If you're an avid reader of the Drizzt books, this is something that will round out your experience by offering snippets/summaries of what you loved most about Drizzt. That said, it's not meant to be anything new or earth shattering in content. It does also seem quite repetitive in some ways, but I'm not a diehard Drizzt fan so maybe it's that I'm not the ideal audience for this book.

The fans had been asking for this for along time. I am pumped now that's out and have the whole collection in one place

I really didn't like this one, so I'm just going to say that even though I did not enjoy this and found it fell flat for me, that you just might like it... thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

This book takes all of Drizzt's journal entries across all of R.A. Salvatore's Drizzt books and combines them in one place. There is nothing new in this book (other than the journal entries from an unreleased Drizzt book).

I don't feel like this really needed to exist. The journal entries that bring context to the stories they're part of really don't stand on their own. Put together they're repetitive. Long time fans would have already read all of these things and new readers are just going to be confused and spoiled.

Nothing wrong with these at all, I always love R.A. Salvatore's writing I just don't understand the purpose of this particular collection.

The Legacy of Drizzt Do'Urden began 34 years ago. I first discovered the books in high school and have been following the series for the past 25 years. The Drizzt's reflections in his essays are consistant throughout the series. I wouldn't say they helped shape my worldview as an adolescent, but they did reinforce it. As we witness Drizzt's journey from the Underdark, we also witness him shape his own worldview. Drizzt reflects on morality, mortality, life, death, and grief throughout his experiences. Drizzt comes to form his thoughts on friendship, community, and family.

This compilation of Drizzt's essays is exactly what fans of Drizzt needed. I was very excited to see this anthology was being released. If you have not read any of the Drizzt Do'Urden books, then this book may not be for you. I highly recommend reading the series if you're a fan of adult fantasy and Dungeons and Dragons. I haven't read some of the Drizzt books in years, but reading through the essays was kind of like getting a summary of all the books from Drizzt directly. My only complaint is that I felt the essays could get emotionally heavy, or repetitive at times, which I believe is the consequence of reading them all in order, rather than spaced out through the books. "How many hours have I spent penning these essays, clearing my thoughts in lines of words, winding and weaving until I know what I know?" The repetitive nature of these entries shows Drizzt's conscience at its core; that part of ourselves that fixates on a problem until we work it out.

Drizzt will always remind me that family is chosen, community is built, and one should always be open to love, even in the face of loss.

Honestly I had never read a book by this author before so I was a bit nervous going in but I actually really enjoyed the book. The cover is absolutely gorgeous and it almost gave halloween spooky vibes so it was perfect for me to start this in the fall.

I'm sure for those that are deeper in the DND world that this is a lovely read.

I appreciate that R.A. Salvatore has this massive world, this great attentiont to detail about the characters and their motivations. The sense of found family and the philospohy of said found family, was a delight to read about.

I however, knowing that I am not the immediate audience for this found it a little dry. I can appreicate what the author is doing, and I know that there are hoards of people who are going to love it.

Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book!

Look, I'm not the biggest fan of RA Salvatore in the world but he can write some pretty good philosophy when he tries. I am a huge fan of Drizzt and his explorations, however, and the ways in which he thinks. This book collects his thoughts from every book he's been in and puts them all in one place, so it's a bit spoilery for people like me who have only read the first two trilogies. Still, it's a nice gift to anyone who loves the dark elf as much as I do.

There is nothing new here except for some bits from Glacier's Edge and "Book Three" of the new trilogy, which were both fun. The fact that we get to see a bit of how Drizzt grows and changes as well as how RA Salvatore himself grew and changed is great research for the inspired writer.

Like I said, this is a great gift idea for anyone who loves Drizzt, DnD, or just fantasy writing. A rousingly good four stars.

Drizzt is my most favorite dungeons and dragons characters. While I haven’t read all of the books involving Drizzt, I didn’t feel lost reading this one. I do think that this isn’t a book that any casual fan can pick up and read, however, I don’t think it’ll take much work to be able to learn and then follow along. I will definitely be getting a hard copy for my shelves.

I initially requested this book because my husband is a fan of R.A. Salvatore and I thought I would give it a try. I'm so glad that I did. Written as journal entries, this is a really clever way to show insight into the character Drizzt Do'Urden. Now I'm going to take a look into Salvatore's catalog and read the stories that initially brought Drizzt to life.

4/5 Stars

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager, Harper Voyager for providing me with an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.