Salvatore concludes the exciting Drizzt trilogy (beginning with Timeless, 2018), as the allied forces engage demons, driders, and drow. When last seen by his friends, Drizzt Do'Urden was racing across the world at magical speed, leading a demonic retriever--whose sole purpose was to destroy him--away from his allies. Both magical and physical evidence suggest that Drizzt has departed this world, leaving his friends and family to reflect on how he motivated each of them. His father, Zaknafein, in particular, ponders how he fits into this mixed-race society, so different than it was when he died two centuries before. Salvatore skillfully switches between Drizzt's early days, as seen through Zaknafein's perspective, and the modern chaos of war across the Forgotten Realms. Intensely detailed combat scenes highlight the heroes' skills and their powerful opponents, as even Zaknafein and Wulfgar struggle while confronting demons. In the midst of research for an upcoming battle against a demon, the powerful drow psionicist Kimmuriel discovers information that could tear core beliefs of drow society apart, leading to a stunning conclusion.

The exhilarating conclusion to Salvatore's Generations trilogy (after Boundless) illustrates the power of family, both born and chosen. When dark elf Zaknafein Do'Urden, weapon master of House Do'Urden, becomes a father, he's determined to keep his son, Drizzt, the hero of Salvatore's Forgotten Realms series, from being corrupted by Drizzt's evil mother and the hate-driven underground society of Menzonberranzan. But when Zaknafein grows afraid that his enemies will use Drizzt to get to him, he leaves Drizzt in order to keep him safe. Jumping forward centuries, Salvatore shows the long-lasting consequences of choices made by both Zaknafein and Drizzt. Drizzt's wife, Catti-Brie, is about to have a child, and the family she's created with friends and loved ones from all different races of supernatural beings are in the midst of their most fearsome battle yet against the powers of the underworld. The question of Drizzt's survival will be on the minds of all returning readers, and Salvatore expertly draws out the suspense en route to an ending that is sure to satisfy series fans. Amid epic sword and sorcery clashes, Salvatore makes a powerful case for love and compassion conquering even the strongest of evils. Fans will be sad to see this fantastic series end. Agent: Paul Lucas, Janklow & Nesbit Assoc. (Aug.)

With his stories already nominated for Hugo, Nebula, BSFA, Sturgeon, and World Fantasy honors, debut novelist Rosenbaum (The Ant King and Other Stories) returns with The Unraveling, which dreams up a far-future, distant-galaxy, rigidly structured society where individuals have multiple bodies and staid-gendered Fift and bail-gendered bioengineer Shria wind up in the midst of an eyebrow-raising art spectacle. Salvatore's Relentless closes his "Generations" trilogy with Zaknafein reunited with son Drizzt Do'Urden and reconciled to life's unpredictability (100,000-copy first printing).