A wonderful book that lets R.A. Salvatore explore his own world, unfettered by character timelines. An interesting new fantasy world, and this book only explores a small portion of this new land. I look forward to sequels!However, not his best writing in any sense and a lot of it is unoriginal.

This book was incredible. The main character is amazing. From begining to end there is never a dull moment. Salvatore shows that battle scenes aren't the only good part. Some of the greatest character developement I have seen since Dark elf trilogy. I could not but this book down. I was reading it while eating dinner. This book shows a whole new view on Corona. It explains what the abellican church used to be like, and it shows an old religion not discussed in the other Corona novels. This book is stand alone so you can read this and enjoy it without reading the other novels.

RA Salvatore delivers an exciting, fast-paced tale based in the world he created. The book is what readers should expect from a fantasy adventure book; great story, great characters and a great read.The reader does not need to have read (although it's highly recommended) the Demon Wars novels Salvatore has written to follow The Highwayman. If you are looknig for action-adventure, look no further!

It never ceases to amaze me on how well Salvatore can develop his characters. My first impression of this "Highwayman" was an aloof cheesy expectation........I was dead wrong. To my chagrin, Bob has yet to disapoint, granted it is a very quick read, but non the less a very good book.***SideNote***If you are interested in obtaining a signed copy of any of Salvatores books, check out his website: www.rasalvatore.com. There is listed his book signings.

Let me start by saying that I am not a complete Salvatore-o-phile. As much as I enjoyed his orginal Drizzt stories, the later ones have been done to death. There is nothing left to write that hasn't been written about the dark elf and I would recommend that Salvatore move on. Having said this, I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed the Highwayman. There is nothing new in this story, there are no deep revelations or Universe expanding messages. This book is just good, clean, swashbuckling fun. It follows the life of Bransen (the Highwayman) and his parents as they struggle with racial bigotry, bigotry towards the handicapped, and religious xenophobia. You will find no surprises in this novel, but you will cheer for a small handicapped boy as he learns to release the hero within, and see himself the way God sees him.I had a great time and can't wait until Salvatore dishes up another helping of the Highwayman!

Some spoilers(ish).This was an average book, but terrible in comparison to Salvatore's others. The book is split up into three different time periods ten years apart from each other. I felt as if I was reading three short stories, not of which were gripping/entertaining. The title character isn't even involved until the second "story".While Salvatore does kill off characters along the way, the main character showed an aura of invincibility and seemed as if he could fight any amount of opponents of any skill and I knew he would win without much struggle.I am a huge fan of Salvatore's other books (namely those involving Drizzt and Cadderly) and found myself finishing the book just for Salvatore's sake. I doubt I will continue the series.