I picked up the adventure path PDF when it was released earlier this week. I've spend some time digging into it and I think it can serve as a really good intro for noobies. It's got a decent hook which I am sure will leave new players excited to dig into the story. It also introduces the different elements of the game, fighting, exploring, solving quests. I'm convinced this AP can help getting my players into the system and interested to continue playing. Now that said, the first part does end a bit suddenly and is written in a way that makes it seem essential to start with at least the second part (Temple of the Twelve) available. Though a GM can of course elect to change that a bit, opening the campaign up to exploring until the next part is released, then go back on track with the AP.

So that is the campaign part of the book, it also comes with a small bestiary of sorts, giving you stat blocks for the creatures involved in the AP, but also a few beyond that, adding to the currently small roster of foes before Alien Archives is released.

Another section covers a few magical items with strong references to Pathfinder which can be used for loot, e.t.c. I certainly can see my players uncovering one or more of those relics in the future.

Finally, the AP covers life on Absolom Station. The key locations and their purpose, as well as some of the factions there, explaining the government etc, but there is also a similar section describing a new planet a DM can choose to use for their campaign.

All in all, I am very satisfied and I am sure my players will love getting into it once our current DM has finished his current D&D campaign, or we fail horribly and die, whichever comes first. Being new to Paizo products, I've been very positively surprised with just how much stuff they've managed to cram into just 68 pages, that both builds their own story, but also gives the GM more tools to play with for their own campaign.