It continues the tale of the famous renegade drow (dark elf) Drizzt Do'Urden and his friends.
In this novel, Captain Deudermont seeks to rescue the city of Luskan which is under the control of the Arcane Brotherhood.
Salvatore mixes neatly choreographed battles with philosophical musings from self-styled "renegade soul" Drizzt, lending a little depth to an otherwise straightforward hack-and-slash adventure.
8 on the fiction hardcover bestseller list as reported by The Buffalo News in October 2007.
[3] The Pirate King reached 8 on the New York Times bestseller list on November 2, 2008.