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Promise of the Witch-King: The Legend of Drizzt Kindle Edition

by R.A. Salvatore (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Entreri and Jarlaxle find themselves in the Bloodstone Lands, caught between the ghost of a power-mad lich and the fury of an oath-bound knight

One of the long-lost books of the late Witch-King, Zhengyi, has been found. Its pages promise unimaginable powers—and the threat of death. But even the fact that the book kills anyone foolish enough to crack its cover does not stop people from fight over it . . .

Human assassin Artemis Entreri and his dark elf companion Jarlaxle have come to the demon-haunted wastelands of the frozen north at the request of their dragon patron. It doesn’t take long for them to find themselves trapped in the middle of a struggle between powerful forces that would like nothing more than to see them both dead—or worse. But Entreri and Jarlaxle aren’t just any wandering sellswords, and the ancient evils and bitter blood-feuds of the wild Bloodstone Lands may have finally met their match.

Promise of the Witch-King is the second book in the Sellswords trilogy and the fifteenth book in the Legend of Drizzt series.
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Jarlaxle Baenre, the drow elf, is once again on the trail to rollicking adventure in bestseller Salvatore's follow-up to Servant of the Shard (2000). At the behest of the dragon sisters Ilnezhara and Tazmikella, Jarlaxle and his assassin companion, Artemis Entreri, travel to far-off Vaasa in search of an unknown artifact belonging to the Witch-King Zhengyi. The intrepid pair infiltrate the Army of Bloodstone at the Vaasan Gate, becoming part of the elite group of seasoned fighters who defend the gate from goblins, ogres, bugbears and other monsters. Salvatore keeps the action hopping as the duo use every trick in their repertoire to achieve their goal—finding magical treasure hidden by the long-dead Witch-King. Lovers of all things elvish, especially those who like butt-kicking swordplay, dastardly intrigues and ingenious hocus-pocus, will relish this fantasy.
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Jarlaxle is a drow, or dark elf, Artemis Entreri a human. Both are involved in a quest for some magical books that will give godlike powers to a monarch. Right now the monarch connected with the search is King Gareth, and his friends and foes swarm, literally up hill and down dale, over the land in which Jarlaxle and Entreri meet and become allies and even uneasy friends. Also encountered are a royal army captain who has to be rescued before she can befriend Jarlaxle and Entreri as much as she would like to, an assassin who makes one think of Han Solo had he turned bounty hunter, a gruff dwarf (are there any suave ones?), and, altogether, a cast too large for this book were it not one volume in a series. Since Salvatore is the best series writer working in the Forgotten Realms, this volume is good news for loyal Realms readers. Roland Green
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000S1LBHW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wizards of the Coast; Reprint edition (October 7, 2008)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 7, 2008
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3800 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 388 pages
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Leominster, Massachusetts is known for four things: Johnny Appleseed, a thriving plastics industry, Robert Cormier, and New York Times bestselling author R.A. Salvatore. With over 20 million books sold worldwide, more than four dozen book and numerous game credits Salvatore has become one of the most important figures in modern epic fantasy.

A lifelong resident of Massachusetts, R.A. Salvatore, began writing shortly after receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Communications/Media from Fitchburg State College. He penned his first manuscript in 1982, in a spiral notebook, writing by candlelight while listening to Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk album.

Bob’s first published novel, "The Crystal Shard", was released in February of 1988. By 1990 his third book, "The Halfling’s Gem", had made the New York Times bestseller list.

Salvatore spends a good deal of time speaking to schools and library groups, encouraging people, particularly young people, to read. With the zeal of a religious convert, he talks about the virtues of reading and the ultimate appeal, “it is fun.” He remembers his return to reading when he was in college, “The blizzard of 1978 shut down my college for a week. My sister had given me a copy of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, which I read while house-bound. When I got back to school, I changed my major from math to communications.”

Salvatore makes his home in Massachusetts, with his wife, Diane and their two dogs, Ivan and Dexter. He spends his “free time” coaching and playing softball on a team made up of family and close friends. His gaming group still meets on Sunday nights to play games. Of late, they have been playing the new game R.A.designed with Bryan Salvatore and Geno Salvatore, "DemonWars: Reformation", a role-playing game set in the World of Corona.

He is currently working on more novels set in Corona for his DemonWars series.

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Ian Anthony Ackerman
5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what it says it is.
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2024
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~Astro~
5.0 out of 5 stars Great series and book
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2013
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Book 1 of the Legend of Drizzt series, Homeland, was a hard read at first with the long complicate names but once I got past that I really liked it and decided to keep reading. I've now read 25+ books from RA Salvatore and would recommend all Legend of Drizzt, Hunters Blade, Transitions, and Neverwinter books as great fantasy reads. Salvatore has such great character development and interesting new adventures that make you want to keep reading. There is a fair amount of fighting, if you're not into that I'd still recommend these books, just read through those parts fast.
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LS2018
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, but...
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2024
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While I am enjoying this series of books a lot, I always feel like the story is kind of slow going right up until the last 10 pages. I've noticed this a lot with Salvatore's books. It's like there's so much build up build up and then he suddenly wants to just get it all over with and resolves whatever is going on really fast if that makes any sense.

With that being said though, it is an entertaining trio of books. Following characters that aren't exactly good and seeing them conflicted with their options and such. It's been a nice break from the Lawful good characters (Drizzit).
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5.0 out of 5 stars My son loves this series
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2023
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I don't know anything about it, but my son was very happy to get it. It is the next book in the series he is reading
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Aether
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome series
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2017
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I love this series. It's written from the perspective of someone who clearly loves playing D&D and the story unfolds much like a great campaign. It's a bit character-centric (the main character Drizz't is a bit of a 'mary sue' type) but otherwise it's full of interesting characters, plots, action, and adventure. Perfect for ages 13+ and anyone who loves adventure.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 10 Stars
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2020
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Another masterpiece. R.A. Salvatore’s ability to take us on amazing adventures in far away lands while developing old characters to introducing new ones is unmatched in this home run installment.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this series it really is worth your time!
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2013
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This is really a great series to buy and well worth the money to get the entire series. I never liked reading in the past but this series really captured my attention and held it fast. I am a Robert A. Salvatore fan when it comes to this series. I haven't read any of his other works yet but I really love his creativity, writing style, and definitely the character development coupled with the internal monologue given by Drizzt as he reflects on his life that gives incredible insight to life as a whole.
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Antonio D. Paolucci
4.0 out of 5 stars Entreri and Jarlaxle at it Again
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2005
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R. A. Salvatore just has a gift for creating memorable characters, whether they are protagonists or antagonists. In fact, when I sit and think about it I can name nearly every character he's ever created. But the obvious one is Drizzt, and perhaps second to him is Drizzt's mortal enemy Entreri. Any fan of Salvatore knows this name, and no doubt hates (in a good way, to be sure) this character as much as they love Drizzt.

Promise of the Witch King is the sequel to Servant of the Shard, the first book that contains Entreri but no Drizzt, and it was a brilliant book. In fact, it still ranks highly among my all time favorite action fantasy books.

In Witch King, Salvatore does even more to separate Entreri from Drizzt by placing him and his partner--or manipulator--Jarlaxle in an entirely new setting (it can be found in Demon Stone, a video game written by Salvatore). Still, it has the Salvatore touch with action scenes written as easily as we would sign our own name, and a stream of new, lovable characters.

Now, without spoiling, I will attempt to describe the plot of this story. In the wild lands of Bloodstone, only recently freed from the dark clutches of an evil lord, Entreri and Jarlaxle are attempting to make a name for themselves while also acting as double agents for two dragons. In the opening, they are battling in a magically created tower, which had once belonged to the terrible and powerful Witch King, who long ago died yet still has a grip on the land. When a second tower is magically constructed, warriors seeking fame and fortune decide to defend the realm and perhaps save two dying souls that are directly tied to the tower. But with the rag-tag band comes clashes and plenty of secrets, and as these secrets unravel, disaster eventually strikes and the heroes becomes enemies with each while they are still battling the evil forces of the Witch King. In the end, it leaves a few more revelations about Entreri that weren't there before, and he ends up, I think, as a more likable character. And, of course, Jarlaxle is up to his same old mischief.

What's best about this novel is not the book itself, but the promise (ironic, really) of the future to come for these two characters, for by the end an entirely new element is introduced and should end up making the Sellswords series as good as any Salvatore has written before.

I'd recommend this to long-standing fans of Salvatore, fans of Dungeons and Dragons--though it's not required, as I'm no such fan--or lovers of classic swords & sorcery stories, as Salvatore is easily the best there is right now. I can't recommend this to anyone seeking to get into Salvatore now, however, because you will be left lost among the characters and history, which is long and deep.
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Sally
5.0 out of 5 stars Sehr schön
Reviewed in Germany on July 7, 2023
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Es ist wie immer gut geschrieben. Ich mag die Dynamik zwischen Entreri und Jarlaxle, die beiden haben ihre ganz eigene Art von Humor. Es ist auch schön zu sehen wie sich bestimmte Charaktere (will nicht spoilern, darum keine Namen) weiter entwickeln.
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Sarah S
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Reviewed in Canada on May 9, 2020
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Another great one. Came in great condition. Very happy
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Sario Ferreira
5.0 out of 5 stars Promessa Cumprida!
Reviewed in Brazil on November 12, 2014
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É incrível como Salvatore consegue, em poucas páginas, construir o carisma de cada um de seus personagens e o muito interessante nesse segundo volume é que há muitos deles juntos, trilhando uma mesma jornada (embora cada um com seus motivos): algo que me lembrou a primeira trilogia de Dragonlance, mas com a caracterização aprofundada de Bob. Vibrei e sofri com os rumos da história que teve um bom desfecho, com uma deixa para o 3º volume que nutre expectativas de ser uma obra ainda melhor. Impossível parar de ler Salvatore!
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Daniele S
5.0 out of 5 stars Un altro capolavoro di Salvatore!
Reviewed in Italy on June 13, 2016
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Consegna rapida e puntuale. Prezzo conveniente per un libro che purtroppo in italiano è introvabile. Storia avvincente e appassionante. Consigliato per gli amanti del genere.
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T. Alexander
5.0 out of 5 stars Artemis Entreri & Jarlaxle in Vaasa
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2008
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This second book in R. A. Salvatore's Sellswords trilogy sees the unusual paring of the Drow mercenary Jarlaxle and the formidable assassin Artemis Entreri adventuring in the Bloodstone Lands. When artefacts of the dread Witch-King Zhengyi surface the two unlikely companions join with a rag tag bag of mercenaries to investigate but it remains to be seen whether the enemy or their own party members will prove the most dangerous.

R. A. Salvatore is an excellent writer and this book is no exception being very well written, well plotted, and is easy to follow and exciting all at once. The characters are brilliantly brought to life, even some of the true rogues of the piece are interesting, likeable and even sometimes funny. Artemis Entreri is by far the most interesting character from the book, being brilliantly complicated but Jarlaxle is a close second with his dry whit and multilayered plots being nothing less than entertaining.

If I have a criticism of this book it is that there does seem to be quite a large gape between this and the previous book `Servant of the Shard' but this is a minor gripe and doesn't detract from the book too much. Although not the best book by R. A. Salvatore `Promise of the Witch-King' is still very good and would be enjoyable for anyone who likes Salvatore's work.
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