Title: A nice start
Product review: There fascinating thing about this book is not the similarities with Tolkien, or the sci-fi elements in the book. Feist, at least in this initial outing, is still working on form. The characters are more developed and vivid than traditional sword-and-sorcery, while the epic philosophical depth that many enjoy in Tolkien or Jordan is not present. That being said, the story is paramount to anything else in the book - it hooks you in, making you care about the characters, making you interesting in what's going to happen next. This is not as easy a thing in a book as might be imagined. One leaves reading this first book hungry for more, more stories about the characters, more stories about the world. Watch for the subtle introspection and wry humor, both easy to miss but deeply appreciated when found. A good mid-level selection for fantasy readers.
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