Exile

by R.A. Salvatore

Book Overview

Dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden fights for his survival in the labyrinthine tunnels of the Underdark Ten years have passed since we last saw Drizzt Do'Urden and his magical feline companion, Guenhwyvar--and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880389206
• ISBN13: 9780880389204
• Release Date: December 1990
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

Our hero goes far away from home

Exile is a superb sequel that follows the story of Drizzt Do'Urden, the most non-typical drow who meets friends where he least expects them and encounters enemies he thought long gone. Normally, I wouldn't think that a sequel could be equally good as its predecessor, but RA Salvatore, the author who inspired me to write my first book - The Final Crusade, proved me wrong. Our hero escapes from Menzoberranzan from his unforgiving kinsmen, preferring to live in solitude rather than enmesh himself in the trap of his evil society. Drizzt uses stoicism to heal away his pains but later realizes that leading a life of survival ultimately leads to an empty existence and makes him bottled-up emotionally. Thus, when I read the book, I ask: "What is the purpose of life when one has nothing to hold on?" Reading further, I answered that question. The answer was to find someone you love and hold on to them dearly. Drizzt redeems himself by making friends with enemies his people hated most (the svirfneblin gnomes) and discovers communal strength he had never saw. Hence, this novel had taught me to never follow the prejudice someone placed on a particular society. By holding on to his values and showing mercy, he defeats his deadliest enemy - solitude. Salvatore's novels again succeed to inspire people in a different way. Homeland focuses on the society but Exile concentrates on the individual. There are a lot of in-depth characters along the quest in this action-packed masterpiece, each with different personalities that are all likeable in some way. Fantasy readers can ask themselves which character they should emulate when they face a certain dilemma. Exile had brought tremendous learning values for me and shaped me to be stronger emotionally.

Alone in the Underdark

In "Exile", the second installation of the Dark Elf Trilogy, R.A. Salvatore picks up with Drizzt Do'Urden after he flees his ancestral homeland of Menzobberanzan. Alone in the savage Underdark, Drizzt faces monsters, and even more the weight of a crushing loneliness, with his only companionship coming from the summoned panther Guenhwyvar. In his wanderings he finally seeks out the company of the Svirfneblin, a race of subterranean gnomes and the blood enemies of the Drow. There, an old kindness is repaid in full, and he experiences life in a society completely alien to that from which he escaped....but the wrath of the drow and his cursed fate pursues him, and he must leave his new friends, lest he bring ruin to them as well."Exile" is a great read, and continues the excellent storyline that was begun in "Homeland". Drizzt continues to mature, both in his martial skills and his convictions. As always, Salvatore describes incredibly detailed combat scenes and swordplay, but the most fascinating struggle by far is the turmoil of Drizzt's soul. After finishing this novel, the first thing the reader will want to do is reach for "Sojourn", to see how the story will end, and begin again.

In a place of Exile, Drizzt is king.

After having my breath taken away reading Homeland I was quite excited to get started on the second novel in this brilliant series.Accepting the loss of his father Drizzt decides to leave his home. Stuck in the vast darkness of the wild Underdark Drizzt learns about himself, and learns to become the hunter.Drizzt spends ten years alone in the Underdark. Which is a great foreshadowing for the books after this. Drizzt learns to hone his skills as a fighter, and as a hunter. He becomes very primal, but it educates you on his character and you grow a strong bond with him.After many long years of being alone he discovers a group of Svirneblin (another race of the Underdark) and reunites with Belwar, whom you meet in the first book. Belwar tentitavely accepts Drizzt and they form quite a bond.You also meet Clacker, who was originally a pech (a humanoid creature that could converse with stone) and was transformed into a Hook Horror (a very large beetle looking creature with large pinchers) by a human wizard, and is forced to fight the pull of the evil creatures predatory instincts.The characters that Drizzt encounters in this book bring you to understand his psyche, and his development. It shows that Drizzt has outgrown much of his naitivity.This book is a delight to read, with many in-depth characters and wonderful fight scenes. I highly recommend this book.

Awesome Book

I recently read this book and I loved it! Continuous excitement and it got even more interesting when Zin-Carla came around! If you want to know how dangerous the underdark is, THIS is the book to show you.

this is a great book

exile is a great book. Drizzit meets up with his father who was raised from the dead by his evil mother who contols him.i would get sojourn but they are out of copies. i am so mad. i really want the next book.