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18 Reddit comments about Homeland (Drizzt "4: Paths of Darkness") (Forgotten Realms: The Legend of Drizzt, Book I):

u/WTP07 · 8 pointsr/gaming

Start here.


See you in several months (depending on how fast you read) .


You are welcome.

u/BryceOConnor · 4 pointsr/Fantasy

Drizzt Do'Urden, of The Legend of Drizzt series the modering original Mary Sue.

I'm also very partial to Kylar Stern of The Night Angel Trilogy. Slum boy to badass assassin. Love it.

u/titanemesis · 3 pointsr/Fantasy

Check out the Malus Darkblade series by Dan Abnett & Mike Lee.

They focus on a delightfully ruthless, fairly evil anti-hero who violently rails against being made a pawn of the Dark Elven ruling elite, his Highborn Family, and the darkest of evil forces themselves.

The books are part of the Warhammer universe, but do not require any prior knowledge of said universe.

On a much lighter, relatively PG-13 scale: you might also check out the first few books of R.A. Salvatore's Legend of Drizzt series. Also follows a young, extremely talented dark elf who rebels against the inherently evil society he is raised it.

u/Valkes · 3 pointsr/AskMen

Homeland (26)

I read it in elementary school. It was the book that inspired my love of fantasy novels and the first REAL book I ever read.

u/Ryngard · 3 pointsr/DnD

I would suggest reading the novel Homeland, by R.A. Salvatore. You don't have to get all into the Drizzt stuff, but this is the stereotypical assumption for Dark Elves (keeping in mind this is one city in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting and your DM might have a TOTALLY different viewpoint on this subject).

I think it will give you a good point-of-view on how most people will reply to your questions... like the baseline assumptions on Drow society.

u/[deleted] · 3 pointsr/TrueReddit

Actually I learned English first by reading fantasy literature aimed at teenagers, this was my first book in English - this genre / level can be considered dumbed-down literature, can't it?

Putting it in other words, is there a real, clear difference between books written for teenagers and books writte for adults then dumbed down for teenagers?

u/afridgetofar · 2 pointsr/AskReddit

Maybe some RA Salvatore books, I suggest starting with Homeland

u/pineapplesf · 2 pointsr/santashelpers

I take it from Harry Potter and Divergent he likes strong, morally-white protagonists on journeys to save the world. I don't know his exact reading level or interests, so I will make the following suggestions by category. I ranked books in each category by difficulty.

 

Teen Fantasy:

 

Dealing with Dragons: Funny, easy to read, dragons, magic, and sarcasm.

The Lioness Series, Immortal Series, or The Magic Circle Series: Strong female leads and interesting to read with great stories (Think Mulan). My brother loved them.

Artemis Fowl: Strong, morally ambiguous but ultimately altruistic, sarcastic, and smart protagonist against the world.

User Unfriendly: Dudes get sucked into a video/rpg and try to get out without dying. Like Tron, but less sci-fi and more fantasy.

Halo: One of my brothers who HATES reading -- or at least is incredibly picky actually stayed up all night to finish four of Halo books. He also really likes the games. I don't know which one is the first or the best but this one had the best reviews. I dunno if it is dark either -- I haven't read it :'(.

The Dark Elf Trilogy: Darker than anything else I have on here (or can be) hero vs world type fantasy. Drizzit = my brothers' hero growing up. Kinda WOW-esque? Having played both, I understand how much of WOW is inspired by DnD. I personally didn't like this.

Redwall: Harder to read, talking animals save the world from other talking animals. I personally hated this series, but my brothers read every single book in the series at the time.

 


Adult Fantasy:

 

Magician: Magic, totally badass protagonist, BORING first couple chapters, but ultimately the most OP hero I have ever read. Amazing, truly amazing. I think it is two-three books in the first series.

Harper Hall: Dragons, music, strong, but lost protagonist. Deals with sexism and gender biased. The other books in the cycle range from sci-fi to political fantasy.

Dragonbone Chair: Strong, badass hero vs a dragon. What happens? He becomes more badass. It is a lighter verison of LOTR/Sword of Shanara (which is probably too much politics/genetics/enviromental commentary -- generally boring-- for him right now) --

An even lighter alternative, more teen book is Eragon. That being said, I absolutely DETESTED these books. I don't care if he was 16, he didn't coming up with any of his own material. But -- a lot of people really like it, so your brother might!

 

Sci-fi:

 

Ender's game: Amazing ending, especially if he likes videogames. I haven't seen the movie, but my Dad said it was "loosely inspired" from the book. All I know is the book was world-changing. It has some legitimately dark points (like gouging out a giants eye or drowning puppies).

Johnny Maxwell Trilogy: This dude is cool. I didn't know until I linked it that it is hard to get a copy >.<.

Dune: This, like LOTR, is VERY political and can be very easily boring. It might also be too adult or hard for him. There is mental illness and just crazy people in the later books.

 

Mature Humor:

 

He should be ready for some British humor, which is a little more mature than American humor (sorry) and much more sarcastic. You also have to be in the mood for it, especially if you aren't expecting it.

Sourcery: Really, really funny.

Hitchhiker's Guide: Also funny.

Magic Kingdom for Sale -- Sold: American. Funny take on fantasy books.

 

I kept away from darker books where the protagonist is morally grey (Artemis fowl and Drizzit being exceptions -- though they are both still definitely heros), sex, questionable themes, or general mental derangement.

I also stayed away from more modern books, which I have read a lot of if you would like recommendations for those instead. I read a lot in general, so if you have a questions about a book in particular, I can try to help.

Edit: Links

u/AieaRaptor · 2 pointsr/DnD
u/Fauchard1520 · 2 pointsr/dndnext

You know, I honestly can't remember now, but I'm pretty sure I read Homeland before I played D&D. Regardless of the order, that book definitely helped to shape my view of hte game. Funny how we assume everyone's experiences are the same as our own. :)

Anywho, I could see how a drow warlock would be a pretty slick character concept, especially with Lolth kicking around as an unofficial patron now.

u/Drixislove · 2 pointsr/asoiaf

I picked up where I left off on the Drizzt series. I stopped after book 8. Let me tell you those books are awesome and well worth a read, I'm sure you've heard of them.

http://www.amazon.com/Homeland-Trilogy-Forgotten-Realms-Legend/dp/0786939532/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1318470456&sr=8-2

u/FliryVorru · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Wat.

It's too quiet in here!

u/tufeomadre24 · 1 pointr/DnD

If he doesn’t have much in the way of 3rd party content, I’d get him the [Tome of Beasts](https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1936781565/ref=mp_s_a_1_1 ie=UTF8&qid=1523552464&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=tome+of+beasts&dpPl=1&dpID=61%2BwXcuEGfL&ref=plSrch) from Kobold Press. It’s full of enemies that are lacking in the Mm and VGtM, like high CR monsters and Fey.

Alternatively, if he likes reading, get him Matt Coville’s book [Priest](https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0615512151/ref=mp_s_a_1_1 ie=UTF8&qid=1523553476&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=priest+matt&dpPl=1&dpID=41ZD3imHCkL&ref=plSrch). I haven’t read it, but I’ve heard nothing but good things. There’s also the Drizz’t series by R.A. Salvatore starting with Homeland, the Dragonlance series by Weis and Hickman, Discworld by Terry Pratchett, etc.

If he’s more into games, you could get him Divinity: Original Sin 2 on Steam. It’s basically DnD the game, if I had to describe it in a sentence.

All the books are normally around $6-10 dollars, and both the Tome Of Beasts and the game go on sale for around $30 fairly often.

u/Malkron · 1 pointr/Fantasy

No problem. I suggest starting with Homeland. There is also a book with the whole trilogy in one volume. Chronologically, it's the first in The Legend of Drizzt series.

u/reseatshisglasses · 1 pointr/suggestmeabook

Would you be down to follow a Dark Elf main character as he survives his brutal dark elf society to become ome of the greatest swordsman and hero?

If so, Homeland by R. A. Salvatore

u/ProfessionalHobbit · 1 pointr/DnD

The Underdark (or as I like to call them "The Sunless Lands") is your chance to do anything you want, mostly because if the PCs are being played correctly, they probably haven't heard much about it...or if they have, what they may have heard are wild tall tales or fanciful rumors that have very little basis in reality.

And blank slates don't come along very often, so you should make the most of it.

For source material, if you have access to previous editions of D&D, I would try any of the following:

https://www.amazon.com/Menzoberranzan-Famed-City-Drow-Revealed/dp/1560764600

https://www.amazon.com/Skullport-AD-Forgotten-Realms-Undermountain/dp/0786913487/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1473797909&sr=1-1&keywords=skullport

https://www.amazon.com/Drizzt-DoUrdens-Underdark-Forgotten-Realms/dp/0786915099/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1473797970&sr=1-2&keywords=underdark+AD%26D

Or read some of R.A. Salvatore's novels such as

https://www.amazon.com/Homeland-Trilogy-Forgotten-Realms-Legend/dp/0786939532/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1473798026&sr=1-1&keywords=r.a.+salvatore+drizzt+series

Or try http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052948/ -- you can turn the plot of that 1959 movie into a D&D equivalent and run wild with it. Bet they never expected a "Hollow Earth" would exist down there!

u/CrotchlessSpeedo · 0 pointsr/books

I really like Homeland: The Dark Elf Trilogy By R.A Salvatore but only the first three, after that they really go downhill in quality
http://www.amazon.com/Homeland-Trilogy-Forgotten-Realms-Legend/dp/0786939532/ref=cm_lmf_tit_1