Review "Dark Elf Trilogy" by R.A. Salvatore

In this trilogy R.A. Salvatore tells the background and upbringing of a character that he uses in many other books - Drizzit Drouen. Drizzit is a drow (dark elf) and while most drow are evil and cruel Drizzit somehow turns how to be a good and decent person. He continually struggles with his personal ethics in the three books - and that is the focus of the series. Drizzit finds that he cannot live in the society of the drow, where the only law is don't get caught. So he begins a long and entertaining journey to find somewhere safe to live where his ideals will fit in.

The books are a type of fantasy novel that I think of as "Dungeons and Dragons fiction" The novels are set a world created for the D&D game, and the rules in Salvatore's world are the rules used in the game. (Similar to the Dragonlance novels). This is good and bad - good in that it is fun to see the world brought to life but bad in that there is no mystery to most things - I knew what most the characters and creatures in the book could do before they did it. The novels are light and easy to read and filled with entertaining fight scenes.

These books were good and entertaining but not great. I will read Salvatore's next series (Icewind Dale) and then see if I want to go any further.