Blood Hostages is a novel in which am uncle is kidnapped which reveals the dark past that he tried to hide, while his teenage rescuers discover that they have royal parentage.

Perverse enjoyment comes from the ceaseless parade of fantasy fiction conventions, while genuine pleasure comes from the headlong charge through the bizarre Planescape multiverse.

"[2] Webb commented that the novel "shamelessly employs every fantasy cliché", but concluded his review by saying "Despite this, it's a tolerable read.

No attempt is made to explain how each world works: the characters only see how that plane affects their skills, echoing the style of the Planescape manuals.

Experienced Planescape players will warm to Blood Hostages as their game world is brought, somewhat functionally, to life.