Not necessary to understand the series as a whole, but not bad either. More than anything, Glimpses reminded me of those first three novels and how profoundly I enjoyed them. And it was nice to see Flewelling create a collection that incorporated works done by fans!

"Talí." It was the only thing Seregil could think of that encompassed everything he felt right now.
Alec smiled. "You called me that by accident the first time, remember?"
"Unthinking, perhaps, but no accident."