This started off a little...haphazardly.  I wasn't sure of some of the phrasing and even had to read a line or two twice.  But the characters were very interesting, and the plot was quite intriguing.  The flow evened out perfectly and the first story was satisfying--I should have known, as is the case with a truly talented storyteller--this book would only get better.  Each story has its own flow--beginning, middle, end, and the book as a whole also has some great character growth. This isn't so much a collection of short stories as it is a set of adventures involving two (or more) great and funny characters.  There's wit, danger, intelligence--and most of all, Fun.  I loved it.