Hero!

In the about the author section at the end of the book, it said that Dave Duncan switched between writing fantasy and Science Fiction. the King's blades are fantasy, of course, as are the pandemia books and the Seventh Sword. The Great Game aren't what I would call sci-fi either; making me think - there's a lot of Duncan I ain't read...

This one specifically made me feel a little let down, i'm so used to Duncan's series where the worlds are filled out with more books that things felt somewhat rushed here. it was an interesting story and an even more interesting take on a militaristic Patrol organisation, but I felt that standing alone it wasn't as great a world portrayal as it might have been.