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<blockquote data-quote="John Crichton" data-source="post: 1333035" data-attributes="member: 4779"><p>Well said. If I punch up webster.com I get this -</p><p> </p><p><em>Main Entry: <strong>clas·sic</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>1 a</strong> <strong>:</strong> serving as a standard of excellence <strong>:</strong> of recognized value </em></p><p> </p><p>If I'm going by the book, I could make an arguement either way for Drizzt's "classic" status. Let's get out of the way that I am a huge RAS fan and have been for years. I'd also like to think I'm an objective person.</p><p> </p><p>For a book series (14 and growing) as long as it is, there isn't a ton left for Drizzt to do that is new. Also, RAS (like many genre authors) blatently ripped off LotR many times in the series. The writing at some points wasn't great and I found many of the books in the later parts of the series a little grating (which has oddly changed with the newest trilogy, the first real trilogy since <strong>The Dark Elf Trilogy</strong>). However, none of that actually speaks to the character of Drizzt.</p><p> </p><p>I think the comparisons to Wolverine are pretty good. There has been some dreck associated with that character but it doesn't make him any less identifible. Sure, the writing makes the character but it doesn't end there. RAS <em>writing</em> is not classic but I believe Drizzt is, as Henry pointed out above.</p><p> </p><p>Many of my favorite RAS books do not have Drizzt in them. The Demon Wars series, as noted by DJ, is some damn fine writing. But we aren't talking about that now as I could ramble on forever about it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p>Will Drizzt be remembered as an iconic fantasy character 50 years from now? Based on the length of this thread and the readership out there right now I could see it happening more than I cannot see it happening. Just as pen and paper RPGs aren't going anywhere, I don't think Drizzt is going anywhere either. The popularity of the Forgotten Realms and the current generation of his readers will keep the character in the eyes of genre readers. And who is to say the character won't make it to the big or small screen? That will certainly help things, as others have mentioned.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Crichton, post: 1333035, member: 4779"] Well said. If I punch up webster.com I get this - [i]Main Entry: [b]clas·sic[/b] [b]1 a[/b] [b]:[/b] serving as a standard of excellence [b]:[/b] of recognized value [/i] If I'm going by the book, I could make an arguement either way for Drizzt's "classic" status. Let's get out of the way that I am a huge RAS fan and have been for years. I'd also like to think I'm an objective person. For a book series (14 and growing) as long as it is, there isn't a ton left for Drizzt to do that is new. Also, RAS (like many genre authors) blatently ripped off LotR many times in the series. The writing at some points wasn't great and I found many of the books in the later parts of the series a little grating (which has oddly changed with the newest trilogy, the first real trilogy since [b]The Dark Elf Trilogy[/b]). However, none of that actually speaks to the character of Drizzt. I think the comparisons to Wolverine are pretty good. There has been some dreck associated with that character but it doesn't make him any less identifible. Sure, the writing makes the character but it doesn't end there. RAS [i]writing[/i] is not classic but I believe Drizzt is, as Henry pointed out above. Many of my favorite RAS books do not have Drizzt in them. The Demon Wars series, as noted by DJ, is some damn fine writing. But we aren't talking about that now as I could ramble on forever about it. :) Will Drizzt be remembered as an iconic fantasy character 50 years from now? Based on the length of this thread and the readership out there right now I could see it happening more than I cannot see it happening. Just as pen and paper RPGs aren't going anywhere, I don't think Drizzt is going anywhere either. The popularity of the Forgotten Realms and the current generation of his readers will keep the character in the eyes of genre readers. And who is to say the character won't make it to the big or small screen? That will certainly help things, as others have mentioned. [/QUOTE]
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