Review: Very scattered plot.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 03 20, 2011
There are so many loose ends in this book that I don't know where to start, so I won't list them.  The initial business about artifact smuggling does not connect well to the rest of the book.  The correct term is "waist" not "waste" if one is going to buckle something around it.  Buckling armor or sword or whatever around one's waste is rather a dreadful image.  The book was nearly a waste of time, or is that "waist"?Having said all that, it makes for a nearly good read.  The premise is interesting.  The price is right.  I don't think I will be seeking this author out in the future, though.  I was able to finish it so it gets two stars.