Flight of the Nighthawks

Well, book 1 of the Darkwar Saga is a promising start. Love the fact that the previous plot has been broadened to warrant intervention from the most powerful people in Midkemia. The book starts off slow but as the plot builds, so does the tension. It boils into a nicely crafted, if somewhat predictable, finale. I expected a bit more from the magical battle, so that was slightly disappointing. Overall though, with the inclusion of so many characters and different viewpoints, Feist manages to make the book feel rather epic.

Some complaints though, primarily with sloppy writing/editing. There's a couple of continuity errors and grammatical errors. Also, describing a character from previous books to refresh the reader is fine, until you do it too often, for the same character, no more than a chapter apart. There's also a couple of reminiscing sections that didn't seem to fit too well, feeling more like fillers.

But in the end, just overlooking the little nitpickings, the book is quite enjoyable, better than the previous trilogy and nicely continuing from it.