Entertaining and action-packed, lots of drama and fights. The historical background was well woven into the general narrative. Fans of Chinese fantasy/martial arts TV series or people already familiar with this type of story will enjoy, but I could see the storytelling style and ample descriptions of kung-fu moves being a little daunting to newcomers to the genre. Going in, I was a bit worried after seeing comments questionning the quality of the English translation, but I found the flow of the writing to be very good