Although thisis a short novella, Reilly doesn't disappoint. Set just a few months before his novel Tournament, the action is fast and furious. Reilly could publish his shopping list and it would be a bestseller. ( )

Not a bad little story. It could have been fleshed out more, but it serves mainly as a prologue to another book. ( )

This is simply a short story which is as it states a prequel to Tournament. Like many short stories it seems to just get going and is wrapped up in two or three pages. The download also contained an extract from Tournament. This prequel is heavy on language...whether it is needed or not is up to the individual. The story would have read as well without the expletives in my opinion. ( )