The legend of Drizzt continues with the dark elf going back into Menzoberranzan, to surrender himself to the enemies of Mithral Hall. This way, he hopes to avert the danger of the drow attacking the dwarven citadel.

The book is written in the same easy style, with a lot of focus on the fight scenes. Sometimes it gets frustrating the amount of detail put into the choreography of the sword fights, but it still is the best part of the book.

All characters seem to be unmoved by the events of this book. The adventure seems to change absolutely nothing, and it seems like a simple interlude to a better, an intro for a better book, perhaps. The author tries to lend some depth to Drizzt, but fails terribly; perhaps the only character that becomes truly interesting is Jarlaxle, the head of Bregan D'Aerthe.

All in all it's fun and fast.