An omnibus edition containing 'The Flame Key', 'The Key of the Skeleton Lord' and 'The Key of Ice and Steel'. This is, perhaps surprisingly, not as bad as one might expect. The writing is crisp, and if undistinguished, also uncluttered and reasonably effective. The characters are reasonably interesting and well-drawn. And the story? Well, if not exactly brimming with invention and originality, is entertaining enough. Fans of David Gemmell, I suspect will find this to their taste. ( )