 A reviewer from "Publishers Weekly" commented that "Poor grammar, weak imagery and rickety old plots dressed up as Matters of Import doom this series of novellas [...] Action focuses on uninspired tales of Caramon Majere's son Palin's quest to be a wizard and political unrest among the Elves, which threatens the possibility of hegemony.There's hardly any suspense since contrivances make it clear that the eventual victory will be by authorial fiat.Descriptions are repeated three or four times, often within paragraphs of each other--and little of it deserves close attention.