Elaine cunninghams book is set in a time when menzoberranzan itself is going through change, and the character. Daughter of the drow by elaine cunningham 1995, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Following the recently released recovers of daughter of the drow and tangled webs, the first two titles in the series, this audiobook is not to be missed. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Free shipping on due to covid19, orders may be delayed. I read the book years ago and was glad to see it come to audible. One half a road trip by sea and one half a intrigue plot the book keeps you guess and the story moving. Gromph baenre was a drow and the archmage of menzoberranzan, as well as a very capable diviner. Amid the treachery and murder that are the drows daily fare, she feels something calling to her. Salvatore books, this gives a more lighthearted and fun focused approach to drow society than what might be expected from an r. The complete book of elves by colin mccomb focuses some of its attention on the drow. Beautiful as she is deadly, liriel baenre flits throught the shadows of menzoberranzan, city of the dark elves. Elaine cunningham elaborates on the underdark as if she had personally travelled.
Liriel baenre gives a different view that that given by drizzt dourden, a view that while different is complemetry. Tangled webs builds off the excellent daughter of the drow and turns everything up to 11. Especially note the spiders and webs as in her hairweave symbolizing her allegiance to the spider goddess, lolth. Daughter of the drow by elaine cunningham fictiondb. As beautiful as she is deadly, liriel baenre flits through the shadows of menzoberranzan, city of the dark elves. Amid the treachery and murder that are the drow s daily fare, she feels something calling to her. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
Daughter of the drow is an underdark novel about a drow princess who, after giving up all hope of escape from her chores as an evil spidergod priestess locked in a bitter struggle for power, encounters a berserker warrior and becomes involved in a quest involving a talisman of power and finds true love. This year i promised myself to read all unread books in my library. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Moreover, the way in which liriel finaly escaped from lloth was a bit of an anticlimax to one of the central struggles within the book. Having read and enjoyed many of the drizzt dourden series, i found daughter of the drow, to fill in more of the gaps about drow society, in a way that was not predictable. Daughter of the drow by elaine cunningham goodreads. She describes the inhabitants of the world as if she had met them. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Daughter of the drow by elaine cunningham librarything. The story moves along at a brisk and engaging pace and is filled with magic, combat, adventure, dragons. Subscribe sign up for your allaccess pass to kickass heroines, quotable sidekicks, and actionpacked magical adventures. Liriel baenre is the prized daughter of gromph baenre and therefore a princess of house baenre in menzoberranzan. Elaine cunningham liriel baenre is a freespirted drow in search of adventure in the forgotten realms. Join us in the next supersized 3 book adventure in the drow there and nothing more and find the answers. The character development of the book is excellent, especially for the two main characters liriel and fyodor, and the deepdown feelings and goals of the characters are made clear. Despite his old age he was old even by elven standards, gromph.
Daughter of the drow by elaine cunningham read between the. Daughter of the drow as beautiful as she is deadly, liriel baenre flits through the shadows of menzoberranzan, city of the dark elves. Daughter of the drow audiobook by elaine cunningham. Ive bought daughter of the drow 7 years ago 2008 but could not find time to read it. The new villains and supporting characters are great increasing the stakes to their highest yet. Daughter of the drow by elaine cunningham is a beautifully written forgotten realms adventure. Daughter of the drow is a book that can stand on its own. Finally, mere minutes after renouncing lloth, ellistrae enabled liriel to perform a resurrection. Although gromph has been able to train her in wizardry and keep her away from the wiles. The second being tangled webs and windwalker being the third. What made the experience of listening to daughter of the drow the most enjoyable. It is a great book but there are some missing pages on the file. Dara rosenberg pronounces words oddly, and has awkward pauses in the middle of sentences and even multisyllable words. I spent many enjoyable hours on the phone with elaine, picking her wonderful brain for details and symbols.
Daughter of the drow daughter of the drow elaine cunningham. Daughter of the drow by elaine cunningham booksamillion. Daughter of the drow by elaine cunningham by elaine cunningham. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith they have the permission to share this book. Essentially his backstory was that he was the product of a drow raiding party coming to the surface and leaving behind a little bundle of joy in a local lords daughter. Although gromph has been able to train her in wizardry and keep her away from the wiles of the priestesses, matron mother triel baenre insists that she enter the clerical academy of arach. Drow constantly war with other underground neighbors such as dwarves and dark gnomes svirfneblin, and keep slaves of all types including allies who fail to live up to drow expectations. Click to read more about daughter of the drow by elaine cunningham. He was also the master of sorcere, the arcane school, and the eldest son of matron mother yvonnel baenre, which made him the most powerful male in the city. The story is about a daughter, liriel, of a noble drow house. Liriel goes on to make the acquaintance of the human beserker, fyodor. If you like fantasy, i think you will appreciate this novel.
Salvatores drizzt dourden books and all my knowledge is written by one author. The books protagonist, dark elf liriel baenre, is complex and wellwritten. Cover for the first book in the starlight and shadows series, daughter of the drow, by elaine cunningham. Although gromph has been able to train her in wizardry and keep her away from the wiles of the priestesses, matron mother triel baenre insists that she enter the clerical academy of. The drow are still depicted as evil and cunning, but a lighter side of the drow is shown. Beautiful as she is deadly, liriel baenre flits through the sh. She goes to great lengths to obtain forbidden literature and artifacts. Unlike most drow, liriel is curious about the world above.
Starlight and shadows, book 1 by elaine cunningham book cover, description, publication history. Daughter of the drow is an interesting book to learn the life of the drow. Her immersion into the drow culture of treachery and murder came at the age of five, when gromph ordered the death of her mother so that he could take possession of the magicallygifted child. Elaine cunningham longing for travel and adventure, freespirited elf priestess liriel baenre sets aside her duties in menzoberranzan when she discovers a way to bring magic to the surface world and impulsively begins. Starlight and shadows, book 1 cunningham, elaine on. Daughter of the drow audiobook elaine cunningham audible. A novel of the underdark by elaine cunningham 1996, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. The nook book ebook of the daughter of the drow forgotten realms. Amid treachery and murder that are the drow s daily fare, she feels something calling to her. Since drow society has a welldefined hierarchy among its houses and the tolerance for various treacherous acts is widely accepted, his place as one of the finest weaponmasters in all of menzoberranzan makes him a valuable asset for the dourden family.