Absolutely perfect. Both hilarious and heartfelt, meaning the second book to ever make me cry and laugh in the span of one page (the first was Eat, Pray, Love). I loved Clay's enormous protective heart, Matrick's bravado and care for his country and kiddos, Moog's outrageous goofiness and in-the-nick-of-time helpfulness, Ganelon's deep soul and wicked way with a blade, and, of course, Gabriel's determination and skill. It is perfect high fantasy and has completely ruined D&D podcasts for me as none will ever be this good.