This is a well written, imaginative book with a strong plot line and well developed characters. I first read this book in the late 80's and when I realised that it was the first of a series I eagerly watched for the rest of the storey. The second book, "The Schemes of Dragons", which I recently found on the internet, is interesting, but an obvious bridge to the last book. The only problem, where is the third book? If you need closure, don't start this series. If you know about the last book, "The Wizard's Conscience" tell me! A full endorsement for the whole set, a disapointment otherwise.

This is an excellent book which I have reread many times while waiting (in vain) for the third book in the series. The story of a brother and sister sent on a quest to save their country is juxtaposed with the love story of their parents. Both stories are exciting with great character development, evil dragons and suprising twists. Smeds wrote the second book (Schemes of Dragons) years ago and I wondered if he felt it was too big to pull together into a conclusion. Please try. Bring back the twins as central characters, I missed them!

If you liked the brother and sister duo in the Socery Within you will like this book. With its new main charater Torem and the old brother and sister duo, it's a good read without much complexcity.