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The Legacy

John Coyne (1979)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.52

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant HeroVengeance-Driven

Synopsis

A new mass market edition of the New York Times best-selling sword and sorcery classic, The Legacy is Drizzt at his scimitar-wielding best!Having found a measure of peace among the dwarves in the reclaimed Mithral Hall, Drizzt begins to know contentment for perhaps the first time in his tumultuous life. But for a dark elf renegade from a city ruled by priestesses of a demon goddess, no peace can long last. It is Lolth herself, the dreaded Queen of the Demonweb Pits, who musters her followers to pour up from the black depths of the Underdark to reclaim for their goddess the one soul that had managed to elude her. The soul of Drizzt Do'Urden.From the Paperback edition.

Is The Legacy appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

Fantasy combat with swords and magic features prominently, with deaths occurring in battle. The protagonist struggles against religious persecution and demonic forces, but content remains adventure-focused without graphic detail.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, violence, and organized crime.

Who'll love this

Teens will love following the legendary dark elf hero Drizzt Do'Urden as he fights to protect his found family from the demonic goddess who wants to reclaim him.

Tags

Sword and SorceryHeroic FantasyAdventure FantasyGame-Based Fantasy