I read this one back in the early 90s and remember that of the trilogy, only the first book was of any interest. The other two felt like filler. So when I chanced upon a novel lot that included all three books for the price of one, I pulled the trigger and got them.
I reread this book to see if my original assessment held, over thirty years later...
On the plus side, I really enjoyed the setting, particularly the interactions between the houses and the way the city worked.
However, Drizzt is an insufferable Mary Sue who can do no wrong. He gets annoying fast. And his enemies just keep fumbling over each other like the villains in a loony tune cartoon.
And it was worse since I knew they would not succeed.
As a rating, I would put this as a 2.5, rounding up to a 3/5. It's good, but not great.
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