and Homeland is a "must" for all readers..Deffinately Salvatore's best Not to say that R.A. hasn't written some amazing books--but for me, Homeland is my absolute favorite. I won't give you any spoilers, but if you ever liked elves, or, for that matter, great characters and action period, you should read it. I love fantasy and I have read it for years--but this is one of the only books I've ever read that I've never forgot about. It is one of the greatest books I have ever read--and that includes books from Christie Golden, J.R.R. Tolkien, Elaine Cunningham, etc. You really feel as though you are looking through Drizzt Do'Urden's eyes. Drizzt is a young drow (dark elf) living in a sceity that has cast away all compassion and morals--e.g., it is perfectally alright for you to stab your brother in the back when he's not looking--as long as you're not caught. Males have a very subordinate role to females in the story--and Drizzt, being the third-born son, is not treated very kindly. But Drizzt, unlike his dark kindred, has a place for caring, sadness, disgust and horror at the ways of his people, and hope for a better life, in his heart. And when the person who matters most dearly to Drizzt is taken from him, he begins to wonder: can he live in a world that goes against everything he believes in? The prequel to Exile and Sojourn, this is a fabulous book that anyone who can read engish, should read. If you don't believe me, rent if from the library! This THE book for all fantasy lovers! Go Drizzt Do'Urden!