This is number 5 in the Darwath series, and while it's something of a standalone, you should read at least the original trilogy first to understand the world. It's pretty good as is all Hambly's fantasy, but not as absorbing to me without Gil and Rudy. Ingold pops in to save the day at the last moment. I did like the idea of the unwilling spirit of the Keep going slowly nuts. I spent a minute wondering why Bektis didn't just wipe out the Alketch guy after he got the Hand but of course Bektis needed a patron for all the luxuries. IMO a big flaw in this book was the demons. A big plot point here but they're not even hinted at anywhere in the other 4 books.
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