Extinction (Forgotten Realms: R.A. Salvatore's War of the Spider, Book 4)
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Excellent : Extinction (Forgotten Realms: R.A. Salvatore's War of the Spider, Book 4)
Opinion on this entry into the War of the Spider Queen series seems divided. I come down on the side of those who much enjoyed Lisa Smedman's contribution. Richard Baker's Condemnation was not much to my taste (though obviously necessary to follow the plot), but this one amped up my interest again.
As with the other books in this series, I had to deal first with the jarring alteration of character presentation. Each author obviously has his or her own perception of characters, and it can make them seem extremely different from book to book. I'm starting to put this down to Drow chaos. :) On the plus side, Ryld is more interesting here than in any novel since the first, and Quenthel becomes more complex and intriguing. I have less interest personally in the Menzoberranzan part of the story, much preferring to follow the transitions of Ryld and Halistra.
My biggest problem with the character development in this book deals with the growing conflict between Pharaun and Quenthel. Pharaun generally seems highly sensible through most of the story, but his antagonism of Quenthel (though nothing new) crosses the line of self-preservation by a mile and a half in this story. And Quenthel, though often irrational, does seem smart enough to understand her own best interests too well to retaliate as she does. These two do seem to be heading towards open confrontation, but their actions here smack very much of "cutting off your nose to spite your face."
There's no real big pay-off in this novel. As others have noted, it is transitional, making necessary set-up for the conclusion.