It's not Pulitzer Prize material, but considering how worthless a lot of computer game-based novels are, this one holds its own.

The plot is interwoven with more than a half dozen main characters, each driven by different goals and hidden agendas. The balance of power gets shifted back and forth as allies become enemies and enemies become allies.

The author is also to be commended for his research of the Diablo computer games. The reader will find many of the same locations and non-player characters from Diablo 2--especially as the story moves to Lut Gholein. A number of the player character classes from the games are represented. Even some of the game's spells (like the Necromancer's teeth spell) make an appearance. There is enough game material to remind the reader of the game, but not so much that the book feels like a cheap ripoff of the game.

Any fan of fantasy novels or adventure novels should enjoy this book--even someone who has never played Diablo.

This is a fantastic book to anyone who is into the Diablo PC game series. Richard Knaak does a fantastic job of writing out an original and entertaining story, while making various references to the classes, cities and spells from the game series, in particular Diablo II. The characters are well-developed from beginning to end, done by Knaak extremely well, by giving details of the characters lives, but not so much that we end up knowing more about the characters than we do the story. He does an outstanding job of going from the different character's viewpoints, for instance the swtich from Norrec to General Malevolyn to Kara Nightshadow is almost seamless, which does well to avoid confusion. But I found the story very gripping and didn't find the book boring at any point when I was reading it. So I do think that big fans of the game series will be very pleased with this novel.

This book was fantastic, I had trouble even putting it down! Based on the Fantasy RPG Diablo series, by Blizzard Entertainment. You'll encounter characters, spells, and even towns from this popular PC game.

Legacy of Blood, is base around a few treasure hunters who stumble across an evil relic, the armor of Bartuc the Warlord of Blood. While one of the treasure hunters is possessed by the evil warlords sprite, the young necromancer Kara must hunt him down, and either free him, or kill him.

Richard A. Knaak knew how to forge a plot to keep the pages turning. If your looking for a good book, and your a fantasy buff...Get this book!