Homeland (Legend of Drizzt, #1) (Forgotten Realms, #8) (Dark Elf Trilogy, #1)

by R.A. Salvatore

Discover the origin story of one of the greatest heroes of the Realms—Drizzt Do’Urden—in this thrilling first installment of the Dark Elf Trilogy
 
Drow ranger Drizzt Do’Urden, first introduced in The Icewind Dale Trilogy, quickly became one of the fantasy genre’s standout characters. With Homeland, Salvatore pulls back the curtain to reveal the startling tale of how this hero came to be—how this one lone drow walked out of the shadowy depths of the Underdark; how he left behind an evil society and a family that wanted him dead.
 
As the third son of Mother Malice and weaponmaster Zaknafein, Drizzt Do’Urden is meant to be sacrificed to Lolth, the evil Spider Queen, per drow tradition. But with the unexpected death of his older brother, young Drizzt is spared—and, as a result, further ostracized by his family. As Drizzt grows older, developing his swordsmanship skills and studying at the Academy, he begins to realize that his idea of good and evil does not match up with those of his fellow drow. Can Drizzt stay true to himself in a such an unforgiving, unprincipled world? 
 
Homeland is the first book in the Dark Elf Trilogy and the Legend of Drizzt series.

• ISBN10: 0786939532
• ISBN13: 9780786939534
• Publish Date: 1 December 2005 (first published 1 August 1990)
• Publish Status: Transferred
• Out of Print: 29 February 2016
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Wizards of the Coast
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 384
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780786939534

Reviews

[inlibrisveritas]

Such a good read!

Full review to come

[kerrydarkeyes]

I wanted to like this book more than I did, though it did grow on me by the end. I enjoy fantasy as a general rule but the third-person narration in Homeland was annoyingly pedantic at times. We get it, Drow are evil, Lolth is terrible - I don't like my narrator so emotionally involved in the plot - and why can't evil be a little more nuanced? The first half of the book moved a bit slowly as all the world building was established but the plot picked up eventually, so I'd give Homeland a decent three out of five.