Lolth's Warrior: A Novel

R. A. Salvatore

Aug 2023 · The Way of the Drow Book 3 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

The epic conclusion to New York Times bestselling author R. A. Salvatore’s electrifying trilogy, The Way of the Drow, finds Drizzt Do’Urden coming to understand his role as a friend, a father, and a man caught between the darkness and the light.

The drow city of Menzoberranzan has fallen into discontent, sowed by the growing legend of the one who escaped: Drizzt Do’Urden. Now many of the drow—including the city’s most powerful house, led by the Matron Mother—are questioning the influence of the Spider Queen and the very history of the city’s founding.

What secrets lie ahead? The drow are determined to find out, and they’ll stop at nothing to dismantle the very structure they’ve called home.

As social tensions rise and the demands for answers boom, a fight erupts between the adherents of Lolth’s chaotic evil and those drow who demand more, demand better. In the Underdark there are only absolutes and no compromise will be found. With winner taking all, Drizzt Do’Urden cannot and will not remain on the sidelines anymore. This will be an uprising Menzoberranzan will never forget, and the rest of the Forgotten Realms won’t be able to look away. 

Ratings and reviews

Salvatore has been watering down his characters for awhile now. The books no longer provide the same sense of adventure. The fight scenes are rushed and they're no longer epic. In this series Zak gets bodied by some nobody in a fistfight. The former renowned greatest weaponmaster feels like a chump. Kane no longer feels mystical and powerful and his moment in the first book was pathetic. Drizzt was supposed to be much stronger with his training and his bracers, but this is never conveyed in the novels. Gromph at the end of the book is hyped up and you expect him to unleash havok, but literally just casts self destruct. There is no grand battle to be had. Just a rushed, half hearted conclusion with no impact. It feels like this was written by an amateur web novelist rather than a seasoned author.

I love how Drizzit's life is always evolving. the only thing I would change is more fighting with Drizzit. But this was one of the most satisfying series in all of collection other than the first 3 books!!!

good read. felt like it should have been spread across 2-3 books instead of crammed into one. now I gotta wait for the next book in the series

About the author

Over three decades ago, R. A. Salvatore created the character of Drizzt Do’Urden, the dark elf who has withstood the test of time to stand today as an icon in the fantasy genre. With his work in the Forgotten Realms, the Crimson Shadow, the DemonWars Saga, and other series, Salvatore has sold more than thirty million books worldwide and has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list more than two dozen times. He considers writing to be his personal journey, but still, he’s quite pleased that so many are walking the road beside him! R.A. lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Diane, and their two dogs, Dexter and Pikel. He still plays softball for his team, Clan Battlehammer, and enjoys his weekly DemonWars: Reformation RPG and Dungeons & Dragons 5e games.