This is the first story about the Abyssal Plague event initiated by D&D's publisher Wizards of the Coasts. It is a direct continuation of the story from Mark of Nerath, starting just a month later from the ending of the latter book.
In this story, you still see the wizards apprentice Albanon, together with the two friends from his adventuring party Shara and Uldane. There is also a new character added, the priest of Ioun, Kri, which is an old friend of the murdered wizard Moorin. The story begins with what happened to the green dragon Vestapalk after being severely wounded by Shara, then with the content of the Voidharrow poured over him. The focus of the whole story is about the Voidharrow and how it finally becomes the Abyssal Plague which spread across the Nentir Vale.
This one is less a typical D&D story as the previous book Mark of Nerath. This is on more accounting on the Antagonist's side. Characters, especially the antagonists, are described more in depth. I especially like his detail account on Vestapalk's wyrmpriest, the kobold Tiktag, on his loyalty towards his dragon, on how he found out something is wrong and on his struggle on whether to support his master with the Voidharrow or whether to go against it.
Albanon's feeling and thoughts when he encountered the Voidharrow are also portrait in much details, also his regret and respect about his dead master Moorin.
In general, I found this one a much better book than the previous work (not by the same author though) Mark of Nerath. Characters and story are more in depth.
I will rate this book 4 out of 5 stars.
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