Finally, a return to the type of Drizzt book that hooked me on the series to begin with. After really, really struggling through the last few books (and skipping the previous one altogether) this one came very close to capturing the feeling of the first trilogy and had me excited to keep reading. Finally, a break from the Drow. Finally, a break from Emo Wulfgar (for the most part). Finally, a return to the cross-country adventuring of the earlier books. And on top of all that, we got some character development for Regis!