The trilogy continues the tale of the infamous assassin, Artemis Entreri (previously featured in books as Drizzt Do'Urden's self-proclaimed archenemy), and the cunning drow mercenary, Jarlaxle (previously relevant as the leader of Bregan D'aerthe, an outlaw group of drow based primarily in and around Menzoberranzan that does business mostly with the drow of Menzoberranzan). Continuing the story of Artemis and Jarlaxle told in the Paths of Darkness series, Artemis and Jarlaxle begin an adventure that tests their skills, their minds, and their souls.
While the two characters are antagonists in the Drizzt Do'Urden series, they are the main characters in The Sellswords trilogy, which are some of the few books in Salvatore's Forgotten Realms novels that do not focus on the legendary drow warrior, Drizzt Do'Urden, as the hero of the novel. The Sellswords develops the two characters more deeply than was possible in the other Salvatore books, giving the reader an in-depth view of the mind of the cold, calculating Artemis Entreri and the ambitious, opportunistic Jarlaxle.
Pat Ferrara of mania.com comments: "The second book of arguably the coolest Forgotten Realms literary spin-off to date, Promise of the Witch-King continues the Sellswords Series without skipping a beat. Tightly knit plotlines, absurd yet memorable and engaging characters, and hellishly fast-paced storytelling culminate in a wild melee of swords and sorcery led by the master himself."[1]
The audio recording of Road of the Patriarch received a favorable review from California Bookwatch, which praised all aspects of the novel, including the plot, the action, and the narration by David Colacci.[2]
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sellswords, term, meaning, mercenary, mercenary, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, describes, work, element, fiction, primarily, universe, . For the term meaning mercenary see Mercenary This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily in universe style Please help rewrite it to explain the fiction more clearly and provide non fictional perspective June 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Sellswords news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message The Sellswords is a trilogy of fantasy novels written by R A Salvatore whose related works include The Legend of Drizzt series and The Hunter s Blades Trilogy It contains three books Servant of the Shard also the third book in the Paths of Darkness quartet which was later published as books 11 through 14 of The Legend of Drizzt Promise of the Witch King and Road of the Patriarch The SellswordsServant of the Shard Promise of the Witch King Road of the PatriarchAuthorR A SalvatoreCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishGenreEpic fantasyPublisherWizards of the CoastPublished2000 2006Media typePrintNo of books3Preceded byPaths of DarknessFollowed byTransitions Contents 1 Plot 2 Works included 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksPlot editThe trilogy continues the tale of the infamous assassin Artemis Entreri previously featured in books as Drizzt Do Urden s self proclaimed archenemy and the cunning drow mercenary Jarlaxle previously relevant as the leader of Bregan D aerthe an outlaw group of drow based primarily in and around Menzoberranzan that does business mostly with the drow of Menzoberranzan Continuing the story of Artemis and Jarlaxle told in the Paths of Darkness series Artemis and Jarlaxle begin an adventure that tests their skills their minds and their souls While the two characters are antagonists in the Drizzt Do Urden series they are the main characters in The Sellswords trilogy which are some of the few books in Salvatore s Forgotten Realms novels that do not focus on the legendary drow warrior Drizzt Do Urden as the hero of the novel The Sellswords develops the two characters more deeply than was possible in the other Salvatore books giving the reader an in depth view of the mind of the cold calculating Artemis Entreri and the ambitious opportunistic Jarlaxle Works included editServant of the Shard 2000 Promise of the Witch King 2005 Road of the Patriarch 2006 Reception editPat Ferrara of mania com comments The second book of arguably the coolest Forgotten Realms literary spin off to date Promise of the Witch King continues the Sellswords Series without skipping a beat Tightly knit plotlines absurd yet memorable and engaging characters and hellishly fast paced storytelling culminate in a wild melee of swords and sorcery led by the master himself 1 The audio recording of Road of the Patriarch received a favorable review from California Bookwatch which praised all aspects of the novel including the plot the action and the narration by David Colacci 2 References edit Forgotten Realms H G Wells amp More Archived from the original on 2014 03 20 Retrieved 2014 03 22 Brilliance Audio California Bookwatch December 1 2006 Archived from the original on March 29 2015 Retrieved June 21 2013 External links editSellswords Trilogy series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Sellswords amp oldid 1197082126, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
