I thought it was a fun book. I tried to recapture the feeling I had the first time I read it which was favorable because it was one of the first fantasy series I had tried. At that time it wasn't cliche to me and considering that it was written in 1982 or so I am not sure it it was cliche then. I haven't read that much fantasy that was written before then.

I couldn't help being a little more critical than I was the first time I read it and it did seem like the author was new and not quite as polished. On the other hand, many first books while lacking polish have more heart. I thought he did a pretty good job in doing what he set out to do. Writing a rippin' good yarn.