Ahoy there mateys! I love Garth Nix.  This is an omnibus of all eight stories (and a bonus) about mercenary and knight Sir Hereward and the sorcerous puppet Mister Fitz.  I actually enjoyed the premise of the two taking down proscribed gods from the list.  Woe to anything or anyone who gets in their way.  While I loved the characters and the world, I found these stories to overall be unsatisfying.  The each felt like sections of a chapter taken out of a larger work.  I really wanted the larger work.  Where did the Agents of the Council of the Treaty for the Safety of the World come from?  I wanted more about Sir Hereward and his life growing up in a society of witches.  I certainly wanted way more about Mister Fitz's background and how his magic worked.  I also felt that the plot of every story was just a bit too similar.  The tactics used by the duo did not seem to vary much.  It took me a while to get through the book because I wasn't desperate about what came next.  This sounds so negative but I really am glad I read this.  I just can't help but want the novel behind the hints of the short stories.  Arrr!

I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.