Salvatore's Ghost King

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Salvatore's Ghost King

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Without wanting to give spoilers... the book is more grim and dark than usual for Salvatore, a lot more. There's no real "victory" in the end. The world is left a bit safer place but at a great toll on the heroes involved, all of which are changed by the end.

I kinda felt... cheated. When I read Ravenloft novels I expect such things. But from FR books featuring Drizzt, I expect a grand finale with fireworks and everyone dancing happily at the end of a trilogy. It's not a bad book, far from it. It has the tons of battles and actions and a lot of flashy magic. It's just that it is pessimistic and dark.

Recommended for those that DON'T like Salvatore's usual books. :) This one has more character development than the previous books. Which were also kinda dark.
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Re: Salvatore's Ghost King

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Agreed, the unfortunate ending had pretty much the same for me as well. The typical 'happy little world' was marred with its conclusion, but I will say this, it had fantastic combat sequences!
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Re: Salvatore's Ghost King

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On those, while they were indeed, very good... it screamed too much of "4e is here! You should try it!"
The advertisement was so much that I actually asked my sis if she wanted to play a bit of 4e instead of 5e.
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