Title: What's the plot?
Product review: I found this second book of Dennis's to be very lacking, which moved me to write this review. The excellent storylines found in his previous work is nonexistant here in this duology. The characters are shake-and-bake "hobbits" with flat personalities. There is no realism in the characters, either. No personality conflicts, no passion, just a sugary goodness that is hard to believe. The badguys are always off-camera, except for the seemingly endless battle scenes that are boring because they are the same each time: the goodguys always lose troops, but never "key" goodguys, and the enemy is always *cleverly* outsmarted. The second book is bereft of plot, as well. Halfway through the book, the Silver Sword is mentioned in the hands of an unknown character, Galarun, who is promtly killed. This book went to the printer as a first draft, and I hope the quality of McKieran's future releases makes it over the bar instead of doing the limbo. One last thought on this book: "Barn rats!"
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