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egophagia's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
2.0
shadowspinner's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Violence
Minor: Sexual content and Vomit
the0newh0watches's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
donkbrown's review against another edition
3.0
Resurrection is a well written book. But it was depressing for me. The bad guys win and all of the awful, loathsome people characters survive and win. I understand the point of the War of the Spider Queen series was to explore Lolth's return to the Faerun, but gosh, it was really disappointing to see the anything good get corrupted and ruined throughout the series.
I read the War of the Spider Queen books to get caught-up on all things Menzoberranzan before I read Night of the Hunter. And I stuck with the series so I did not miss any detail. But, it was hard to do as these characters fought among themselves, were petty, untrustworthy and all deserved to die, except the ones that did!
I am rambling. Again, Resurrection is very well written and Mr. Kemp does a great job of portraying the Spider Queen and her realm and the machinations of the dark elves in the Forgotten Realms. The characters are well developed before they arrive at this book in the series and Mr. Kemp retains all of their personalities and inclinations very well.
I read the War of the Spider Queen books to get caught-up on all things Menzoberranzan before I read Night of the Hunter. And I stuck with the series so I did not miss any detail. But, it was hard to do as these characters fought among themselves, were petty, untrustworthy and all deserved to die, except the ones that did!
I am rambling. Again, Resurrection is very well written and Mr. Kemp does a great job of portraying the Spider Queen and her realm and the machinations of the dark elves in the Forgotten Realms. The characters are well developed before they arrive at this book in the series and Mr. Kemp retains all of their personalities and inclinations very well.
nakedsteve's review against another edition
4.0
That was a strong finish to the series. Yeah, the good guys really don't win, but we knew that was going to happen when the series started, so the bitter taste that leaves isn't as bad as it could be.
What I liked: strong battle scenes and evocative locations. The puzzle of Gromph Baenre trying to puzzle out the location of (and then destroy) the Lichdrow's phylactery was actually a lot of fun. The final battle of Pharun was exciting, and ingenious.
What I didn't like: Halisstra's fall was too abrupt. Descriptions of locations especially in the Demonweb Pits in the last half of the book were very confusing. The Pass of the Soulreaver was rushed and unfinished; especially Danifae's dream sequence there.
What I liked: strong battle scenes and evocative locations. The puzzle of Gromph Baenre trying to puzzle out the location of (and then destroy) the Lichdrow's phylactery was actually a lot of fun. The final battle of Pharun was exciting, and ingenious.
What I didn't like: Halisstra's fall was too abrupt. Descriptions of locations especially in the Demonweb Pits in the last half of the book were very confusing. The Pass of the Soulreaver was rushed and unfinished; especially Danifae's dream sequence there.
brandt's review against another edition
4.0
Great finish to the series. I'm very impressed with how characters and settings thought up by R.A. Salvatore made no real mention of his most well known character Drizzt Do'Urden. Only twice and both unnamed. It is a shame that one of the better characters died, but throughout the series he's been a badass so it wasn't so bad. This series is a great addition to the Forgotten Realms.
esperata's review against another edition
5.0
I was sorry to finish this book. Paul Kemp had a job to do in concluding this series but he managed magnificently. The story had as much drama and peril as all the others but each character's arc was tied up by the end. What I loved about this series was the fact nothing was guaranteed. Chaos ruled and any of the characters could be killed.
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