The Dark Design

Good

• It's nice that there is finally a strong female character in the series.

Bad

• The lengthy prose about a Bedouin who farted was juvenile.
• The discussion PJF has with Burton about the definition of science fiction was a bit dull and self-serving. It would make more sense had he written it as a non-fiction article.
• The way Burton's party robbed the Babylonians was quite anti-climactic.

Ugly

• The first strong female character in the series is tortured and raped. Yes, it's only a hallucination from the dream gum, but it's still in there.