Salvatore gives me just enough in each Drizzt book to keep me moving along to the next. Each book ends with a number of unresolved issues, encouraging the reader onwards. This volume is no exception.
After a couple of books which didn't have much relationship focus, this volume suddenly stirs up everybody's sensibilities. There are two love triangles, namely Cattie-Brie/Drizzt/Innovindil and Delly/Wulfgar/Cattie-Brie. Drizzt remains unaware of the survival of his friends for much of the book (but come on, you've got to know they'll be reunited again, right?) As a result he allows himself to consider the elf Innovindil romantically and it seems that she might be willing to reciprocate. Meanwhile, Wulfgar and Cattie-Brie are trying to morph their relationship into fond siblings. Wulfgar seems devoted to Delly and their little girl, Colson, but Delly can't seem to accept that she's number one in his world.
When Drizzt learns of his posse's survival, he is gobsmacked. When he finally returns to Mithril Hall, he does a true romantic hero impersonation, sweeping Cattie-Brie off her feet. It seems that Innovindil taught him something after all. I must say, it's about bloody time. Mr. Salvatore, if you pretend all of this didn't happen in the next book, I shall be seriously displeased!
Oh yeah, and there were piles of orcs, flying horses, frost giants, and all that jazz. But those things just provide a framework to display the importance of love and friendship, right?
Book Number 448 of my Science Fiction and Fantasy Reading Project
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