The cover of Siege of Darkness. The face of Matron Baenre, a drow matriarch with a spider tiara, is on the left. On the right is Drizzt, a hooded white-haired dark elf, looking out into the distance.

Siege of Darkness

“Drow names have been getting increasingly ridiculous over the course of these novels. ‘Zeerith Q’Xolarrin’? Seriously? Buddy, you can’t just mash your face around on the keyboard and call it a name.”

The cover of The Legacy. On the left is a long-legged spider outlined in purple. In the centre is Drizzt, a long-haired dark elf who looks oddly white-skinned and old here.

The Legacy

“Let’s be honest: Drizzt wouldn’t know what to do with himself if he didn’t have things to kill on a regular basis. I don’t buy this self-pitying pacifist bollocks for one minute.”