Homeland: Homeland

This book was really awesome. loved it. It really grabs the reader and creates a very realistic mood. Once i finished i couldn't wait to get the next one. Bravo R.A. Salvatore.

This book is one of the best fantasy books I have read to date. I could not put this book down and finished it in a matter of hours. It is a fantastic anc compelling read that I would reccommend to anyone. A great book.

Every Saga has Beginning, Every Character had a Dark Past, Some are Darker than Others.
An absolutely captivating read, it's the modern Tolkien. The intricately woven story with twists and turns all of it's own. The story explains Drizzt, the Drow's, history and heritage while hooking the reader into the series. It makes you want to read on, i recommend this book to anyone wanting an adventure, you'll finish it knowing the Characters. Happy Reading.

This book has to be the very best book I have ever read. Drizzt has got to be one of the very best characters ever created. If you like R.a. Salvatore or fantasy you have to read this.

The common theme in the The Dark Elf trilogy is an entry into a great setting with interesting characters, only to be later disappointed with a lack of depth and creativity. Salvatore presents us with the vividly described homeland of Drizzt Do'Urden, which is solely capable of capturing your imagination for the first 100 pages or so. The novel even manages inklings of suspense, which are later completely lost and unheard of. Beyond the first 100 pages, the novel sinks into repetitive, mundane, and predictable scenarios revolved around violence. This soon gets old, unless all you want to read about are pointless fight scenes. Recommended for teens...

No lies, this is the best Forgotten realms novel out there, and the Drizzt series is the best and most well rounded series. With an amazing and complex protagonist, Salvatore provides the essential glimpse into the world of the dark elves. No other author is more responsible for the splendor and majesty of the drow.

This book was awesome just fabulous i bought it yesterday and finished it many hours of strenuous reading later. The creativity of Salvatore was amazing-those houses of the underdark were fabulously descriptive. A great read!

Homeland is THE BEST book I've ever read. I've just finished it and I can't wait to read Exile. R.A. Salvatore is brilliant for creating a book that is so hard to put down. I just want to keep reading. Even after the book is finished I couldn't put it down for the life of me. Homeland deserves a five star rating in my oppinion.

I enjoyed this book very much. It was worth the read and I cannot wait to read more into the series!

Homeland is the beginning of a wonderous journey beautifully written by R.A. Salvatore. It is the one book that will get any avid fantasy reader hooked for more. You'll crave the adventure brought to you through the eyes of an unusually noble-minded drow named Drizzt Do'Urden. The twists in this tale show you the detailed plot by an author who keeps us hungering for more at every turn, book after book in this series. From the deliciously wicked ideals of the deadly Drow race and their patron deity Lloth to the lone drow that thinks life means more than the cold reward of death at the end of a comrades blade; you'll yearn to read this story with absolute rapture, unable to put it down. See through the eyes of Drizzt as you begin a journey you will never regret...

This novel is awesome! I would definately reccomend this to anyone who enjoys fantasy. As it is the first book in a major epic series, I would encourage you to start here if you think you might like the fantasy genre.

This book has to be the best book I've ever read. For anyone who is into D&D then this book is for you. This book shows the upbringing of Drizzt Do'urden a drow from the underdark. It tells of the ways of his race and how he forsakens them by chosing to walk his own path. Everything from sorcery, to incredible fights, and vicous wars between families is found in this book. I've read this book along with a few other of the Forgotten Realms, and I can honestly say this one is the best. (expecially if you love the character Drizzt)

I picked this book up at a local Chapters on a lark because I had some time to kill and I am hooked on Salvatore and his story telling mastery. Drizzt is the heroes hero and has kept me up long into the night reading about his fantastic adventures. I've since completed the Dark Elf trilogy and am on to the Icewind Dale trilogy and will not stop there. Drizzt is a beacon of light in a very paralell world to our own and Salvatore has brilliant but simple insights on how to live your life with honor and integrity. I am really looking forward to reading more about Drizzt and all the Forgotten Realms characters in months to come.

The Best in the darf elf trilogy.

Of all the books R.A. Salvatore has done, Homeland continues to be his best work of them all. He creates and captures the essence of the drow in this, his first book, and creates characters so real and honest that you cannot help but love, hate and utterly enjoy them. A must-read for anyone, drow fan or not.

"Homeland" is one of the most excellent novels I've ever read. I read it for the first time 9 years ago and I've not come across another novel yet that has yet to replace it as the top of my list.

The novel, about the childhood and past of one of the Forgotten Realms' most beloved characters, Drizzt Do'Urden, is a novel of intense passion, of intense inner turmoil, of intense character. It's a prequel to the The Icewind Dale Trilogy and explains why Drizzt is the way he is - stoic and burdened yet content with his life. The storyline and plot are solid and phenomenally detailed as is the character development. The description of the settings, the battles, and most importantly, the emotion, create a novel that is gripping and exciting, while at the same time conveying a feeling of reflection and self-examination. Through his use of amazing detail, Mr. Salvatore allows the reader to feel Drizzt's pains, his triumphs, and his insatiable search for something good in his life.

This is a complete novel; all aspects work well together and create a timeless Forgotten Realms story that is enjoyable on many levels. I highly recommend this book and consider it Mr. Salvatore's best novel.

R.A Salvatore is my favorite author and he still withholds that truth he is an amazing author who through perfect detail describes the danger of the Drow city of Menzoberranzan The battle with the wizards was terrificly done the simpathy he felt for Belwar was heart touching The training he had with his father was amazing there is the perfect amount of detail on the scenes with the Panther Guenhyvar, The saviour of the Surface Elf was very cool but I havn't begun to talk but I've got to go ...find The Servant of the Shard

The detail that Salvatore uses in all of his paragraphs is exquisite and very intricate in the way that you can actually picture the events transpiring in your mind and become entranced. His ability to make even the most uneventful scenarios in his book incredibly interesting by bringing the context of the book to a deeper level is amazing, by bringing the characters thoughts into play. I found this book incredibly enjoyable to read multiple times. I'd like to thank R.A. Salvatore for writing this book.

This book, is a conglomeration of shear inteligence, intrigue, wonder, character, morals and philosophy. No other book that I have read has so inticatly and perfectly blended action, and character development into something so butifull that it is an honor just to read. While you are dazled by the action and incredible story line, you are at the same time pondering the philosofical meaning and intention behind the motives of the characters.

Isuess that can and do apply to society and your own life are intermingled with the events of the characters and the story line.

Basicaly, if you want to be dazled, entertained and blown away, read this book now!

This book was so good. I would definetly reccommend it to anyone. I can't wait to start Exile!!! Go Drizzt!!