I could talk about the importance this book has in the Forgotten Realms timeline, the culmination of a series of life-altering tragedies the protagonist endures, or the return of Cadderly, the heroic priest from
The Cleric Quintet... but why?
All you need to know is that Drizzt kills lots of things in an exciting manner with his whirling scimitars, and if the cover is to be believed, might well solo a Dracolich. (All right, so Guenevere is there, but animal companions don't eat up any experience points, so it's cool.)