It just is not as tied together as the prequel trilogy.

This trilogy feels quite a bit like a Dungeons and Dragons campaign with a few points linking all the adventures together. The overarching plot isn’t quite as cohesive and interesting as the Dark Elf Trilogy’s was. More on that later, but for now it is worth noting that at no point did I feel like these books dragged or that the story had crawled to a stop.

This was an excellent decision because that also means there is little time in the whirlwind of activity to reflect on the total coherence of the story. Here, readers are thrust into action scene after action scene without letting up. The books never seem to drag–a problem that existed in the Dark Elf Trilogy. Salvatore does an excellent job here of keeping the action moving. The “Icewind Dale Trilogy” is a fast-paced fantasy adventure following Drizzt and company as they fight enemies, get pursued by assassins, and more. Here, I review volume II of the Legend, which contains the Icewind Dale Trilogy: The Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver, and The Halfling’s Gem.

For the uninitiated, these books are perhaps the definitive experience for those wanting to read fantasy works set in the universe of Dungeons and Dragons. For those who are familiar with this series, the name evokes memories of adventurous tales of grand action. It has been many years (13 or so) since I read the tales of the Legend of Drizzt Saga.

The icewind dale trilogy