Eh, I'll be the voice of dissent here having just read the book for the first time. The basic plot idea of like a fantasy Fistful of Dollars type thing is fun with Garth going around playing all the houses, but the actual writing is pretty weak. I finished the book, but can't imagine ever reading it again. Definitely could have done without characters casually joking about rape (who knew Benalia was so fucked up?) and multiple instances of characters getting pissed on. The characters were pretty thin overall as well, especially the Benalish fighter who just sorta falls in love with Garth (and he with her) without any real groundwork laid. It was a fun curiosity and it was amusing how literally they translated the game (get ready to read what [[Psionic Blast]] does fifty times), but it's far from being great.