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Moon of the Spider (Diablo, Book 1)

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This has to be one of the most suspenseful and exciting books in the series (thus far). The necromance Zayl and his animated friend Humbart return in this book and fight against an even greater evil than in their last adventure (see Kingdom of Shadow).

In this book, a powerful lord looks to unleash a demon back into the mortal world. Zayl is drawn to this evil and encounters a lovely noblewoman who somehow ties into all of this, but unbeknownst to him, one of his own is masterminding the sinister plot and find out the connection that the noblewoman has to the evil demon Astrogha before all of Westmarch is engulfed by the evil.

Totally awesome book, and the end will make you hunger for more.

This is definetly a 10/10.

Zayl and Humbart are back in another tale of mystery and intrigue involving the resurrection of an ancient evil that threatens to overrun all of Westmarch. Zayl and Humbart both made their debut in Knaak's previous Diablo novel, Kingdom of Shadow and serve as entertaining leads in Moon of the Spider. The supporting cast is full of memorable characters, but the antagonists really shine. Zayl's adversary is cunning and Knaak's descriptions of the monsters that are sent after Zayl and friends are chilling and horrifying. The adventure is deep and fun and definitely worth a read, especially if you enjoyed the previous Diablo novels.

Thought this was quite good. This and kingdom of shadow maybe tie, think i liked kingdom just a bit more. I loved the mystery of both of them, and Humbert is pretty awesome. MUUUCH better than the awful sin war trilogy.

I'm not a big reader, but I must say out of the fantasy books I've read, this is by far the best. It was the first of the Diablo series books (based off of the video game) that I had read and actually prompted me to read the rest of them.

It's good, it's got the characters I like, not as good as the first book with them. I'm definitely a fan of the author, at least in the scope of D2 books, except for the sin war series, that I don't like very much.

I was fortunate enough to start my Diablo readings with "The Kingdom of Shadow" which was a great read. The sin war series was a definite step in the wrong direction, with most of the story being almost laughable and the writing seeming to jump all over the place. I bought this book after reading some reviews here on amazon and found it to be in the style of "The Kingdom of Shadow", good characters, steady plot and a good flow of writing.

...so I might be biased. This was another cool book, though not my favorite. Still, very worth reading if you're interested in the Diablo world.

Read through it in less than a day. Storyline is always on track, and good characters as well(wb Zayl & Humbart).

Clearly better then the previous three books, especially as long as we can see some interconnection between 3d and this one. (1st and 2d did not seem to be connected at all). Darker. Violent. Epic. Just what it should be.

This novel is the spiritual sequel to the last Diablo series novel written by Knaak. The story continues the comedic adventures of the necromancer Zayle and his talking skull Humbart. Although not as good as some of his previous work, Knaak thoroughly entertains. His desciptions are superb, allowing his reader to easily visualize any sort of described locale or monstrosity. Despite the fact that the reader can easily guess who the villan might be and how it might end, the story is still worth reading, and the comedy value of a talking head in a sack alone is worth it.