A diverse band of novice adventurers seek a long-dead sorcerer's staff of power. A gang of cutthroats, with the help of an evil mage, want the staff as well. Is the legend of the staff true or just a deadly fable? The first part of the Dark Tales Trilogy, a story from the Kingdom of the Blue Moons.
Taken from a review on Amazon.ca: What a great story! It’s hard to find one that’s well written in the D&D genre, but Randall L. Scott has hit the nail on the head. The main character is a rarity - young, a Halfling and female. She carries the entire story and leaves the reader loving her! The descriptions in the book are my favourite part. In the style that it's written, you can follow her thought process. I read it in one sitting and was totally engrossed! As for the legend of the staff—what a great “ending”. It’s not really the ending, because the best part is there are two more books in this series!
An excellent read for any D&D fans, but also for anyone wanting a great story with amazing characterization. And for those wanting more, fear not, there is apparently more on the way!
If you took every major epic fantasy that has ever been written and twisted them all into one fantastic tale of magic, sword play, and just plain old fantasy fun, you might get the first half of this 235,000 word monster of a read. The last half is a
Valiant escapades, wicked battles, and heart wrenching loss await readers in this fourth installment of the bestselling Dragoneer Saga. Hold onto your dragon!