Fantasy Book Club discussion

Whilst having a browse through the 'series discussions' section I noticed this series wasn't mentioned.I recently read and thoroughly enjoyed the first book The Thief's Gamble and would like to hear some thoughts on the rest of the titles concerned.
Much obliged.

This is a decent, mid-tier fantasy adventure series, which is nothing to be ashamed of; many (most?) fantasy series I've read fall squarely into this category..

This series absolutely worth reading, and I'd recommend to most fantasy readers; it's fast-paced and breezy, has an intersting story, reasonable world-building, and likable characters, but it (IMO) just lacks that "Special Something" that catapults it into the rarified top-tier of fantasy series.

I found the same with Irons in the Fire, which I think is set in the same world as Thief's Gamble. I enjoyed it, and the plot was quite engaging, but I never connected with the characters enough to go on and read the rest of the series.

I keep thinking I should read more of McKenna's work, though. Dangerous Waters looks intriguing (again, I think it's set in the same world, just in a different time period or location). From the reviews I've read, McKenna keeps on writing consistently good books in a vast world, without ever getting the attention some of the 'big name' fantasy authors get.

Thanks for reminder on that Irons in the Fire; I'll have to remember to add it to my "To-read" list.