The Halfling's Gem

The Halfling's Gem
LC Class	PS3569.A4625 H34
Preceded by	Streams of Silver

The Halfling's Gem is a 1990

fantasy novel by American writer by R. A. Salvatore, the third book in The Icewind Dale Trilogy

.

Plot summary

The dark elf

Bruenor and Catti-brie

arrive and "The Companions of the Hall" are united once again.

Later, the heroes arrive in Calimport and storm in into Pasha Pook's palace, only to find

drow

. Bruenor, Catti-brie and Wulfgar come to the rescue of Drizzt, protecting him from the frightened and angry crowd.

In the throne room, Pook imprisons Drizzt and his friends in

Tarterus

with the help of a demonic artifact called "The Taros Hoop". Just when there seems to be no hope, Regis comes along, taking the wand that controls the portal and helping his friends. Our heroes try a desperate attempt to break free from the demodands but Catti-brie becomes unconscious, floating in the air because of the circular plane that is Tarterus. Drizzt sends everyone and rescues Catti-brie by fighting savagely with hordes of demodands. In the end, Pasha Pook dies by the claws of the freed Guenhwyar, the six companions are united once again, soldiers from the surrounding dwarven kingdoms, barbarian tribes, and human cities reclaim Mithral Hall and all turns out well. Entreri is still alive and plans his vengeance against Drizzt.

The novel holds several key events and introduces a number of important characters like Captain Deudermont of the Sea Sprite. Also, this novel is the starting of Drizzt's romantic feelings for Catti-brie-he even kisses her during Drizzt's rescue in the demonic plane (although Catti-brie was unconscious at that time.)

Reception

Banophernalia gave 3.5 stars for The Halfling's Gem.[1]

The Halfling's Gem reached 12 on The New York Times Best Seller list on March 4, 1990,^[2] and was ranked 14th in The New York Times Best Seller list on March 11, 1990.^[3]

In the Io9 series revisiting older Dungeons & Dragons novels, Rob Bricken commented that "Gem feels like it was written by the most talented, experienced author—which is absolutely wild given it's the same guy who wrote The Crystal Shard a mere two years earlier".^[4]

References

^ "R.A. Salvatore". Banophernalia. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
^ "Paperback Best Sellers: March 4, 1990". The New York Times. March 4, 1990. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
^ "PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS: March 11, 1990". NY Times. 1990-03-11. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
^ Bricken, Rob (January 27, 2021). "Dungeons & Dragons & Novels: Revisiting The Halfling's Gem". io9.

[1] "R.A. Salvatore". Banophernalia. Retrieved 2008-03-03.

[2] "Paperback Best Sellers: March 4, 1990". The New York Times. March 4, 1990. Retrieved 2009-01-09.

[NY_Times-3] "PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS: March 11, 1990". NY Times. 1990-03-11. Retrieved 2008-03-03.

[4] Bricken, Rob (January 27, 2021). "Dungeons & Dragons & Novels: Revisiting The Halfling's Gem". io9.

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