Exactly what you expect from this series... high-contrast black and white line art with plenty of white space for easy "cut and paste." This one does seem to have more "science fiction" than "fantasy" to its feel, though (the one drawback to it). Overall, though, the quality and type of art is exactly what is expected from this series, so no disappointements with the art itself apart from the "a little too much sci-fi" look.
The other problem (at least in my mind) is the excessive space devoted to advertising... the final 7 pages (a quarter of the book) are advertising for other products from the company. While one or two pages may be expected (I don't like advertising in general, but I suppose I can tolerate a page or two), having a quarter of the product devoted to advertising seems a bit much - especially when the ads are higher-quality photos and some are in color - and therefore the ads contribute appreciably to the file size.
A 3/5... a good product with one point "deducted" for losing focus and mixing sci-fi with fantasy and a second point "deducted" for too many ads. If you can stomach the ads - or just ignore them - it's a 4/5 - and if you don't mind some sci-fi in there, it's a 5/5. You can't beat the price:content ratio for art if you're a publisher in any case.
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