James W. (jamesw) reviewed on 8/18/2011 + 9 more book reviews

OK...so I only gave this book two stars but I am glad to have read it. Sounds weird perhaps but as a collector of Role Playing Game items(mainly Dungeons & Dragons)this is a "must have" in the literature department because it represents the first book ever written based on the D&D game world.

I personally have a hard time with Andre Norton's writing style - so perhaps that colored my perceptions of the book a bit - but I found the overall adventure fairly boring. I did enjoy the little nods to the Realm of Greyhawk and the character classes, but I thought the book might have been much better if the author had perhaps clarified the final battle especially...which easily could have added another "star" worth in the ratings department.

Some questions left unanswered or unexplored: What was the "single sheet of time-browned paper" that was so important in the final scene? Why was the mystical gamemaster transporting people into Greyhawk at all? What was his motivation? etc...etc...

I do intend on reading "Return to Quag Keep" to see if any of these questions are revealed. I did like the characters for the most part, and the pseudo-dragon was a nice touch as a companion also.

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