A lot of fun to read. Sometime I feel the characters are a bit over wrought, and sometime a solution is a bit pat, as in the duel at the end, yet all in all I find it full of action, with moments of interesting thoughts, and some nice bits of inter- species communication. Well worth it.

Jim Butcher continues to deliver a riveting, intelligent and extremely creative story, carefully weaving together elements of ancient history with his keen observations of human nature and a rare gift for creating amazingly concrete characters. I can't wait to get the next book in the collection.