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Passage to Dawn (Drizzt "4: Paths of Darkness") Mass Market Paperback – August 5, 2008

by R.A. Salvatore (Author)

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Book 10 of 33: The Legend of Drizzt

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Danger awaits Drizzt Do’Urden and Catti-brie on the high seas in this fourth and final installment in the Legacy of the Drow series

It has been six years since the fateful Battle of Mithral Hall; six long years during which Drizzt Do’Urden and Catti-brie have been away from the only place they ever truly felt at home. The pain of a lost companion still weighs heavily on their strong shoulders, but chasing pirates aboard Captain Deudermont's Sea Sprite has been enough to draw their attention away from their grief.

But when a mysterious castaway on an uncharted island appears bearing a strange message, Drizzt and Catti-brie are sent back to the very source of their pain—and into the clutches of a demon with vengeance on his mind.

Passage to Dawn is the fourth book in the Legacy of the Drow series and the tenth book in the Legend of Drizzt series.

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R.A. Salvatore was born in Massachusetts in 1959. He is the New York Times–bestselling author of more than forty novels, including the popular Forgotten Realms series, The Legend of Drizzt. His love affair with fantasy, and with literature in general, began during his sophomore year of college when he was given a copy of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings as a Christmas gift. He promptly changed his major from computer science to journalism. He began writing seriously in 1982, penning the manuscript that would become Echoes of the Fourth Magic.

His first published novel was The Crystal Shard from TSR in 1988, and his novel The Silent Bladewon the Origins Award. He is still best known as the creator of dark elf Drizzt Do’Urden, one of fantasy’s most beloved characters.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wizards of the Coast; Reprint edition (August 5, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0786949112
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0786949113
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 10 - 12
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.1 x 0.98 x 6.8 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #626,251 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #7,602 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy (Books)
- #12,569 in Fantasy Action & Adventure
- #16,614 in Epic Fantasy (Books)

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Leominster, Massachusetts is known for four things: Johnny Appleseed, a thriving plastics industry, Robert Cormier, and New York Times bestselling author R.A. Salvatore. With over 20 million books sold worldwide, more than four dozen book and numerous game credits Salvatore has become one of the most important figures in modern epic fantasy.

A lifelong resident of Massachusetts, R.A. Salvatore, began writing shortly after receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Communications/Media from Fitchburg State College. He penned his first manuscript in 1982, in a spiral notebook, writing by candlelight while listening to Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk album.

Bob’s first published novel, "The Crystal Shard", was released in February of 1988. By 1990 his third book, "The Halfling’s Gem", had made the New York Times bestseller list.

Salvatore spends a good deal of time speaking to schools and library groups, encouraging people, particularly young people, to read. With the zeal of a religious convert, he talks about the virtues of reading and the ultimate appeal, “it is fun.” He remembers his return to reading when he was in college, “The blizzard of 1978 shut down my college for a week. My sister had given me a copy of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, which I read while house-bound. When I got back to school, I changed my major from math to communications.”

Salvatore makes his home in Massachusetts, with his wife, Diane and their two dogs, Ivan and Dexter. He spends his “free time” coaching and playing softball on a team made up of family and close friends. His gaming group still meets on Sunday nights to play games. Of late, they have been playing the new game R.A.designed with Bryan Salvatore and Geno Salvatore, "DemonWars: Reformation", a role-playing game set in the World of Corona.

He is currently working on more novels set in Corona for his DemonWars series.

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Russell Wilson jr.

Great book.

Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2023

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Great book that welcoms you.

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Eric

2021 - Sibling Reading Challenge

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2021

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Truly one of the finer novels in the epic of Drizzt; yet more than a small part of me wishes that Salvatore had introduced true, irrevocable grief into this slight climb of a story arc. Whereas truly great passions come from loss, the last great loss was nigh on 3k pages (9 novels) ago. It is far past time for Salvatore to mature in his expectations for readers and to incorporate more “real world” themes into this mystical realm.

+ Magic is wild and unpredictable, yet Salvatore keeps solid boundaries readily apparent. In doing so the magic of the world is made more realistic and less of a writers miracle cure.
+ Battle scenes are epic and well written. Salvatore has clearly learned from experience; no longer do I feel drained from reading about extended and varied conflicts.
- Drizzt’s “lessons learned” are unrealistic compared to what was learned previously. There doesn’t always have to be personal growth. Growth can come simply by recognizing the same lesson already learned. It’s called maturity. Some even call it wisdom.

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Mitchell

Ahoy and other such

Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2015

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I enjoyed this book, but I would have enjoyed it more if I wasn't such a landlubber.

Before you read this book, either become intimately familiar with all the parts of a wooden sail and rope type ship, or just read it with a diagram of a schooner or something nearby.

Otherwise I enjoyed the book, a lot happened in it, and I'm a sucker for some of the narration choices it made.

Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2023

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Gift for a realitve
He asked for it. Je liked it.

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2023

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Solid read from Mr. Salvatore!! I’m off to the next book in the series. Wish me some good luck with that.

Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2015

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***SPOILERS***

I love this book. I know there are some negative reviews out there, but the moments in which Cadderly and Drizzt met up were some of the best in the series to date. I am rereading these amazing books from my youth, and I knocked this book out in four days because of the amazing side characters. Captain Duddermont was great, but nothing topped Salvatore's two protaginist from separate series uniting.

Ultimately brining Wulfgar back was a mistake, but if the plan was to bring him back, I feel like Salvatore should have pushed Drizzt and Catti-brie's relationship further. Despite that hindrance, I still give the book 5-stars because I loved both the pirate adventures and the Cadderly/Drizzt reunion.

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Cory Bennett

A book for any person regardless of age gender or stature.

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2014

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I give this book the same I've given all of the legends a 5 star rating for the pure emotions that are imprinted upon me when I read about Drizzt and all the companions of the hall. In these books in able to escape reality to live a part of myself that could never be realized in real life. These books aren't just a temporary relief from the struggles of life there a way for myself to express the inner parts of my being R.A. Manages to permeate the spines of his books to enter the reader and give everyone a character to relate to whether your a protective father who sacrifices everything for his loved ones bruenor battlehammer, or a person who by birth and family feel obligated to a path in life you don't want and must escape Drizzt or a quite guy who feels like he doesn't hold up in comparison to others Regis. And by doing this he alleviates your fears of striving to achieve better by taking you albeit subconiuosly through the very trials you feel yourself in a different setting. I give not only this book but the author himself 5 stars!

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2020

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As with every book that I have read, they just keep getting better. They are action packed and I can't wait to read the next book. Thanks Henry, my son-in-law , for turning me on to R A Salvatore books, especially The Legend of Drizzt.

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Stephane Gagnon

This book will make you fly high !

Reviewed in Canada on March 11, 2022

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More magics, more intrigues, more unexpected events.
More pain!

More development in character’s relationship.

This novel goes in every directions

Carly

nice

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2023

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love the twist and turns, the ups and downs and most importantly the life lesson from Drizzt perceptive on life… seem to always hit the mark on real life…

Norbert Möser

Gut geschrieben

Reviewed in Germany on December 27, 2020

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Alles gut

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Sunny Spot

Nothing new to say

Reviewed in Spain on May 28, 2016

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A wonderful read. Mithological beings, adventures and all types of cool battles. This series never lets you down. The first one is by far, the best one.