For anyone interested, I was in a book store over the weekend and was surprised to see this sitting in the Sci-Fi section. I picked it up out of curiosity and have gotten through about the first third. So far the only part of the book that parallels the game is the opening cinematic. Everything else is unrelated to the game. It is surprisingly good. The translation is superbly well done. If I hadn't known in advance, I would not have guessed that it was written in a foreign language. Overall, it reads like a D&D book, but with a far more 'mature' style and world, along the lines of George R. R. Martin. It is definitely fantasy in the traditional style, but a nice take on the old standard and interesting enough to have me looking forward to the next time I've got available to read it. I give it two thumbs up for people who like traditional fantasy books. I'll be looking forward to the other books when they are translated as well.

Oh, and for anyone wondering, the sex in the book is about as explicit as in the game, but without the cards. Essentially dialog and innuendo, leading up to a sex scene which is not described in much, if any, detail. If it weren't for the 'controversy' about the sex in the game, it wouldn't even have thought to comment on it.