The Ghost King: Transitions, Book III
著者: R.A. Salvatore
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| Mass Market Paperback: | 400 ページ |
| 出版社: | Wizards of the Coast |
| 出版日: | 2010年7月6日 |
| ISBN: | 078695499X |
| ISBN-13: | 9780786954995 |
| 参考価格: | $7.99 |
| 価格: | $7.99 |
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内容説明
Don't miss the gripping conclusion to Salvatore's New York Times best-selling Transitions trilogy!
When the Spellplague ravages Faerûn, Drizzt and his companions are caught in the chaos. Seeking out the help of the priest Cadderly–the hero of the recently reissued series The Cleric Quintet–Drizzt finds himself facing his most powerful and elusive foe, the twisted Crenshinibon, the demonic crystal shard he believed had been destroyed years ago.
From the Hardcover edition.
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: Aaron Marlow CLARKSVILLE, TN, US - 2010年9月6日BOOOOOOO!
What the heck was this book about? Why did two important characters get killed off in such an unceremoniously way. Out of nowhere Regis gets sucked into where Catti-brie is and we never read about him again until the final pages. Wasn't he supposed to be alive to take part in the opening of the pirate king but now he is dead all of a sudden! Couldn't they have both gone out fighting and had a warriors death? How and why is Cadderly now the ghost king? There are so many unanswered questions that I had after reading this book. Why did Ivan have his axe one minute then all he had was two rocks, then he had his axe again? This shows how the book was rushed and put together with out much thought at all. As loyal fans to this great series we feel let down with the past two books. Get rid of the hippie peace loving Drizzt and bring back the warrior he used to be! If it keeps going this way, in the next book he will have traded in his swords for a bong and a dime bag! For the sake of your fans, fix this series Salvatore!
: Keith Ritchings mi usa - 2010年9月6日good read
was a good read and good story but it seemed r.a. salvadore put to much into fight scene discriptions. while i know this is one of his strong points i feel it was a little over done in this book. while not one of his best works still a good story and worth the read if you enjoy the drizzt stories.
: Madness None - 2010年9月5日Transitions Trilogy
This entire series is gripping and exciting, R.A. always knows how to keep a reader interested. Never have I read a book of Salvatore's and wanted to put it down. Excellent read!!
: Poisoned Blade California - 2010年8月17日It's Anti-Drama (Spoiler-ish Review)
I've enjoyed all of the Drizzt Books, except for this one.
It had the potential to be the GREATEST DRIZZT BOOK EVER, but every single story arc is anti-climactic.
As a result, the book flops like a knucklehead trout out of water.
Note: There are some clearly marked SPOILERS at the end of this review.
Story:
This book is like a finale / tribute of RA Salvatore's Forgotten Realms books. It takes parts of almost all of his previous books and weaves them together to create an epic quest for the ages. Three of Drizzt's toughest villains become one. Crenshinibon the Crystal Shard, Hephaestus the Red Dragon who destroyed it, and Yharaskrik the Mind Flayer, all become merged as a Dracolich! So, you basically have a Psionic Mind-Reading Dracolich with Godlike Powers with seven liches and an army of dark creatures and undead at their command! Meanwhile, Cattie-brie and Regis are struck by errant magic and end up in nightmare comas. Drizzt and company must team up with Jarlaxle and head to Spirit Soaring to get help from Cadderly, Danica, and the Bouldershoulders.
Ok, so you've got the Greatest Villains in the Universe vs. The Greatest Heroes (and Jarlaxle) in the Universe minus Wulfgar.
Wulfgar isn't mentioned in the book, so I assume he's busy uniting the barbarian clans, drinking ale, and hunting.
This story is an RA Salvatore Fan's Dream!
Characters:
They're all here except for Wulfgar.
Drizzt, Jarlaxle, Cadderly, Danica, their children, Buenor, the Bouldershoulders, Cattie-brie, Regis, Pwent...
And they're all written in RA Salvatore fashion.
Action:
There's magic, undead, sword battles, dragon fights, undead battles, monsters, etc... Drizzt slashes, Jarlaxle uses magic weapons, Cadderly casts spells, Buenor swings his axe, Pwent does what Pwent normally does, Danica flips and kicks... About half of the book is loaded with Forgotten Realms action!
Writing Style:
The language is descriptive and the chapters are short. This book is a page turner.
Maturity:
Like all books in the series, it's good for teens. There's fantasy violence and a "they made love."
What Went Wrong?
This book has a great setup, but all of the story arcs end in some kind of far fetched anti-climactic way. When it appears that characters have died, they actually survived. When all hope is lost, someone casts an unknown crazy save the day spell doing 10000 damage to all enemies and healing all heroes. When you see things like this over and over, you become disconnected from the action and the drama. You start to think, "The author is cheating. The rules of magic are broken. The laws of physics are broken. The powers of characters are broken..." So, although grand things are happening, you've lost interest.
Overall:
This book has a great set-up and it has the potential to be a great book, but the characters are miraculously saved too many times. As a reader, you start saying, "No way! That's impossible!" At that point, all sense of drama is gone. Read it if you've read all of the other Drizzt Novels and want to see what happens next. I cannot recommend this book to anyone else.
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SPOILERS - Here's what I'm talking about:
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Danica is in a huge battle and she gets flung off of a 1000 foot cliff. A full chapter later, it is explained that she survived the 1000 foot drop by punching the cliff face as she was falling, defying all laws of physics. She hits some branches below that slow her down a bit and gets injured when she hits the ground. There are many believable ways that Danica could have survived this fall. Punching a cliff is not one of them.
A minor character was touched by the dracolich and her arm was withered. We're talking, a stick of beef jerky with an elbow in the middle. But Thippledorf Pwent and Drizzt can touch it, no problem. Characters repeatedly survive things that should have killed them.
Cadderly can suddenly use Godlike Spells for no reason. When asked, "Gosh, how did you do that?" Nobody knows.
The entire story is about Drizzt defending Cattie-Brie's helpless form as they get help. She is having nightmares through the entire book. In the end, she and Regis are picked up by a goddess and live in a paradise plane. They are supposedly dead, but RA Salvatore resurrects so many other characters in the main part of the story, it is hard to believe that he won't just bring them back to life. Also, having main characters that have appeared in 20 books, basically die in their sleep is terrible. Have them die in battle. Have them die heroically. Have their deaths be meaningful. Have their deaths be a warning for other characters. Have Cattie-Brie die of old age to show the pain and sorry of an elvin life span. But never kill them off in a way that seems totally random and then put them in a confusing plane of existence. It makes their lives seem cheap and meaningless and it makes their deaths seem like a ploy to sell more books.
To me, this book felt like a complete waste of characters, villains, and potential.
Sadly, I think I'm done with Drizzt.
: Russell J. Pavlak None - 2010年8月10日Overly dramatic and still emotionally empty.
Maybe I'm getting to old to read this genre anymore, but I can't help thinking that it's not just me.
I've read all of novels the that contain the companions of the hall, and most of the recent ones all follow the same recipe. Find a big enemy and write a way for the companions to over come it. The ghost King follows the same sad, melodramatic plot line. There's only so many times a character can almost die, or almost give up hope, before I just stop believing that the author has any conviction at all to develop the characters.
Worse than that is that the lack of character development isn't replaced by any additional knowledge of the world around them or the struggles they face. At least "The Orc King" has some interesting racial issues, but I learned nothing of what the characters struggles were actually about. I read another review, and they mentioned that Wizards of the Coast wanted to "change the source" of power for the world. Unfortunately, none of that is clear. In the end, I couldn't help but feel that the characters spent all their time fighting some big monster just to ignore the larger issue.
Spoiler alert:
The ending of this book is also terrible. Salvatore has a chance to advance the story. To actually make a statement that his characters and his stories will become original again. Instead, he leaves it completely open. Leaving the reader half wondering what just happened, and ultimately assuming, oh yeah, he's just going to bring the "dead" characters back to life again. What a great way to get me to buy his next book.
The one good side of this book, and the primary reason I bought it, is because Jarlaxle is a principle character, and he does evolve nicely. Similarly, Arthrogate, is a fun side companion and far more interesting than the gutbuster Pwent. Without these two characters, I don't think I could have finished the story.
As I said, I've read many of Salvatore's works, and no doubt, I'll continue, if only in blind hope. I'm just very, very glad I waited for the paperback price of this and didn't waste my money on the hardcover edition. If this continues, I'll probably have to start using the library.
