I would have to say that Salvatore's writing in The Crystal Shard is not really up to today's standards but am reliably informed that it improves with each book. RA Salvatore is an OK writer, his battle scenes are exciting if sometimes overly long but his characters are certainly memorable. There are hobbits, elves, dwarfs and orcs everything you would hope to find in a tale of high fantasy. The Crystal Shard is a book that pays homage to JRR Tolkien whilst displaying a distinct Dungeons & Dragons feel. It is left to the dark elf Drizzt, the dwarf Bruenor and the barbarian Wulfgar to stave of the forces of the crystal shard. The mage Akar Kessel has set in motion events leasing to the discovery of the crystal shard, a magical device that might be capable of utterly defeating Ten-Towns.
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