Venom's Taste

This is a rather promising start to a new and rather atypical D&D story. It is set in the warmer southern climates and tells the tale of how a man gets twisted into devious conspiracies woven by none other than the dangerous yuan-ti.

The book sets itself apart because it is not the hack-and-slash variety (in fact there's hardly any) but instead it focuses on psionics. Throw in a twisted plot that involves disease, poison, and dissenters and it's a rather good read. Of course, a few plot points tend toward being rather convenient, but nothing too bad. A few proofreading errors here and there (I keep noticing these...). I didn't like Arvin the protagonist initially, but he kinda grew on me, and did make me root for him.

The ending brings a nice closure and whets the appetite for the next book.