This is the second novel I have read from Tom Holt and I think I enjoyed the first one more. I liked the humour and the absurdity of this storyline and I find him a little like maybe Douglas Adams or the writers of Red Dwarf, Doug Naylor and Rob Grant, all of whose work I have enjoyed. I read so much historical fiction and novels that have a tendency to bleakness that it's nice to be able to read a book that makes you smile. I found the plot of this book though a little too convoluted. It felt less like a complicated plot and more like things were being thrown at us purposely to confuse which I didn't particularly enjoy. The whole frog thing was good though, that made me smile.

I will read more by this author and have already bought another of his books so watch this space for more.