though I couldn't recall specific plot before my readthrough I could name every character. First, last and nicknames..I'm horrible with names.
-RA Salvatore's first novel.
-Drizzt has spawned over 30 bo..more
-I'm certain this was my first FR book as a teenager and solidified a lifelong pact with all things Realms.
-Though I couldn't recall specific plot before my readthrough I could name every character. First, last and nicknames..I'm horrible with names.
-RA Salvatore's first novel.
-Drizzt has spawned over 30 bo..more
Feb 19, 2018Jarek 'the Mistborn' Dąbrowski rated it really liked it
After starting my adventure with Drizzt through the Dark elf Trilogy Iam back to the books that started it all. Icewind Dale. Although you can feel that this was Salvatores first book its still a great story and fun ride. It kinda feels like playing Baldurs Gate or Never Winter Nights:)
All the side characters are cool in their own way but I think i like Bruenor the most:)
These books are a great way to clear your head from the more 'epic' stories out there.
I will continue to read this series for..more
All the side characters are cool in their own way but I think i like Bruenor the most:)
These books are a great way to clear your head from the more 'epic' stories out there.
I will continue to read this series for..more
Mar 25, 2013Dawn rated it really liked it
This was not at all what I expected, and for that reason alone I could almost give it four stars. I always thought that I couldn't possibly enjoy this book as an adult. Based on the things I had heard about it (D&D origins and all) I was afraid that I had missed my window where I could enjoy it (somewhere in my late teen years I assumed). Apparently I hadn't missed that window though, this actually turned out to be a fun read. It maybe wasn't the best fantasy I've ever read but it was far fr..more
Sep 27, 2012David - proud Gleeman in Branwen's adventuring party rated it really liked it
'The Crystal Shard' is R.A. Salvatore's 1st major published novel, and he made sure to include all the classic fantasy elements in this epic tale. Unfortunately, that turns out to be the book's one major flaw, since the overall story just seems so generic. Let's see, we have an evil artifact that possesses the mind of its owner, a dwarf and an elf who banter and keep score while they fight common enemies, and even a hobbit halfling who joins in the quest. Gee, does any of this sound familiar?!?..more
Apr 23, 2019Malum rated it it was ok
As dull and uninspired as eating beige food while wearing beige clothes and sitting in a beige room. If I were to give a computer information on fantasy literature and program it to write a basic fantasy novel with the information given, it would produce something as cold and formulaic as this. A few more specific observations:
I don't get why everyone is so in love with Drizzt. He was just as bland as everyone else.
Everything the characters needed to know, they just happened to know. Everything..more
I don't get why everyone is so in love with Drizzt. He was just as bland as everyone else.
Everything the characters needed to know, they just happened to know. Everything..more
Apr 17, 2018Luke Scull rated it really liked it
The bumbling wizard apprentice Akar Kessel is transformed into a tyrant when he discovers a millennia-old artefact of incredible power. Crenshinibon – the Crystal Shard – is a sentient relic that grants huge power to its wielder even as it bends them to its will. The frozen tundra soon shakes beneath the feet of the goblinoid army raised by Akar Kessel as he prepares to conquer the Ten Towns of Icewind Dale. Only a small band of heroes stands in his way: The strange drow, Drizzt Do’Urden, who ha..more
Feb 28, 2019Tom Mathews rated it really liked it
Great lightweight fantasy. A must-read for any D&D players. The first book in the Icewind Dale and Legend of Drizzt series.
(Note: This book is considered book 4 of the Drizzt series but that is because R.A. Salvatore went back and added a backstory for Drizzt, his dark elf hero.)
(Note: This book is considered book 4 of the Drizzt series but that is because R.A. Salvatore went back and added a backstory for Drizzt, his dark elf hero.)
Nov 19, 2018Greg Strandberg rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
This is probably the fourth or fifth time I've read this book since 1995. It's a good story and I'm sure I'll read it again in a few more years.
Dec 11, 2008Jesse rated it really liked it
Okay,
This book introduces two more important characters into the series. First, a fat lazy halfling named Regis. He becomes the quindisential troublmaking theif. Secondly, a human barbarian named Wulfgar(beowulf?).
Salvatore spends a lot of time working out the polotics of Icewind Dale, and specificly the area of Ten Towns (which has, as you may have guessed, 10 towns located around 3 lakes). Unfortunatly, after this series, the characters don't spend much time in this area..mores the pity.
Anyw..more
This book introduces two more important characters into the series. First, a fat lazy halfling named Regis. He becomes the quindisential troublmaking theif. Secondly, a human barbarian named Wulfgar(beowulf?).
Salvatore spends a lot of time working out the polotics of Icewind Dale, and specificly the area of Ten Towns (which has, as you may have guessed, 10 towns located around 3 lakes). Unfortunatly, after this series, the characters don't spend much time in this area..mores the pity.
Anyw..more
May 20, 2011Lauren rated it really liked it · review of another edition
It took me at least 100 pages to feel fully engaged with the story but the lengthy intro was truly necessary character and story development. Even with his brief introduction of Drizzt, Bruenor and Regis, Salvatore created tangible characters that colored the war tactics, battles, and subsequent survival (since 'victory' is only in the eye of the beholder) with clear depth and breadth. He was true to their character throughout the entire story and it allowed for the events that took place to be..more
I knew that this was the first Drizzt book that Salvatore ever penned, so the Drizzt that I knew from the 'first three' books wasn't going to be the same Drizzt that I followed here, and I'm glad that I knew that going in. Drizzt had a few more, uh, pre-occupations in this story than I preferred, but he was still more-or-less the same drow I had grown so attached to.
The thing I really like about this story are the characters. Drizzt has finally found a place for himself in the world - not a perf..more
The thing I really like about this story are the characters. Drizzt has finally found a place for himself in the world - not a perf..more
Apr 06, 2009Gregory rated it really liked it
Book number four in the overall Drizzt series of books (though actually the first book published) and it was everything I'd hoped it would be. Salvatore introduces readers to Icewind Dale and the Ten Towns that exist within its borders. Politics and evil conquest are the main focus. New beloved characters like the halfling Regis and the barbarian Wulfgar are introduced to great effect. This is top-notch, pulpy high fantasy delivered at a snappy pace. Wizards and Ice Dragons and Demons oh my! It..more
Apr 25, 2011Ken rated it really liked it
This book is still as good as the first time I've read it more than 10 years ago. Having read more stories about Drizzt and going back it seems he is more chaotic in this one. His actions are more reckless and his skills seemed to be worse than he was in the Underdark. It seems strange that Drizzt managed to get knocked over unconscious by a barbarian king when his skills match that of Zaknafein. I also notice that Bruenor loves to mention about some ancient forgotten homeland dear to his race,..more
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Mar 24, 2011Alexander Draganov rated it really liked it · review of another edition
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Very entertaining fantasy novel, which introduces readers to one of the most popular characters in the modern fantasy genre, the dark elf ranger Drizzt do Urden. Full with action, dazzling swordsplay and memorable characters, it's a wonderful adventure, although not as great as 'Homeland', the novel about how Drizzt turned into a good guy.
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A paint-by-numbers, cliched and sexist fantasy crammed with adverbs.
Sep 11, 2019Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* marked it as to-read
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Feb 11, 2017F.T. rated it really liked it
Well, 4.5 because I love this stuff. This one didn't have the same impact on me as the first three books did, but there were plenty of interesting things happening: goblins, orcs, frost giants, dragons, demons, war and a smarmy, devious, whiny wizard who wreaks havoc after finding the crystal shard, an ancient magical talisman that gives him considerable powers. Basic stuff, but well done. I did enjoy seeing the wizard bite it, finally.
I slogged down a bit on all the Ten Towns politics, history,..more
I slogged down a bit on all the Ten Towns politics, history,..more
Sep 11, 2009GrilledCheeseSamurai (Scott) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Drizzt Do'Urden, Bruenor Battlehammer, Wulfgar the Barbarian, Regis the Halfling, and the lovely, Catti-brie. As well as industrious Dwarves, Goblins, Orcs, battles with dragons, evil wizards, magic weapons, deadly quests, Demons, AND A MAGIC FREAKING TOWER! Seriously - all these things are jam packed into this 300-page paperback. No wonder I was so easily captivated when I first read it.
I was 14 years old and this book most definitely played a large part in my love for fantasy & adventure..more
I was 14 years old and this book most definitely played a large part in my love for fantasy & adventure..more
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As one of the fantasy genre’s most successful authors, R.A. Salvatore enjoys an ever-expanding and tremendously loyal following. His books regularly appear on The New York Times best-seller lists and have sold more than 10,000,000 copies. Salvatore’s original hardcover, The Two Swords, Book III of The Hunter’s Blade Trilogy (October 2004) debuted at # 1 on The Wall Street Journal best-seller list..more
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“I do not know why I care,' Drizzt answered honestly. His eyes turned back to his ancient homeland, where loyalty was merely a device to gain an advantage over a common foe. 'Perhaps I care because I strive to be different from my people,' he said, as much to himself as to Bruenor. 'Perhaps I care because I am different from my people. I may be more akin to race of the surface..that is my hope at least. I care because I have to care about something.” — 9 likes