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- Publisher: Twtp Assorted (May 2001)
- ISBN-10: 0759523525
- ISBN-13: 978-0759523524
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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‘Salvatore describes and choreographs battle scenes better than any other contemporary fantasist’
Pubishers Weekly
‘…memorable characters and compelling action’
Terry Brooks
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Superb follow up to The Sword of Bedwyr, first volume in the The Crimson Shadow series.
Luthien Bedwyr has come of age. Once an exiled fugitive in his own land, he now heads a rebillion against the dark Wizard-King, Greensparrow. He is also heir to the strange magic of the Crimson Shadow.
Together with Oliver deBurrows, Katerin O’Hale the beautiful rebel, Siobhan the fearless half-elf, and Shuglin the dwarf leader, Luthien has enjoyed a series of triumphs. But the war is far from won. Greensparrow holds the rebels in contempt, and sends his smallest divisions of monster warriors against them. The warriors number in the thousands. The rebels, mainly peasants, are far fewer. Their only hope is the harsh winter they’ve been hardened to, a winter that might strike down the pampered warriors.
But it’s a slim hope, for the warriors of Greensparrow are creatures of the dark. And there is also a grim prophecy: if the King’s forces are defeated, the victory will unleash a hellish demon, one with the might to challenge and defeat the Crimson Shadow…
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
R.A. Salvatore proves with this book that he was, at the time, running short on original ideas. Drizzt is my favorite character of all time, so I am fully aware of Salvatore's talents, but this book is lacking - much like the others in the series. For starters, there are just TOO many similarities to Tolkien to be ignored - the names Luthien and Eriador have been ripped right out of Middle-earth. The battle with the dragon is clearly the confrontation between Smaug and Bilbo modified to fit into Salvatore's story. And lastly, the character Brind'Amore, though a decent character, seems very much akin to Gandalf and therefore lacks in originality. The two major things that make this book worth reading, however, are Salvatore's trademark action scenes and the wonderful "highway-halfling," Oliver De'Burrows. But if you haven't read any of the Drizzt books, read them instead.
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The tale of Luthien Bedwyr's struggle, often aided by the powers of the cape from which he takes the name of the Crimson Shadow, continues in the second installment of the Sword of Bedwyr trilogy, and focuses mainly on the efforts of the people of Caer MacDonald to preserve their city from attack by King Greensparrow's forces. Without wishing to spoil the plot, 'Luthien's Gamble' refers to a ploy in the battle, and one that is fairly obvious, and generally the storyline flows along in a fairly predictable manner with few surprises. This is the first R.A.Salvatore series I've read and probably will be the last. Whilst the books are OK, that's as far as it goes - OK. They seem very much in the 'sword and sorcery' vein, which if you like that sort of thing is fine, but I'd personally like to see a bit more plot and depth, rather than the heroes moving from battle to battle, with endless cyclopians, monsters, wizard-dukes, demons, etc. This style of book seems just too twee - the heroes are too chummy with each other with excessive chit-chat in the middle of life-or-death sword fights, the women always beautiful with flowing tresses, the men dashing and brave, the spells and magic always what is required and not necessarily founded in any kind of logic, etc. But if you like a bit of straightforward and not too challenging heroic fantasy then this is likely to entertain. If you're after something more substantial, and thought provoking then best to look elsewhere.
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The book will not be enough to satisfy "veteran readers" of fantasy. There are several parts rather predictable. But then again, the events in both "Sword of Bedwyr" and "Luthien's Gamble" parallel somewhat to the tale of William Wallace (of whose accounts were "bastardise" in the movie "Braveheart"). The maps and the backgrounds and events of Eriador, Avon and Gascon resemble those of Scotland, England and France respectively. However, don't expect the same events, the Crimson Shadow is in its own world, not ours.
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This book was the best one of the series.
Luthien's Gamble is my all time favorite book. The action leaves you wanting more of Salvatore's books in the series. It makes you part of the book. Read more
Published on 10 Nov 1998
The best mid-evil fantsy book on the shelves.
Deffinatly the best fantisy series I've ever read, and I have read over 3,000 fantisy books!!! The only thing is you need the whole series to under stand it, or else it leaves ya... Read more
Published on 11 July 1998
Once again Salvatore shows he is the best fantasy author
I could go on and on about how excellent this book is, but if you are at this page reading this then you probably know how good Salvatore is. Read more
Published on 9 April 1998
I'm not impressed.
For being R.A. Salvatore's #1 fan, (yeah, I'm the one), I'm really surprised this book was written by him. It lacks any shock value. Read more
Published on 31 Jan 1998
the best mideveal time books i've ever read
this trilogy is the best of any that i've ever read. i'm thirteen years old, and am a huge Salvatore fan. (the biggest ever)he describes the battles and gore better than anyone. Read more
Published on 22 Dec 1997
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