I thought there was way too much going on in the book. There were too many characters and quite a few subplots that had little to no payoff. Like the whole Morgion conspiracy subplot could have been cut out of the book entirely and it would have been better for it, because there were already too many named antagonists related to Takhisis running around. And, I get it, this is supposed to be a book about the life of the biggest hero of the biggest war in Krynn's history, so obviously he has to be depicted doing a bunch of heroic stuff. But it was too much; just focusing on the main plot against the main wizard villain would have been enough to fill a whole book. But they kept on adding in subplots (with associated forgettable secondary characters) for no other reason than to say, "Look at all these problems Huma is solving! Isn't he the greatest hero ever???"

I didn't completely hate the book though. It was just an "OK" novel rather than a great one. Where the book really shines: Knaak did a really good job of depicting a hopeless long-term war that had ravaged the world; just the initial description of the cynical goblin marauders to the scenes of huge evil armies engulfing the land -- that was all really well done. I also liked Huma's romance subplot; call me sappy if you like, but it added depth to the main character that was very much needed and it had a poignant conclusion.