Really bad book, in addition to the lack of respect the new WoTC team continues to show for previous works, this book contains several editorial mistakes (noun-pronoun concordance, character's names misplaced in actions) terribly boring flow, nonsensical twists and a laughable resolution. Don't waste your money with this book.

Spoiler warning.

A demon in Athas sounds like a good idea. One can even envision a fight between Nibenay and the demon. Instead the haughty, vain and quite powerful sorcerer king is described by the author as hiding from the demon, really scared of it. The subplots for the escape from the raiders and the elven "jack the ripper" resolve instantly, without tension and no contribution to the character development, nor the plot. A disappointing surprise from an otherwise good author.