Transdimensional interesting novel and I want to read the sequels, something like Charles de Lint.
These aren't bad but I just don't engage with the main characters
Hmmm, 3.5-4, only because the Drizzt Do'Urden and Liriel Baenre stories saved it for me.The other stories felt a bit weak. Probably because there wasn't much time to develop the characters and the overall details of everything else. Although there was one other short story that caught me in the end ...
I don't tend to expect a great deal from shared-world fiction in general as they often sell based more on the popularity of the setting than the quality of the writing, and past experience has taught me not to expect a great deal from fiction based on Roleplaying properties such as Dungeons and Drag...