


Hell, it even seems like the author had no idea what to do with some of the main characters established as far back as the first book, sparing for them only a few pages. Some of them are also killed off quite quickly or abandoned, never to appear or be mentioned again.

The new characters, introduced in place of those that the author killed in the previous volume, aren't nearly as well developed as the old cast. It's like any time the opponents were present, the protagonists got a severe case of the stupids, suddenly being unable to fight, reason, act, or speak coherently. I cannot count the number of times I rolled my eyes at how inept the good guys were at preventing the villains' plans. After the gripping first book (The Dwarves), which I thought was brilliant, and the somewhat weaker second one (War of the Dwarves), this one was a chore to go through. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more.

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