This is an enjoyable collection of tales that to be honest I only purchased for the contribution by John Marco, one of my favorite fantasy authors. Of course in any collection of tales of this sort, there are some stinkers, but overall most of the contributions are solid to top notch. All of the stories contained here deal with assassins to some extent and each author offers his/her own unique spin. Some of the tales deal with assassins on their day off, some with the experience of first time killers for hire. I only found a couple of the tales to be dull or uninteresting and enjoyed the collection as a whole for the most part. For something that I bought only because of the contribution of one of the authors, I was pleasantly surprised to find an entire collection that was totally worth my time and effort. It's something that I'd heartily recommend to fans of the fantasy genre especially if you enjoy the darker side of the typical hero character. ( )