The Last Threshold (Neverwinter Saga #4)

Eh.

Starts off strong and has some cameo appearances of long time familiar characters but it feels rushed at the end like the page limit was coming up. As a reader I felt kind of empty when it was complete. Not a feeling you should have if you have read almost every book in this decades old series.

- Gumbo's Dad

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Ok not great

Was below average for R.A.

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Totally unnecessary side plots drag the story to a crawl at leas

Totally unnecessary side plots drag the story to a crawl at least twice if not more times. Mediocre ending, especially considering the next book title / description is already out. And many missed opportunities to make an OK story be so much more.

This seems to be a forced reaction to outside influences. Much the same as previous 'deaths' in the character line-up, this, too, feels unnatural for all characters involved.

(Here there be spoilers)
And what is the point of the Tiago, his band, his raid, if the entire plotline is going to be glossed over? The same with Errtu? The whole city revival and highwaymen redemption? How about the months spent at sea if they're only going to be caught anyway? Is Effron really going to be that important that he deserves months at sea to 'redeem' himself, epecially if he's going to march off and leave Drizzt anyway? There are so many holes in this book you could fill an entire book writing about them. I really felt like I was playing an MMORPG and I was encountering timesinks just to fill the space between the primary chapters. I felt like this was more than just rushed and unfinished, I felt it was not polished and not thought through.

Then there's the ending. Just... wow. Getting creamed by a warrior he's already defeated. Ellifain Tuuserail already showed that compassionate Drizzt can still kill. And Bruenor's Climb? Destroyed in The Crystal Shard.

I'm no Drizzt scholar nor do I remember everything that happens in these books but if I can nitpick these plot points out but have forgotten those others that Salvatore seemingly brings up at will in his books then I can only imagine that others will destroy this book. Or continue to worship at the alter of Drizzt.

Of course, I'll read the next set of novels. The Sundering series may renew my interest or it may stop it entirely. The end of the War of the Spider Queen series, Resurrection, written by Paul S. Kemp is quite possibly the worst fantasy novel I've ever read. And I see he's writing the second in The Sundering series...

Good luck.

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skip this saga, go back to the earlier series, and get a better read.

awful ending to an awful series (Neverwinter saga). this series bored me, and the ending was disappointing. I only kept reading it, hoping it would get better. Alas, I was disappointed to the bitter end.

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There needs to be more.....

There's some really great and deep parts in this book, but I really feel like there needs to be more. I felt like things evolved too quickly.....and now once again I'm left hanging....like always with few answers. Definitely get this book though.....you won't be dissapointed, but most likely will feel like your missing something at the end.

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A new beginning and a new path

If you have not read any of the previous NEverwinter saga books, it is recommended that you do. I would also recommend you pick up the DSW Comic series. With out giving too much away it will add insite into a few of the early chapters in the book.

Drizzt sets out once more to do good in the world, this time however, with a band of adventurers who are more loose and ambiguous with their concepts of right and wrong. Drizzt acts as the moral compass for his friends which oft times has him acting very frustrated (bordering on whiney.)

The World of the forgotten realms has changed. the lines of good and evil, right and wrong, law and chaos have blurred and Drizzt is really struggling with this. He wants to do the right thing but oft times his vision is narrowed and he looses touch with the reality around him.

Once more, R A Salvatore has delivered a book of deep emotional depth, and a moral dilema for our hero. All the action and detailed battles are there and there are many.

My only complaint is that this is a transition for Drizzt, and due to the moral ambiguity of his fellow travelers he spends way to much time debating right and wrong instead of just doing what needs done. It begs the question...Can doing a little evil lead to a greater good? That is the debate Drizzt struggles with. His companions...not so much.

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Are you serious?

I think RA's son or some other less than fluently literate person must have written that book. Redundant and totally lower caliber of writing than what I had come to expect from Mr. Salvatore. Very disapointed. I feel as though he just stuck his hand in my pocket and stole 25 bucks. From the use of and lack of certain words and phrases it seems possible to me that his kid or someone else may be writing for him. I don't know but after all the money I have spent on his books I feel I deserve better than this dung. Thanks alot.

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Just want to say thanks to all the *&^&*$#@! That GAVE A

Just want to say thanks to all the *&^&*$#@! That GAVE AWAY THE ENDING! Way to ruin it for the people who want a review of the book not a summary!

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His books seem to be getting worse. The story itself seemed to l

His books seem to be getting worse. The story itself seemed to lack "heart" for lack of a better description. Also there was a lot of  different plots that seem to contribute little, if anything, to the main storyline. Also, the ending sucked. They wander off and fall asleep for eighteen years. Why? What was the point? Then after being attacked by his ex lover who apparently has not been redeemed in any way, despite signs to the contrary. He is whisked away, with no indication of how, to a rock I thought was destroyed in a previous book. Where he dies? Maybe? I found this book very disappointing and wish I had followed my initial impulse not to buy it. After all the last several books were not that great.

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A fitting end for  such a legendary warrior in the arms of his w

A fitting end for  such a legendary warrior in the arms of his wife.

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Good but sad

It was good that most of Drizzets friend we back, but to end it this way was a lityle but of a let down. 386 pages

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So-so

I finished reading this book and felt like something was lacking...it had a few good action/fighting sequences, but that was it. The long sleep was really odd to me, like Mr. Salvatore couldnt think of anything to write. What was the reason for the build up with Tiago Banre and Ertu characters if they just went away in less then a chapter? I was excited with all of the build up of these two characters facing the new "companions", only to be sorely dissapointed with a below average fight scene leave Tiago as the "hero" while the real hero is taking a long snooze? This is the first time i've been dissapointed with an R.A. Salvatore book! Hope the Companions series is much better.

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I have not been that fond of the Neverwinter saga, but The Last

I have not been that fond of the Neverwinter saga, but The Last Threshold was better than the others, in spite of the ending.

The upcoming Sundering, from my understanding, is the return of the dead gods, and Ao putting all of the gods in their place and putting an end to their squabbling. I'm a fan of the gods, so I'm both nervous and excited about it. The next book in the Drizzt saga, the Companions, is the first in the Sundering series. They will be by different authors and featuring different characters, so new, and some we have seen from previous books. The Sundering will be taking place in 1486, and TLT ends two years before. The 18 year sleep Drizzt and the others experienced in the enchanted forest was probably Salvatore's way of "catching up" and getting prepared for the next book. From my understanding, it was all intentional on his part, but it did feel rushed.

*spoilers*
I found out about Drizzt's death prior to actually reading the book, but my throat still tightened a little. It was kind of bittersweet, because he was reunited with Catti-brie, so that made me happy, but the mournful cry of Guen as Drizzt breathed his last was heart-wrenching. I hope this isn't the last of the beloved panther. And this may seem irrelevant, but I would like to see Zaknafein, Drizzt's father, appear again. In Passage to Dawn, he appeared to Drizzt and told him his spirit was in a good place, and promised they would meet again. I hope Salvatore remembers this. I found out his soul was in the Green Fields, which is indeed a good place, but it is the halfling realm, which doesn't make sense for Zak. Perhaps Salvatore mistook it for Mielikki's realm? Still, the goddess does gift Drizzt, so hopefully they will be united. I admit, I am a sap, and I like happy endings (though I don't like all rainbows and butterflies). Surely, though, if Drizzt is reunited with the others, he should be reunited with Zak, too? I'm crossing my fingers. Please, please?

The intrigue about the gods was, well, intriguing. There was much speculation of whether Drizzt was a Chosen of Lolth or Mielikki. Perhaps the 18 year sleep was the forest goddess' way of hiding Drizzt from the eyes of the Spider Queen? Perhaps Drizzt will undergo apotheosis like Shevarash did and become some sort of demi-god? I was hoping Paul S. Kemp's Godborn would be first in the Sundering novels, but after reading LTL, I'm glad it's the Companions instead!

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:(

Is drizzt really dead though?

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SunClan Hunting Grounds

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Daninaz to foodeater4

I on e mine 40 gold on a multyplayer world no lie or cheats

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To Sushicat15

Well, if you knew thats why did you ask?

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Action & Intrigue - MUST READ!

In this latest installment of Salvatore's Drizzt saga, you will find more suspense than you can handle - prepare to be up all night! Questions are answered, but many more you will find with a finale that will leave you begging for more! Stay tuned, avid reader, the next morsel hits the shelves August 2013!!!

PS: If you've never read this series, you need to! Salvatore is a master of all elements, keeping his readers captivated and in constant awe of a humble dark elf and his companions.

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foodeater4

Does anyone even look at the reviews of this book anymore?

Sushicat15

Oh. The story's Epilogue is at Enchantress.

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