Being a video-game tie-in, I wasn't really sure if this was going to be worth the time, but I can say for sure that it most certainly was.

The book is faithful to the game itself in terms of lore and consistency, writing characters referenced in ancient texts and dialogue, and does a good job explaining how the world of Gielinor is at it is today (i.e. what the game has).

The book makes use of various twists and turns, and always has you trying to figure out and think what's going to happen next, and who is up to what. Admittedly the subtlety of the "main villain" is perhaps as subtle as a brick, but it's still entertaining attempting to weave the web yourself before the book does it for you.

The characters are likeable and you feel for them as time goes on, and despite the different allegiances and factions in the universe, the book does a good job to not paint any of them as 'the evil', and rather the story is kind of a tragedy of people not working together past their differences.

All in all, a worthwhile read if you're a fan of RuneScape and the lore of Gielinor.