Early in 1973, Muir abruptly left the band, ostensibly due to an onstage injury, but in fact due to an overwhelming spiritual need which led him to retreat from music and join a monastery (something which was not communicated to his bandmates at that time). King Crimson's previous album, Larks' Tongues in Aspic (on which they had moved decisively away from a more traditional progressive rock sound drawing on American jazz, and towards the influence of European free improvisation ), had been recorded by a quintet lineup of the band, including experimental percussionist Jamie Muir. From left: John Wetton, David Cross, Robert Fripp, and Bill Bruford In order to more faithfully capture the band's live energy, much of the material on this album was tracked in concert and edited together with studio recordings.īackground and production King Crimson in 1974. It carries over most of the same lineup which appeared on the preceding album, Larks' Tongues in Aspic, with only percussionist Jamie Muir not returning. " Starless Night is good sword-and-sorcery fare and keeps a lively pace throughout."-Adam Paul Hunt of the Library Journal.Starless and Bible Black is the sixth studio album by English progressive rock band King Crimson, released in March 1974 by Island Records in the United Kingdom and by Atlantic Records in the United States. Starless Night debuted on The New York Times bestseller list at number 12. Entreri escapes to the surface, and Catti-brie and Drizzt return to Mithral Hall, on the way stopping by the resting place of Wulfgar. Catti-brie then explodes a section of the tunnel above the House Baenre compound, destroying most of the chapel dome and interrupting the ceremony of the Matron Mothers. Drizzt is victorious, obtaining Dantrag's magical bracers, while Catti-brie chooses Dantrag's evil sentient sword Khazid'hea, who wanted to be wielded by Drizzt but could not (as Drizzt favors the scimitar). Drizzt then kills Vendes, and in the daring escape out of the compound fights Dantrag Baenre, who was always considered the second-best to Zaknafein (and after Zaknafein's death, Drizzt). He and Catti-brie steal a number of magical items from Bregan D'arthe and the sorcerer Gromph in order to free Drizzt from House Baenre during a ceremony involving all of the matrons of the eight ruling Houses of Menzoberranzan. He makes a deal with Cattie-brie in a bid to return to the surface and escape the evil drow city. Entreri, somehow surviving the fall in the previous book, is now essentially the prisoner of Jarlaxle. Drizzt is taken to Matron Baenre's dungeon and tortured by one of Baenre's daughters, Vendes, the chief torturer. Catti-brie is near Drizzt at this point, and she witnesses his capture before being taken by Jarlaxle and held prisoner by the mercenary group Bregan D'arthe. Then in Menzoberranzan, Drizzt is able to disguise himself for a little while as a slave driver on the Isle of Rothé, but is later found out. Catti-brie also encounters a group of deep gnomes a day later and they show her a shortcut to Menzoberranzan. Catti-brie also arrives at the entrance to the Underdark within two days of Drizzt, and Fret goes back to Silverymoon.ĭrizzt goes first to Blingdenstone, the Underdark city of the deep gnomes, and stays for several days. He makes his way into the Underdark several days later. He takes it as a sign that Mielikki, the goddess of rangers, approves of his sacrifice. The pair encounters a unicorn in the grove of Montolio and Drizzt is able to pet it. She meets Drizzt, and the elves send a guide, Tarathiel, to help him through the woods. Meanwhile, Drizzt meets several elves in the woods near the Underdark, and recalls the surface raiding party that he was a part of as a young drow when he saved a young girl by pretending to kill her. Alustriel, who has feelings for Drizzt, gives Catti-brie horses with magic horseshoes and makes a dwarven attendant, Fret, accompany her to the entrance of the Underdark. She first stops at the city of Silverymoon to meet with Lady Alustriel and to procure supplies. Regis then gives her Guenhwyvar and she decides to follow Drizzt. When Cattie-brie later questions Regis about Drizzt's disappearance, and she makes Regis tell the truth. He gives Guenhwyvar to Regis and tells him not to tell anyone where he went. In Starless Night, Drizzt decides to return to Menzoberranzan in an attempt to keep the evil drow from launching another attack on Mithral Hall. It is the second book in his Legacy of the Drow series. Starless Night is a 1993 fantasy novel by American writer R.
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