It looks like I got lucky when I picked The Legend of Drizzt for free. It looks like it was a limited offer. It is still available on Audible, but now you have to pay for it. Here is a link to Audbile's page for the book. It is an anthology of stories focused around the world and life of Drizzt Do'Urden. I had heard of Drizzt when my sister read a trilogy featuring him, and have heard references to him in gaming comics, jokes, and half a dozen other sources. I was somewhat familiar with the character and since I enjoy good old fashion D&D style fantasy I picked it up without even though I didn't really know anything about the characters in it. I was quickly entertained and drawn into the Forgotten Realms world - one that I had played video games in for years. In addition the narration is done by "an all star cast" which includes Tom Felton, Al Yankovic, Sean Astin, Danny Pudi, Michael Chiklis, Felicia Day, Dan Harmon, David Duchovny, Greg Grunberg, Wil Wheaton, and Ice-T. I was very happy with the narrations, although I did have to chuckle as one of the narrators consistently put the "w" in "swords." Without knowing anything about the characters it seemed that the stories were a mix of origin tales, behind the scenes, and vignettists of the world. I was interested enough to pick up the trilogy about Drizzt, and will probably read more of R.A. Salvatore as I go. As this is an anthology I will list the titles of the stories, with a link to each as they can be purchases separately on Audible, with just the characters in it and a brief (one sentence) description.
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Stories (in no particular order):
Guenhwyvar; The origins of Drizzt's faithful panther of the same name.
Bones and Stones: A story featuring Pwent about two warriors looking for their kin who were lost on the field.
Wickless in the Nether: Entreri and Jarlaxle, partners in crime, take a job that lands them in trouble and in the employ of two powerful masters.
That Curious Sword: Entreri and Jarlaxle, partners in crime, learn a bit more about Erntreri's powerful weapon.
Iruladoon: A group of fishermen find out that the forest of Iruladoon is a dangerous place to be.
The First Notch: Bruenor's first adventure as a young dwarf.
Dark Mirror: Drizzt finds himself possessing some of the same prejudices that he has faced himself.
To Legend He Goes: Wulfgar the barbarian is facing death, but there is still one more hunt to go on.
The Third Level: The origins of Artemis Entreri, one of Drizzt's greatest foes.
If Ever They Happened Upon My Lair: A full novella featuring knights, dragons, and the lich that brings the two together to explore their mortality. (A story I particularly enjoyed.)
Comrades at Odds: Drizzt and fellow drow elf Tos'un face their own personal struggles as they try to reconcile their separate past and future actions.
My personal favorites: The stories were diverse and enjoyable depspite me having never read anything from R.A. Salvatore before. The action parts were fun but there were also many very emotionally driven stories - such as Bones and Stones - which resonated with the other side of conflict that is not often explored. Villains were villainous and heroes were heroic. The Forgotten Realms stories are also known for giving readers a view of 'the other side' in that there are times when the POV follows the villains, bringing in an anti-hero vibe to them. There were a couple of those in here and they were interesting.
Considerations: As stories that take place in classic D&D high fantasy, and based on the game as well, violence is common in most of the stories. With that said if these books had been published today they would have probably been listed as young adult. There is little gore or graphic descriptions (although the dragon store has a fair amount of dismemberment - which is to be expected), and almost no sensuality.
Overall, it was a lot of fun to listen to this collection. It's peaked an interest in me to explore the writings of R.A. Salvatore and the Forgotten Realms more. I'm glad that my library seems to have them stocked. The total length was about 10 and half hours.
Stories (in no particular order):Guenhwyvar; The origins of Drizzt's faithful panther of the same name.
Bones and Stones: A story featuring Pwent about two warriors looking for their kin who were lost on the field.
Wickless in the Nether: Entreri and Jarlaxle, partners in crime, take a job that lands them in trouble and in the employ of two powerful masters.
That Curious Sword: Entreri and Jarlaxle, partners in crime, learn a bit more about Erntreri's powerful weapon.
Iruladoon: A group of fishermen find out that the forest of Iruladoon is a dangerous place to be.
The First Notch: Bruenor's first adventure as a young dwarf.
Dark Mirror: Drizzt finds himself possessing some of the same prejudices that he has faced himself.
To Legend He Goes: Wulfgar the barbarian is facing death, but there is still one more hunt to go on.
The Third Level: The origins of Artemis Entreri, one of Drizzt's greatest foes.
If Ever They Happened Upon My Lair: A full novella featuring knights, dragons, and the lich that brings the two together to explore their mortality. (A story I particularly enjoyed.)
Comrades at Odds: Drizzt and fellow drow elf Tos'un face their own personal struggles as they try to reconcile their separate past and future actions.
My personal favorites: The stories were diverse and enjoyable depspite me having never read anything from R.A. Salvatore before. The action parts were fun but there were also many very emotionally driven stories - such as Bones and Stones - which resonated with the other side of conflict that is not often explored. Villains were villainous and heroes were heroic. The Forgotten Realms stories are also known for giving readers a view of 'the other side' in that there are times when the POV follows the villains, bringing in an anti-hero vibe to them. There were a couple of those in here and they were interesting.
Considerations: As stories that take place in classic D&D high fantasy, and based on the game as well, violence is common in most of the stories. With that said if these books had been published today they would have probably been listed as young adult. There is little gore or graphic descriptions (although the dragon store has a fair amount of dismemberment - which is to be expected), and almost no sensuality.
Overall, it was a lot of fun to listen to this collection. It's peaked an interest in me to explore the writings of R.A. Salvatore and the Forgotten Realms more. I'm glad that my library seems to have them stocked. The total length was about 10 and half hours.
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