I haven't read anything from this series before, but the short story is available for free on the author's website so I thought I'd give it a go. It was okay. Nicely written, not overly-serious, and the relationship between the characters seems like it might be interesting but it's just too slight to really catch my interest. It seems like something that would appeal to fans of an existing series, but as an isolated short story it's not enough to pull me in.