This book supplies more than enough action to redefine the silver screen.
This book, like most other Salvatore works, relies more on dialogue than on description to lay down the tone and setting for each "scene". The dialogue comes out natural and believable, and is quite at home with the particular setting of the book. There are regional dialects that differ greatly from the others of the realm, and wholly different languages altogether that are used to maintain realism, and they do quite the fine job of it. The nobles speak a high, archaic form of the common tongue or their native tongue, while the commoner speaks in slang exclusive to their region, the other races, including demons, alfar (elves) , dragons, centaurs, and powries (dwarves) all speak their own race-based languages. While the dialogue is excellent, the descriptions are nothing to be forgotten, in fact, the descriptions of the settings could provide a perfect blueprint for anyone to replicate the storybook realm. Salvatore goes quite in depth with his descriptions, easily creating another world for the reader, or watcher, to immerse themselves in.
The setting, the archaic world of Corona, is a thrilling world to venture into. The colorful characters and interesting races alone would entice most anyone to join the civilization of Honce-The-Bear. That is, to say nothing of the exotic locales and non-sentient creatures that exist in the wondrous world. The place is littered with magic and battle and every child born is a hero in the making, every adventure begun is a potential legend founded. Though the commoners of Corona might have something different to say, there is never a dull moment in the lands around the Belt-And-Buckle mountains. .
The plot, while deep and extensive, could potentially be fit into a two-hour movie, though it would be better and more accurately depicted in an epic film a la The Lord of The Rings.
The sound of my horse's hooves echoed in the darkness of the woods as he trotted on. As he moved deeper in the forest, the snow kept increasing, causing his handsome black mane to turn white. He walked very slowly, breathing hard; he seemed exhausted. Therefore, I reined him and tied his reigns to a...