Review: 3-3/4 stars, reasonably good Quest type fantasy.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 5, 2013
A lot of creatures packed into this first book.Dwarves,  Elves, Goblins, Gargoyles, Demons, Dragons.....have I missed anything?A  band of humans and others go on a quest to find segments of a shattered sphere in order to fight the Big Evil, Solek, and save the land of Arkania from his legions of dead creatures.Pretty standard theme, good style and action.The only things that kept it from being a four star, for me,  was because there was none of the usual conflict between the main characters. Not much, anyways.  Get any group of folks together for any reason and there just has to be issues,  even if you're attempting to save the Land!  I also found myself skimming through some of the extensive travel scenes.Not a bad read,  however--well worth the time.