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The Legacy

Stephen W. Frey (1998)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.76

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant HeroChosen One

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.

Features fantasy violence with sword combat and battles against demonic forces. The protagonist is hunted by a demon goddess and her followers, involving perilous action sequences typical of sword-and-sorcery adventure.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Teen readers will enjoy this action-packed dark elf hero's battle against an evil goddess and his fight to protect the peace he's found with his dwarf companions.

Tags

Sword and SorceryDark FantasyEpic FantasyAction-Adventure