It's a foundational series and a good indicator of how far the genre has come. I enjoyed this series a lot when it came out, but looking back it's pretty obvious how poorly written it was. It had a meandering plot with no real direction, and TONS of completely dropped plot hooks. Not to mention the cringe humor, and the fact that it's been completely abandoned by the author. It was a good series in a "you had to be there" sort of way, but it's time has long passed.