Though this book lacked much of the strength that was in the first book in the series (I'm sorry I forgot the title), the heroes are still great. The many scenes of the battle are great, but Rikus' character still got on my nerves as he performed one stupid act after another. The final battle in Urik was great and the finish was excellent. Though my DM strongly disliked this series for it made any hero second to the exploits of Rikus, Agis, and Sadira, I still found it to be a most excellent series. The only problem is that if I were to write on my own parties actions in Dark Sun they would contradict almost everything in this series. ::Shrug:: Oh well.