Changes

These two characteristics do cause a problem part way through, however. Feist flicks between characters and races quite easily and at such a rate it can be a little dizzying. At one point, when he introduces the new alien character, there's nothing to indicate this is what he's done and the human-like way they are described meant that for some time, I was confused as to who was who. Once I'd got this sorted out in my head, however, things became a lot clearer and I was able to enjoy the story.

If there is one other concern, it's that the identity of the main villain was a little too easy to predict. Admittedly, the way things came about was unexpected, but I was a little disappointed to have picked him so easily and so early on, especially as I'm not usually good at guessing things like that.

These minor concerns aside, however, this middle book doesn't feel like something to take up space between and introduction and a climax, but an adventure in its own right, unlike some [[The Elves of Cintra|similar]] books I have read recently. It's clear that there have been events leading up to the story in this book and that there will be more to come, but there's enough here to keep you entertained rather than looking out for what is to follow.

I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy of this book to The Bookbag.