I don't know whether I used to like Anthony more when I was younger, or if his books have just gotten worse the further into the series he goes. I suspect it's a bit of both. I didn't enjoy this one much at all. When he was writing the actual story (which was only about the last 20 pages of the entire book) I liked it. When he was going on and on, page after page of one horrible pun after another, I could only roll my eyes and wonder when he'd stop. Serious - he needs to start concentrating on the story again. In his earlier books, there'd only be about 20 pages of puns. Now there's 20 pages NOT devoted to puns. Rather annoying, if you ask me.