I really enjoyed this for the first quarter, maybe third, got to know all the characters and liked the down to earth attitude of cap'n Corrill and had some laughs where I was meant to. In the end though the battles just went on and on, I truly feel now I know what a blow-by-blow account is, several times over, and I wished for more story instead. Just a minor point, I know it was nice he got together with that magical woman, but really, would it have happened that way in the midst of a siege? Just once I'd like to read a sex scene in a fantasy tale that doesn't involve preparatory washing with surprisingly available amounts of hot water.

I really enjoyed this for the first quarter, maybe third, got to know all the characters and liked the down to earth attitude of cap'n Corrill and had some laughs where I was meant to. In the end though the battles just went on and on, I truly feel now I know what a blow-by-blow account is, several times over, and I wished for more story instead. Just a minor point, I know it was nice he got together with that magical woman, but really, would it have happened that way in the midst of a siege? Just once I'd like to read a sex scene in a fantasy tale that doesn't involve preparatory washing with surprisingly available amounts of hot water.