Another really solid entry in the series.

Paul is a great writer. The descriptions and interactions play out really well. If you like to read, I think his style should work really well for you. And the gameplay in this module might be the best yet. You have a lot of checks to make and interesting situations and combat that is a little more involved than just simple, straightforward stuff. I REALLY liked the big matchup at the end. I almost died twice in this module and I think I have a pretty good set up (multi-class rogue/cleric). This is on top of almost dying in the previous module. You can DEFINITELY be killed in these things and you definitely feel the stakes of the situations.

I really like the series. It’s hard to imagine anything better in a solo product. And I like the material so much that I would love to run it as a DM with some players (which I may do someday).

If I could, I would give it 4.5 stars. I’m a fairly critical person and there were 2 or 3 spots where it felt a little rushed and a couple of spots where the entry loops didn’t feel as fully formed as they usually are. I also feel like your typical player would definitely take some more opportunities for short rest. I know that can sometimes make things too easy for the players and I think this book does a good job (like the other ones) avoiding that and NOT making it too easy. But there were definitely one or 2 key spots where I was like “I would DEFINITELY take a short rest here – even given my surroundings.” But the author does say in all of these books that you should use your discretion, so I do where I feel I won’t be “ruining” things otherwise. I have not taken short rests that were not offered, in general, however.

Both this book and its predecessor, “Citadel of the Raven,” are really full and deep and challenging. I also like the tone of the series. It’s fairly serious.

This series is definitely better than I ever thought solo D&D could be.

I’m on to the next one and looking forward to its successor.