According to his site in this book you see for the first time the skill and ideas that made him famous in the bizz.
What i read in his site too that i agree with is how well done the sword action scenes are. Its not just chop away at people that you see in most fantasy and historical fictions. You can see clearly what is happening in the scene and i like how it is about skill and not brute force.
This book might not look as good to you since you have read his other works specially cause you will reconize his recurring ideas that might be better done in his later stories.
I like it cause i like his style of writing, his characters ,the humor,action and the awesome blend of historical setting and the supernatural.
It seems like most of his fantasy works are like that and i look forward to reading them
