Enjoyable collection

I really liked this collection as it shows glimpses of what Nix is capable of outside his two main fantasy series'. I especially enjoyed Down to the Scum Quarter, a humourous version of a Choose Your Own Adventure with plenty of twists and turns, even if it is only short.

I was expecting more stories from the Old Kingdom when I first heard of the release, but this was just as good, though a little misleading. The novella at the start (Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case) was probably my least favourite story in the collection anyway. It was too much of a let-down after the original trilogy.

8/10