The story is in my opinion extremely well written. It starts of a little slow and was tough for me to get into but as I did I realized how much information they were feeding me, i quickly began to feel like I was a part of this story, standing alongside our macabre hero and his merry if somewhat gloomy band of followers. As the book ended I had a firm grasp on there world and was all to eager to pick up the second book. I hope if anyone is even considering this book that you give it a chance because it is truly captivating -Zombie

Though best known for blending post-apocalyptic and high-fantasy fiction in the Dragonlance series, Hickman and Weis have proven themselves rather capable, if somewhat predictable weavers of tales. The predictability is largely one of genre constraint and the setting is twisted mightily enough to allow the reader to overlook it. The characters are lively and well written. Typical for their style, they are different enough to be believable yet not so much that they feel like disjointed stereotypes. All in all, the little series is an interesting lens with which to look upon a typical fantasy setting and a fine read.