Matt Forbeck crafts yet another solid story with engaging characters, evocative backgrounds, and the added fun of the Endless Quest choices that make one book into scores of different stories depending on your choices!

Alas, the Netgalley copy I received for a review failed to allow the branching choices to alter the narrative flow while I read this on my Kindle, so I can't comment on the choose-a-path nature of the story.

What I can say is that Matt's characters and their plights grab you from the get-go and show you the Forgotten Realms from a singular/personal perspective. As I was among the few who've written about Ardeep Forest in the past, I enjoyed seeing this from another viewpoint as a fan of the Realms. ( )