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The Pirate King: The Legend of Drizzt Kindle Edition

by R.A. Salvatore (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Drawn into a battle against nefarious pirates, Drizzt questions if ‘the greater good’ is worth the cost of innocent lives

A shadowy organization of mages and pirates known as the Arcane Brotherhood has long held the city of Luskan in their power, but corruption now eats away at their ranks. Seeing this as an opportunity to finally defeat their leader, Arklem Greeth, legendary pirate hunter Captain Deudermont hatches a plot that will free the city of the Brotherhood’s iron grip.

Elsewhere, Drizzt and Regis depart for Icewind Dale, where they suspect Wulfgar—having returned his adopted daughter to her biological mother—now lives in isolation. When they cross paths with Captain Deudermont on their journey, the pirate hunter reveals his plans and recruits the duo to fight against the Arcane Brotherhood. But rescuing Luskan from itself proves more difficult—and more violent—than anyone anticipated, leaving all to question if they will destroy the city before they can actually save it.

The Pirate King is the second book in the Transitions trilogy and the twenty-first installment in the Legend of Drizzt series.
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R.A. Salvatore has spent so many years winding himself into fantasy worlds that he's still trying to figure out how to unwind. He is the author of more than forty novels and more than a dozen New York Times best sellers, including The Two Swords, which debuted at or near the top of many best seller lists.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0015DYJ1C
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wizards of the Coast (October 7, 2008)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 7, 2008
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4683 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 356 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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Ben Wand
5.0 out of 5 stars Battles + Pirates + Intrigue = Heroes in Peril
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2008
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Overall, this is better than The Orc King, and this book is among my favorite Drizzt books.

Four years have passed since The Orc King, and the uneasy treaty has held. The real action starts when Drizzt and Regis leave Mithril Hall to check up on Wulfgar in Icewind Dale.

In the meantime, Deudermont mounts a "pirate cleansing" campaign. But he doesn't know how complex the alliances run, or who he is really up against.

The action starts quick and runs through most of the book. The cool thing is that Salvatore is mastering weaving intrigue with his battles, giving them much more of a deeper meaning and making the plot that much more dark and interesting. The flavor of The Pirate King is similar to Book one of the Hunter's Blades Trilogy.

Of course there are moral questions posed, another thing Salvatore is mastering, making each book better than the last. Here, Deudermont and Drizzt are wrestling with unintended consequences and how far to go in the name of right.

If you liked the Hunter's Blades Trilogy, you'll love this book. Salvatore did a great job weaving intrigue and action while foreshadowing plot twists. In addition, the heroes are in quite a lot of peril, and find themselves in difficult predicaments...

An awesome book. Looking forward to the third installment, even though the first two of this "trilogy" have seemed more or less standalone books, with a running background storyline/environment (which I'm fine with).

Pick this up. You'll enjoy it.
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Dechen Karl Thurman
4.0 out of 5 stars The Right of Might, makes the greater good unclear. The drow ranger unseats an old evil yet paces the way for a new evil to dominate the City of Sails.
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2018
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The Pirate King is one of Salvatore’s most concisely plotted novels. The middle volume of a trilogy aptly title “Transitions”, this book changes the political landscape of the Sword Coast of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of Dungeons and Dragons role playing game. After 4 episodes of the Drizzt Saga focussed in Dwarves and Orcs, it is refreshing to explore the skullduggery of pirate politics. This book is an allegory to the Iraq War, with “Lord Brambleberry” of Waterdeep representing George W. Bush as the untested aristocrat proving his moral fiber and military valor in unseating an entrenched undead wizard who coordinates the pirate scourge. The more interesting part of the book is the chaos and manipulation of the power vacuum which follows the dramatic war. As usual, the author lavishes many pages upon the inner motivations and doubts of the protagonists and his allies. What would have truly rounded out the book would have been a parallel journey of Cattie-Brie and Alustriel in a feminine tutelage of magic. As it is the female characters in this book are not very independent or representative of the true potential of Dungeons and Dragons inclusivity in storytelling. Nonetheless it is a fun read and creates a real sense of inevitable tragedy which is difficult in a campaign setting where any character can be resurrected with a “7th level” spell.
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KILL_DOGG
5.0 out of 5 stars DRIZZZZZZT
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2016
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This is a fantastic read. Drizzt is back in action and I couldn't be happier. I really enjoy the fast paced, multi-dynamic characters, and branching story lines in this book. Drizzt's internal struggle with his race and is morals is fascinating to watch unfold.

If you have launched into this world you should definitely give it a shot. RA Salvatore is a fantastic author and continues to impress. Now I have to content myself with seeing Drizzt in my mind until they finally wise up and put him on the big screen.
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Lance C. Hibbeler
5.0 out of 5 stars Moslty action packed, though little on Drizzt
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2008
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Let's face it, if you've made it this far through the Drizzt chronicles, no review will persuade or dissuade you to read (or not) the next installment. If you have become interested in this book based on the recommendations of others, you should start at the beginning.

Salvatore continues his accounting of the Dark Elf we have all come to know and love. However, Drizzt his hardly the main focus of the book. His old friend, Captain Deudermont, has a "nuclear reaction" to the piracy along the Sword Coast, and sets off to change the balance of power in Luskan. I can't comment about "changing rules" and all of that, but it seems to me that Salvatore is tying up a few loose ends from previous novels.

The majority of this book is action-packed, page-turning, edge-of-your-seat excitement. Most of an entire section of the book is the fight in Luskan, which was masterfully and vividly told. The middle of the book takes a dip in pace as winter sets in, which I guess is ok. The entire book can't be face-melting awesome battle scenes. As per usual Salvatore, the (goodly) characters wax philosophical about the consequences and morality of their actions, which have always been thought-provoking for me.

I enjoyed this book. I stayed up all night enjoying it :). If you have been following the series, you should definitely pick this one up.
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Ida norris
5.0 out of 5 stars His best yet!
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2023
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This one has the best character development and repartee amongst characters so far! We begin to understand more about the characters relationships and personalities.
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M. Prescott Jr Robert
4.0 out of 5 stars Livraison et qualité
Reviewed in France on February 5, 2019
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Le livre est arrivé avant la date prévue, et il était un "good read".
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Stef
5.0 out of 5 stars Uno dei migliori fantasy letti ultimamente
Reviewed in Italy on April 27, 2018
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E' difficile immaginare che in mezzo ad una saga di qualche decina di libri, un autore riesca a creare uno dei suoi libri migliori.
The Pirate King non è solo avvincente, divertente e ben scritto. Riserve numerosi colpi di scena e un susseguirsi di elementi originali, cosa per me da non credere dopo così tanti libri.
Un peccato che forse sia godibile solo da chi conosce bene la saga di Drizzt. Imperdibile, per amanti del fantasy e dei Forgotten Realms.
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Steve Noble
5.0 out of 5 stars Transition book II
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 22, 2017
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Following in from the orc king, the pirate king flows along at a steadier pace in my opinion, looking forward to reading the Ghost King to bring all of the arc together. So many great characters left me wanting more origin stories on their characters, but still in the end, only one that matters is Drizzt 😁
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Bernhard
5.0 out of 5 stars Gute Fantasy Serie
Reviewed in Germany on July 16, 2015
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Für Fantasy Liebhaber ein muss! Am Besten mit der Serie von ganz von vorne anfangen! Dann wird es richtig gut. Die Bücher sind relativ klein und kurz gehalten, somit ideal für U-Banh, Strassenbahn oder Bus lesen!
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Alane Willmott
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing price
Reviewed in Canada on January 7, 2013
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Talk about excellent! Being a salvatore fan for years and needing well priced hardcovers for the transitions trilogy, as soon as i saw this for about 13 dollars i ordered it very quickly. I own and have already read the orc king and while it was not his best it was an interesting change. Very satisfied with this and my only dislike is that i could only find the next book called the ghost king in paperback on this site. It would be nice if there was a well priced ghost king hardcover so i could complete my collecting of this trilogy. Overall though this book itself is completely worth its sale price. I recommend salvatore for not only fantasy or even book readers but for anyone who likes extremely interesting characters, thrills, impressively detailed action and even romance.
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