Review: These two "prequels" may be my favorite in the whole set.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 30, 2011
As with Dead Son, I think is one of my favorite books in the whole set.  Having read this "prequel" after having finished the series, it did a great job of shedding light on Blade's personality.  In addition to that, I found it to be one of the most well-written of the series.  Given that I liked the character Blade, these two books covering his early years were like a great bonus treat.  This book also covers far more of the Lilu character, something else I enjoyed and something that served to add an after-the-fact depth of character to the series as a whole.  I might even like these two books better than the series as a whole (but would not have liked them had I not liked the series as a whole, so there's the tricky bit).  I highly recommend investing the time to "finish" up the story by reading this book and the one that before it.