The Crimson Legion: Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Sun: Prism Pentad, Book 2

The prism pentad is a classic among D&D themed novels.The telling is excellent and the setting unique among fantasy settings

Good follow-up. Finally found time to read this series, which I've had in my possesion a long time, and it doesn't disappoint. A very different fantasy setting. The tale is straight-forward, and no skipping from place to place and very well told. Believable characters with major personality flaws as should be. I liked it very much and want to get on with the rest of this pentad.

The book keep you enthralled the whole time, the battles and the characters are simply awesome!, Its focused on Rikus, the Mul Gladiator recently freed. You see how has to resolve not only his struggles with his personal feelings and vendetta while leading an army to defend the freedom of Tyr, his city state. Any Dark Sun Fan must read it!

The big problem with this book is that we focus totally on Rikus and the battle to save Tyr against the armies of Urik. His army, a ragtag mixture of former slaves, templars, and nobles, is interesting, but the infighting becomes a drag. There are battles after battles yet it seems that the action seems to slow down the plot, as the characters don't get a chance to develop. Frankly, I almost skipped to the third book. It feels almost like Troy Denning let somebody else write the second book and then just slapped his name onto the cover.

This is a great book, I would have given 5 stars but the Kindle edition has tons of typos in it. The transcriptionist should be fired.

Honestly, my favorite character was K'kriq. Everyone else was kind of lacking. Main character makes lots of stupid decisions, and Neeva is kind of too needy. Caelum is ok… I guess. I feel nothing but embarrassment for the main character. Things could have gone better for him. Still a pretty good story, although there are loooots of typos.

A fun read within the unique Dark Sun realm of D&D. A good break from high fantasy

I read this series when it first came out in the early 90’s. It was great then and it’s still great now.

A book that's always on the edge, every time an obstacle is surmounted another one builds up, truly thrilling

A classic Dungeons and Dragons novel set in the Dark Sun world of Athas. Brings back great memories. An enjoying read.

This book was well written and featured a good story. It seemed to be a diversion focusing on Maetan and the Book of Kermalok Kings. But it proved to be a winning story. I think this book will be enjoyed better with 2nd read as well. Good stuff!!

No where near as good as the first book - it almost seems like the author was trying to simply outdo the ultra realistic violence and nastiness of the first book (which kept within the boundaries of the world of Dark Sun and the plot). I got annoyed at several points in the book, which spoiled the bits I loved. The wonderfully flawed characters and their relationships keeps it going, but I can only take so many setbacks to the main characters in one novel - there were enough here to fill the series. Its a bit like those annoying horror flicks which end up with 28 sequels and the bad guys just cannot be beaten. Looking forward to the next book.