"Food's coming, I don't know any man who can eat like you and stay so thin. If you were my horse I would worm you."

It took me a book and a half to get into this world of swordsmen and sisters, but the depth and writing kept me coming back for more and more, until I'd consumed tales and chronicles both.

This, first of a trilogy targeted at a younger audience, quite naturally lacks some of the complexity of the others and is considerably shorter than the average. Nonetheless, it's a yarn firmly planted in the universe I've so enjoyed, and so I would deign to read work targeted at kids if it was written in Duncan's inestimable style.

I should take care though - the hero's I read about to my children may well end up being ironhall alumni...