Krondor

The problem with this book (the entire trilogy actually) is that it reads like a computer game. There's a lack of character depth and empathy, the dialogue are rigid, and the plot is quite formulaic - with obvious leads from fact-finding to obvious action. While there are attempts to tie the events in this trilogy to the events surrounding Midkemia as a whole, those are light at best. This is probably nothing more than cashing it in. Feist's style is only evident in several places, most of it is rather wooden and plain; nothing much stands out.