The Ghost King: The Legend of Drizzt

R.A. Salvatore

Oct 2009 · The Legend of Drizzt Book 22 · Wizards of the Coast

About this ebook

In the gripping conclusion to the New York Times­­–bestselling Transitions trilogy, Drizzt Do’Urden comes face-to-face with a power that will change Faerûn forever
 
With the collapse of Mystra’s Weave and the onslaught of the Spellplague, all of Faerûn is thrown into chaos. But as magic turns more dangerous and unreliable, an even greater foe presents itself: the Ghost King, an entity that contains the combined might of a dragon, a mind flayer, and the Crenshinibon—the demonic crystal shard thought to be destroyed years ago. When Jarlaxle, a drow mercenary, is targeted by the Ghost King, he knows his life hinges on finding the Deneir priest Cadderly Bonaduce. But to find Cadderly, he must travel to the cathedral in Spirit Soaring, the very place from which he is banned. And to enter Spirit Soaring, he must first recruit his old enemy Drizzt Do’Urden to his cause.
 
When Catti-brie is struck by an errant strand of the Weave, Jarlaxle is able to convince Drizzt and Bruenor that their plights are one and the same. Together, they travel to Spirit Soaring, where the priests and mages of Deneir—led by Cadderly—rush to arm themselves against the Ghost King. But with many losing faith and time quickly running out, the battle ahead looks more than dire than ever.
 
The Ghost King is the third book in the Transitions trilogy and the twenty-second installment in the Legend of Drizzt series.

Ratings and reviews

this was an amazing piece of art, an amazing and sad story... how I wish I could treat the author to a drink of his choice and a dinner to celebrate his journey into wherever he had gone in order to produce such a...story and of course, the parts of the book that are of Drizzit's thoughts... what an experience to read and a show of wisdom from the author.

I can't explain without spoilers, aside from stating some events felt hollow and without purpose.

Amazing!beautiful and well written. A masterpiece of titanic proportions. A tear jerking ending,but a masterful setup for more Drizzt novels. A+++++++

About the author

R.A. Salvatore was born in Massachusetts in 1959. He is the New York Times–bestselling author of more than forty novels, including the popular Forgotten Realms series, The Legend of Drizzt. His love affair with fantasy, and with literature in general, began during his sophomore year of college when he was given a copy of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings as a Christmas gift. He promptly changed his major from computer science to journalism. He began writing seriously in 1982, penning the manuscript that would become Echoes of the Fourth Magic.

His first published novel was The Crystal Shard from TSR in 1988, and his novel The Silent Bladewon the Origins Award. He is still best known as the creator of dark elf Drizzt Do’Urden, one of fantasy’s most beloved characters.