Review: The gathering gloom
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 8, 2012
This is an incredible tale full of lots of characters that are fun to identify with.  Although parts of this storyline are not terribly original, it is still a wonderful adventure.  The story is quick-paced without a lot of jumping around.  I rated this book only 4 stars for two reasons: 1) there are races introduced towards the end of the second book that we've no exposure to and it would have been interesting to get to know them better and 2) the "evil" remains hardly more than an abstract concept through the second book.  I think I would have enjoyed knowing what's going on "on the other side" and watch this story build from both perspectives.  Recommend.