A review by vimcenzo
Hunters of the Dusk by Darren Shan

4.0

Having never read a lot of DnD style books about a party of various weirdos with different skills and personalities, I think this is inadvertently what sparked that interest for me. The characters have a quest and this is where they embark on it for the rest of the series. We learn who is who and what's at stake, the interpersonal connections they have to the villain, and what happens if they succeed and fail. It's not Dune or Lord of the Rings (as far as length and complexity) but for middle school, it's pretty solid.