"Split between time and two worlds, Zaknafein had always been conflicted. That inner turmoil was magnified by his inferior position as a male dark elf in the matriarchal drow society. Only his status as one of the greatest warriors - as well as his friendship with the mercenary Jarlaxle - kept him sane. When he finally perished, he was content knowing he left behind a legacy as substantial as his son, Drizzt. Except ... someone isn't ready for Zaknafein to be dead. And now he's back, hundreds of years later, in a world he doesn't recognize. His son's companions are not the prideful - and bigoted - males the drow warrior was accustomed to in his previous life. Drizzt's circle includes dwarves, elves, and, perhaps worst of all, a human wife. Struggling to navigate this transformed new world, Zaknafein realizes that some things have not changed: the threat of demons and the machinations of a drow matron no longer content with her family's position in the ranks of Houses. Though he has been displaced in time, Zaknafein is still a warrior. And no matter what prejudices he must overcome, he knows he will do his duty and fight by Drizzt's side to stem the tide of darkness that threatens the Realms."--Publisher description.

"Forgotten realms."

Part I: The daggers of Bregan D'Aerthe. Running free ; The unexpected interloper ; Those strange Oblodran creatures ; Perfecting the edges ; Fair and not square ; Squaring up ; Stripped naked -- Part 2: Every front. Commander Zhindia ; Epler Veien ; Clandestine ; Skitterwombles in the sarcophobulous ; Icy waves and demon fire ; In the shadows -- Part 3: Cultural boundaries. If only ; Every angle ; Death deserved, deaths undeserved ; Trapped ; The words he knew ; When the blood dried -- Part 4: The afflicted. Flotsam ; Bad spideys ; ...Mentormentor... ; Sinking ship Kurth ; The eyes of the world ; She is my friend ; Down below ; The end.