Продовження пригод двох головорізів – людини Артеміса Ентрері та хитрого дроу Джарлакса. Обидва зчиняють такий переполох у невеликому королівстві Дамари, що легко могли захопити владу. Попри це, вони утримуються від цього, слідуючи власній меті та принципам (якщо їх так можна назвати). Підступна інтрига Джарлакса змушує сміятися. Також автор зачіпляє тему влади, а точніше права на неї у монарха, яке має спиратися на кров, сили чи чогось іншого. Книга завершується кривавою помстою за прикре та похмуре минуле Артеміса Ентрері.

This wonderful ending to an amazing trilogy was exquisite. I can not put into proper words why it is that I loved these Sellswords books so much, but this action packed 3rd act was just so good and dark.

The pacing of this book is a lot different than Promise of the Witch-King. It's still basically about Artemis and Jarlaxle's travels together, mostly (but not entirely) in the Bloodstone Lands. This book's storyline took a completely different direction than I thought it would. I won't say any more than that, for fear of spoilers. While you get further peeks into the enigma that is Jarlaxle, I feel like Entreri has seen the most growth and character development in The Sellswords. It's one of the things I liked about it, really. This line of his from toward the end is a good example:

"She had no name, none that you would remember. Look around you for your answers. Look at all their names, for they are etched on every stone."

Well i've finally finished the Sellswords series (which have been sitting on my shelf for about 2 years) and i have to say i'm just a little bit disappointed. The first fantasy series i ever read was the Dark Elf trilogy and from what i remember, it was pretty much the coolest thing ever. I think i was a little unimpressed with this series in particular because when it comes down to it, Salvatore is just not as good as many other authors out there. I truly believe Salvatore can create characters better than most author's i've come across to this date, but other than very intriguing fight scenes, although sometimes too many or too repetitive, i feel as though Salvatore's stories are rather predictable and well...all very similar. I like Artemis and Jarlaxle quite a bit, but the plot for the 3 Sellswords novels was pretty stupid. You have no idea why or how they stay on the surface world other than "to get treasure", so many characters come and go with little significance, and as the pages turn, the story slowly slips into...well...shit. Artemis gets all soft and mushy because of a flute, goes to his homeland, kills a few people, and the story ends. I must say that some of the minor characters, including Athrogate, Master Kane, and even Knellict could have been used much more effectively to enhance the plot.

All in all i'm quite happy that i gave the 3 books a read. I guess if you like the Drizzt novels you'll like these ones too, however just as the later novels based on Drizzt get a little boring and repetitive....so do these one.