This work, composed of three short stories is a nice piece for fans of the Malazan Book of the Fallen. The characters, briefly introduced in the main story arc pertaining to the Panion Domin War, are given a nice fleshing out. I do have one criticism, while the characters had a very sinister image during the Siege of Capustan, their role was never really defined. It still isn't. Even after reading a book titled Bauchelain and Korbal Broach I still know very little about either character. I must assume this is Erickson's intent, but as good as these short stories are, they fall a bit short.