I was sick this weekend and I blew through this whole series over a couple of days in bed. Very readable, enjoyed the ride. That being said KJ Parker does re-write the same characters over and over. It is a problem. If they could hold the attention of my foggy brain then that has to be a major plus point, but certainly there are a few ruts he's been digging into for twenty years now where I'm like oh we're doing this again. Soft pick.