Deadhouse Gates

After reading this book,  I felt… conflicted. I don’t know, it almost felt like I had to struggle with finishing it sometimes. I wanted to really just love this book, but at the end, it was just okay… First off, Dru; The main character, she needs to stand out above the rest. This is her [...]

A sad day when I heard the verdict 1 minute ago. The sentence was 1 year in prison, and a fine of 30million swedish kronor. (3.6 million US dollars) Must say I was a little bit shocked of the verdict when I read about this on vg.no and dagbladet.no (Norwegian online newspapers). But then again, [...]

You are like a sports car you are so fast the smell of sex and money, and you can go far but I am like a tractor I am slow but I am fit and eventually I’ll find you, I’ll crush you like a little shit

Now, who really has the dirty mind?

The book opens with a scene from Drizzt in the future 100 years. The scene is an interesting idea but really should have been saved for the end of the book. It ruins the little suspense that is present in any of the recent Drizzt books. The foreshadowing technique being used in the scene is ham-handed at best.

Quite a few minor plot lines are closed in some rather brutally short ways. The number of side characters killed is fairly high which actually makes sense given the orc army situations. It is good to see the orc using some actual tactics and strategies… evil does not mean you are stupid.

Happy New Years everyone. Here is a nice video from last nights fireworks here in Oslo, Norway.