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I would like to begin, as I believe I should, by saying you are probably my favorite fantasy novelist. Weis and Hickman get their spot with you on the top but that's about it for me.
The writing of both characters and action is amazing, and the creativity with both is superb. Something that many authors cannot claim (being creative for me is to be able to avoid the "obvious" conclusions which the reader and even yourself are expecting from each scene/character/book).

As for questions:

1. First of all, RAS (how do you prefer to be called? oh well), I was curious if your philosophical character of Drizzt - and I think that it's probably the most important thing about Drizzt as a character - stands similar to yours? I take every new "part" in your books, with Drizzt talking and explaining his feelings and motives, as a small-philosophical debate, one that Drizzt takes with the reader just as much as with himself, and I enjoy them quite a lot (even though I am utterly disagreeing on the opinions that you show there) you seem to put a lot of good self-doubts in the character and in the philosophy that it holds. As a Nietzsche reader I can only appreciate doubting oneself and trying to see through one's own masks (and Drizzt/you do it a lot).

2. Are you planning to continue Entreri's character? I was surprised that he left Jarlaxle alone at the end of RotP - even though character wise it fits wonderfully because Entreri got twice as wise and thrice as strong (from my personal view) since he joined the traveling Jarlaxle. Their combo is just so fun to read, and you do write them marvelously.
I haven't managed to get my copy of "The Ghost King" yet and so I can't comment much on Jarlaxle's continued growth, but a solo Entreri book (about his struggles with himself, with the hate and with the surrounding world) would be most appreciated. I can say that I find many similarities between myself and Entreri and thus I wish to see him keeping his unbelieving spirit (of everything!) while growing up to use it for his own good in a world as confusing as the realms. First love shouldn't be last love, and if he could find a woman which he didn't hurt she might teach him even more wisdom than Jarlaxle had taught him.

3. When will Drizzt become less goodie-tooshoo? (I got no clue how to really spell that term).
It was a great character to learn the childhoods morals with, but overall I think he should have grown up much more by now (especially after Innovindil's death). Even more so after the last book (which I haven't read yet but heard some nasty things about! Nasty is a good thing!!),

4. Can we get a whole book about Zak? He was such a great character and a full book about him in Menzo would be welcome (especially if that same book will detail both him and Jarlaxle and his evil mother). I know there's a short story coming (or so I heard) but I truly wish for a full book to tell their story(ies).

5. Why's Drizzt even comparing himself to Entreri in all those books? Considering the history of both Drizzt (in my humble opinion) had the easier way to "good" morals. It's much easier to live in a pure evil world and seek some light in it, hoping that it exists, than knowing there's light all around you but it's all fake (like Entreri's environment, which has many "normal" good people but in Entreri's mind and experience were all really fake and evil) - as evidence, even Entreri changed his views quite alot, and his actions, after his visit to the Drow city. Entreri was used to being surrounded by lies about people's nature, Drizzt was only used to lies about the plots around him. Entreri was forced out in a kick from the candy store while he saw other kids eating chocolate, Drizzt had no chocolate in his young world. To me it seems obvious who had the harder time (and that is Entreri).

6. You play WoW! That's amazing and fun to know. May I know what class (or classes) you play/been playing?
Personally I'm a hard core warrior with a lot of other characters around (I actually moved from Night-Elf warrior to Orc mainly due to your books about Obould, which made me hate Orcs a bit less :P). Also played two mages, once in 60 and once in 70 - mages are the shizzle!


-- Sorry if I asked questions you've answered before, I could not find time enough to run through all the past threads and sort out the questions I consider important from those that I don't