I know I've read that one too, but again I don't remember it too well.

I think some of the trouble with Hambley is that in some ways, her stories are rather run-of-the-mill as far as fantasy goes, reusing certain tropes. Didn't she seem to have a thing for zombie-making insect things in several of her series? There were a fair number of fantasy authors like that in the '80s. They would churn out paperbacks at a fairly quick pace, and the stories would have one or two intriguing ideas to explore, but they didn't hold up for long-haul comfort reading.