I know literally nothing about D&D but had a blast with the Dark Elf trilogy (only series I've tried so far). Went into it expecting lightweight sword and sorcery fun, wasn't prepared for how intense a character driven story it was. I think with this year's release it's almost 40 books now, ha, which is why I finally started it. Awesome video!
I've got so much love for this series. It's what ignited my passion for reading back in high school (like you, I started way out of order lol). I can't wait to hear your thoughts on the next couple sub-series!
@@Chance.Dillon oh man that's a hard choice, I've really enjoyed my time in both although I've only done a few star wars eu books so far. I want to do the Darth Bane trilogy soon!
I read my first Drizzt book like 20 years ago or so and came back to the series in 2018. After trying multiple times to get into some of the newer books, I finally decided to let it go. It hurts me to say, but I probably developed much more as a reader than Salvatore as an author lol. I will probably just reread the first 9 books or so for nostalgia every few years, and that will be it. It makes me kinda sad, but I really tried and there's no point in clinging on.
@@Syssn3ck I'm sorry to hear that! But hey, at least you always have those classics at the beginning to return to :) I'll be really interested to see what my experience with the later books is like.
Hey man I like the review and love Drizzt. A minor non book suggestion though, maybe invest in a desk mounted boom arm for your mic. You tend to hit your table while talking with your hands and it’s pretty loud.
I purchased the Icewind Dale and Dark Elf Trilogies almost 30 years ago and have still not read them. I am guessing I will love them just like I love the Dragonlance books. Fun stories with fun characters. I will read them some day!!
@@NerdLevelRising I know. I have always had this problem of buying way more books than I can read. It started back in high school then I went a decade without really reading.
Question about the formatting of these editions of the Drizzt books. I see that the big books are called "Book I", "Book IV", etc. But how are the individual novels within each tome labeled? Do they just say the novel titles? Or are they given numbers? In the 20th anniversary collector's editions, they were called "The Legend of Drizzt Collector's Edition, Book I: The Legend of Drizzt, Book I: Homeland"; or "The Legend of Drizzt Collector's Edition, Book IV: The Legend of Drizzt, Book XI: The Silent Blade". That was a mouthful and very redundant. 😂
@@texasbeast239 that is quite a mouthful lol but I see what you're saying! In these edition I hate it's just labeled as "book I" and then just the individual novel titles, not specifying the number of each individual one
I read numerically so far, starting with Dark Elf. My last was Passage to Dawn (10) which was my least fave. Great to hear that was just a blip and it picks back up 👍
My first thought when someone say the dark elf trilogy is always towards Elaine Cunningham's dark elf trilogy "Starlight & Shadows". 😆 For Drizzt i never really felt compelled to continue past the Icewind Dale trilogy, even though i enjoyed those.
@NerdLevelRising She's one of my favourite authors of the Forgotten Realms novels. Songs & Swords is my favourite of her series. The books i first started with in FR is Douglas Niles The Moonshae Trilogy.
Unrelated to this video nor have I read it yet, but I wanted to throw out a book suggestion. We both love fantasy and metal so there is a novella called “Performances of a Death Metal Bard” by Rob Leigh that sounds intriguing!
Think I read the first 12 or so then it kind of got repetitive like the Feist series. It isn't as rules heavy as Dragonlance but you can see them. They started with AD&D and the Fiend Folio and wonder if anything had changed with the drow in the editions since.
@NerdLevelRising The original trilogy was essentially a playthrough so you can count spell slots for example. It is a little dated but I did enjoy a couple way baRangers, Knight of the Black Rose which was a Ravenloft crossover. Unfortunately, there was probably one in every gaming group that wanted to be Tasslehof, similar to a glut of dual scimitar welding drow rangers, and just annoyed everyone.
There's a few things about this series that would normally turn me off (repetitive, action heavy) but I guess I'm just attached to Drizzt and friends that I just give it a pass and will continue on (with some hefty breaks between series). Its also the only fantasy/fiction that I can follow on audio on first read through. The audiobook narration really adds to the fun and exciting nature of the books while also adding emotional weight to Drizzt's diary entries.
It seems crazy that there are so many books in that series. I have only heard of Drizzt in passing, which says a lot about the impact of the series. I have this in my research pile, so I'll be getting into a few of them soon. I want to write a D&D inspired saga (already have loads of notes) and learning from something like this series seems like something I need to add to my foundation. I've been playing for a few years and have done some world building as a DM, so I have that aspect of playing in a living world.
These books are my guilty pleasure because I like Faerun. But Salvatore is really a terrible writer. And that Catti-brie... God am I sick of this "women can do everything" trope.
@@evieni1465 to each their own! Glad you enjoy the books regardless :) there's something about Drizzt that make the flaws in the series easier to overlook
I know literally nothing about D&D but had a blast with the Dark Elf trilogy (only series I've tried so far). Went into it expecting lightweight sword and sorcery fun, wasn't prepared for how intense a character driven story it was. I think with this year's release it's almost 40 books now, ha, which is why I finally started it. Awesome video!
@@OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels it's getting loooooong lol but Drizzt alone makes it such a fun ride!
Great video, Servant of the Shard is phenomenal! 😁
@@Syssn3ck I'm excited for it!!
I've got so much love for this series. It's what ignited my passion for reading back in high school (like you, I started way out of order lol). I can't wait to hear your thoughts on the next couple sub-series!
@@jaredcorrell5045 that's awesome!! I'm excited to get to them :D glad you, like myself, eventually found the correct reading order 😂
Awesome video Jake! I’ve had Drizzt on my list to read for ages. This was really informative, thank you.
@@BookishChas sounds like you're due to give it a try man! 😁 thanks for watching!
Read the Dark Elf Trilogy recently and loved it!! A great first impression to the series so I can't wait to continue with The Legend of Drizzt!!
@@connorarmstrong2201 yes!! Definitely keep going :D
I have been thinking about starting the Drizzt books for ages, but I've just never gotten around to it. You've pushed them up my TBR for sure.
@@christinepurvis6674 nice!! They're worth it for sure 👌
I *love* the Drizzt series! I’m excited to hear your thoughts
@@OhThatRobin it's such a fun series!
What a badass breakdown. This is one I’ve always wanted to dive into since I had found DnD. Not sure if I prioritize this or Star Wars EU 🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
@@Chance.Dillon oh man that's a hard choice, I've really enjoyed my time in both although I've only done a few star wars eu books so far. I want to do the Darth Bane trilogy soon!
I read my first Drizzt book like 20 years ago or so and came back to the series in 2018. After trying multiple times to get into some of the newer books, I finally decided to let it go. It hurts me to say, but I probably developed much more as a reader than Salvatore as an author lol. I will probably just reread the first 9 books or so for nostalgia every few years, and that will be it. It makes me kinda sad, but I really tried and there's no point in clinging on.
@@Syssn3ck I'm sorry to hear that! But hey, at least you always have those classics at the beginning to return to :) I'll be really interested to see what my experience with the later books is like.
My sister has given me her Dritz books. I'm looking forward to getting to them sometime soon.
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@@amy_harboredinpages I hope you like them! They're not going to reinvent the fantasy wheel but they're a ton of fun!
I will check this series out… thank you!! 🙏
@@safinan8008 I hope you like it!!
Hey man I like the review and love Drizzt. A minor non book suggestion though, maybe invest in a desk mounted boom arm for your mic. You tend to hit your table while talking with your hands and it’s pretty loud.
@@blakecapps2893 thanks man! And yes thank you for the feedback, definitely should do that 😅
I purchased the Icewind Dale and Dark Elf Trilogies almost 30 years ago and have still not read them. I am guessing I will love them just like I love the Dragonlance books. Fun stories with fun characters. I will read them some day!!
@@nicholaskelley4989 gotta make it happen at some point!!
@@NerdLevelRising I know. I have always had this problem of buying way more books than I can read. It started back in high school then I went a decade without really reading.
@nicholaskelley4989 it's hard not to do that 😅😅
Listened to the first 10 on audible a couple of years ago and had a good time. I keep meaning to go back!
@@tracejefferson3169 nice! Yeah it'll be worth revisiting I think!
Question about the formatting of these editions of the Drizzt books. I see that the big books are called "Book I", "Book IV", etc. But how are the individual novels within each tome labeled? Do they just say the novel titles? Or are they given numbers?
In the 20th anniversary collector's editions, they were called "The Legend of Drizzt Collector's Edition, Book I: The Legend of Drizzt, Book I: Homeland"; or "The Legend of Drizzt Collector's Edition, Book IV: The Legend of Drizzt, Book XI: The Silent Blade". That was a mouthful and very redundant. 😂
@@texasbeast239 that is quite a mouthful lol but I see what you're saying! In these edition I hate it's just labeled as "book I" and then just the individual novel titles, not specifying the number of each individual one
I read numerically so far, starting with Dark Elf. My last was Passage to Dawn (10) which was my least fave. Great to hear that was just a blip and it picks back up 👍
@@CD287- sounds like you're in the same spot I was in! Yeah it gets better again :)
This made me really want to start reading Drizzt. Feels like I might want to pepper them in between others reads I've got going on.
@@DanRodger22 do it!!
I’ve been meaning to check this out for awhile but it’s so hard to find physical copies of the books at least for a reasonable price
@@mattpen very true! It's annoying lol
Love Drizzt! My go-to comfort food when it comes to fantasy!
@@CrispedKrusten it's such a good fantasy comfort food!
My first thought when someone say the dark elf trilogy is always towards Elaine Cunningham's dark elf trilogy "Starlight & Shadows". 😆
For Drizzt i never really felt compelled to continue past the Icewind Dale trilogy, even though i enjoyed those.
@@Zivilin I've never heard of Elaine Cunningham but after a quick internet search, looks like I have a new one to add to my list!
@NerdLevelRising She's one of my favourite authors of the Forgotten Realms novels. Songs & Swords is my favourite of her series.
The books i first started with in FR is Douglas Niles The Moonshae Trilogy.
Unrelated to this video nor have I read it yet, but I wanted to throw out a book suggestion. We both love fantasy and metal so there is a novella called “Performances of a Death Metal Bard” by Rob Leigh that sounds intriguing!
@@tyrrtech I've seen this mentioned a couple times! Yeah I bet it's fun
It’s been too long since I read one of these. I think I was up to about book 10 or so
@@NevsBookChannel sounds like maybe the big slow-down got you 😅 10-12 were sloggy for me but 13 was awesome!
Think I read the first 12 or so then it kind of got repetitive like the Feist series.
It isn't as rules heavy as Dragonlance but you can see them.
They started with AD&D and the Fiend Folio and wonder if anything had changed with the drow in the editions since.
@@EricMcLuen I want to check out Dragonlance too!
@NerdLevelRising The original trilogy was essentially a playthrough so you can count spell slots for example. It is a little dated but I did enjoy a couple way baRangers, Knight of the Black Rose which was a Ravenloft crossover.
Unfortunately, there was probably one in every gaming group that wanted to be Tasslehof, similar to a glut of dual scimitar welding drow rangers, and just annoyed everyone.
@EricMcLuen ahh yeah fair enough!
Could you eliminate the table thumping noises? Thanks. And thanks for the great videos. Well done. 😊
@@advaitc2554 yes I'm doing my best to avoid this now! Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching :)
@@NerdLevelRising Thanks. I'm loving your videos. Luv to see your passion for good books! 🙂
There's a few things about this series that would normally turn me off (repetitive, action heavy) but I guess I'm just attached to Drizzt and friends that I just give it a pass and will continue on (with some hefty breaks between series). Its also the only fantasy/fiction that I can follow on audio on first read through. The audiobook narration really adds to the fun and exciting nature of the books while also adding emotional weight to Drizzt's diary entries.
@@mbearrism I agree tbh. Just have a soft spot for drizzt!
It seems crazy that there are so many books in that series. I have only heard of Drizzt in passing, which says a lot about the impact of the series.
I have this in my research pile, so I'll be getting into a few of them soon. I want to write a D&D inspired saga (already have loads of notes) and learning from something like this series seems like something I need to add to my foundation. I've been playing for a few years and have done some world building as a DM, so I have that aspect of playing in a living world.
@@christhewritingjester3164 awesome man, yeah it's worth checking out then!
These books are my guilty pleasure because I like Faerun. But Salvatore is really a terrible writer. And that Catti-brie... God am I sick of this "women can do everything" trope.
@@evieni1465 to each their own! Glad you enjoy the books regardless :) there's something about Drizzt that make the flaws in the series easier to overlook