Date: 12 April 2011, 13:10
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I have just finished the trilogy, so this is a bit of a retrospective review. I picked up all three books this summer and have gobbled them up. I read a lot of fantasy and stay away from a lot of the world oriented series such as Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance. I know there are good authors, but they seem more strained and not as polished as other works. This Legacy of Dhakaan series is fantastic! Each book does stand somewhat alone in that they are fairly complete and the author does a good job of re-calling events from the previous book. The main characters in this book definitely have a past which must be defined in the Dragon Below series (which I did not read, yet). The sense of gobinkind (Dar), shifters and humans are well written such that each is distinct and not just humans who look different. I did read the book Orcs and hated every minute of it, but this series develops goblin culture (in Eberron, at least) with a history, food types, and a deep language. I admire the author's work on a goblin language and enjoyed the smattering throughout. It was not overwhelming and with constant use it gave a sense of the culture that is pervasive. The writing is heads above much of the banal fantasy written today. This is not high brow literature, but well more than much of the high school level writing on the shelves. The sentences are more than five words and the intrigue and plot development is good. This first book sets a good tone to the series and does a good job of introducing the setting, the issues, and the characters. I enjoyed the work and highly recommend it to fantasy fans and of course DnD fans.
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