Not long ago, my favorite char was undoubtedly Drizzt. However, as has been said, his character doesn't seem to have changed in a while now... hope Salvatore writes a bit more about Drizzt in following books (don't have Sea of Swords, have the rest). I agree, Jarlaxle is just neat! Currently I'd put them like this: 1) Jarlaxle 2) Drizzt 3) Zaknafein 4) Catti-brie 5) Artemis Entreri (#5 has gone a long, long way from being "the bad guy"). Don't like the rest that much.
But I must also agree: Compared to many other books, Salvatore's characters simply seem stereotypical and two-dimensional
I hope the trend will reverse itself, otherwise I may not bother to buy any books after Sea of Swords. That would be a sad end to the series, considering the first books of the series (The Dark Elf trilogy is one of my favorite series [img]smile.gif[/img] )