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Title: Servant of the Shard
Author: R.A. Salvatore
ISBN: 0786918780
Format: Paperback - 359 pages
Rating: Overall Concept - 6/10
Execution - 9/10

This is the 12th book in R.A. Salvatore's saga detailing the events in the lives of Drizzt Dourden, Cattabrie, Bruenor, Wulfgar, Regis, etc.

The focal characters of this book, is surprisingly, two of the series previous main villians, Artemis Entreri and Jarlaxle. This is most refreshing as it adds a needed jolt to the energy of this series. The previous book in the series, Spine of the World which dealt exclusively with Wulfgar, almost finished my reading of this series.

Having a book where most of the characters are just different shades of evil was a most excellent read. It was probably during or shortly after this book that the seeds of the War of the Spiderqueen were planted.

This book was also refreshing as the characters from the Cleric Quintet series (Cadderly, Danica, Ivan & Pikel) were around for a significant portion of this book.

And the end of the book leaves endless possibilites for adventures around Artemis and Jarlaxle, with Jarlaxle revealing a secret that could very well shake the foundation of Mezzoberanzan.

A most excellent read that I would highly recommend.