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1. Jhegaala (Vlad) by Steven Brust | |
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(2008-07-08)
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Editorial Review Product Description Fresh from the collapse of his marriage, and with the criminal Jhereg organization out to eliminate him, Vlad decides to hide out among his relatives in faraway Fenario. All he knows about them is that their family name is Merss and that they live in a papermaking industrial town called Burz. At first Burz isn’t such a bad place, though the paper mill reeks to high heaven. But the longer he stays there, the stranger it becomes. No one will tell him where to find his relatives. Even stranger, when he mentions the name Merss, people think he’s threatening them. The witches’ coven that every Fenarian town and city should have is nowhere in evidence. And the Guild, which should be protecting the city’s craftsmen and traders, is an oppressive, all-powerful organization, into which no tradesman would ever be admitted. Then a terrible thing happens. In its wake, far from Draegara, without his usual organization working for him, Vlad is going to have to do his sleuthing amidst an alien people: his own. Customer Reviews (41)
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2. Iorich (The Vlad Taltos Novels) by Steven Brust | |
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(2010-01-05)
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Editorial Review Product Description House Jhereg, Dragaera's organized crime syndicate, is still hunting Vlad Taltos. There's a big price on his head on Draegara City. Then he hears disturbing news. Aliera--longtime friend, sometime ally--has been arrested by the Empire on a charge of practicing elder sorcery, a capital crime. Customer Reviews (29)
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3. The Book of Athyra (Jhereg) by Steven Brust | |
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(2003-02-04)
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Editorial Review Product Description Vlad Taltos is a sorcerer and assassin without peer-as deadly at spell casting as he is with sword wielding. Accompanying him on his journeys are two leathery-winged jhereg who share a telepathic link with Vlad--and triple his chances against even the most powerful of enemies... In Athyra, Vlad finds he's ready to retire himself and his jhereg companions, but the biggest hitters of the House of the Jhereg have something else in mind. In Orca, Vlad must repay a debt to a boy who saved his life-even if it means breaking a scandal big enough to bring down the House of the Orca, and possibly the entire Empire. Customer Reviews (15)
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4. Dragon (Vlad Taltos) by Steven Brust | |
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(1999-11-15)
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Editorial Review Product Description Steven Brust is not your average fantasy writer.Like his mentor, Roger Zelazny, heenjoys playing with time.Although Dragon is the eighth book aboutVlad to be published, most of it takes place between Taltos, the first bookchronologically, and Yendi;interludes and anepilogue occur after Yendi, but before Jhereg.Dragontells the story of the oft-mentioned Battle of Barritt's Tomb, and how Vladenlisted in a Dragon army (Dragons are the warrior Dragaerans) and learnedthat war is nothing like assassination. Vlad is quick to let readers know the score."I'll let you stay confused alittle longer, and if you don't trust me to clear everything up, then youcan go hang.I've been paid." Trust him. Dragon stands alone, butdon't miss the others (after Jhereg come Teckla, Phoenix, Athyra, and Orca).It's afast-moving, satisfying series. --Nona Vero Customer Reviews (46)
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5. Tiassa (Vlad) by Steven Brust | |
Hardcover: 304
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(2011-03-29)
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6. Freedom and Necessity by Steven Brust, Emma Bull | |
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(2007-04-17)
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Editorial Review Product Description It is 1849. Across Europe, the high tide of revolution has crested, leaving recrimination and betrayal in its wake. From the high councils of Prussia to the corridors of Parliament, the powers-that-be breathe sighs of relief. But the powers-that-be are hardly unified among themselves. Far from it . . . On the south coast of England, London man-about-town James Cobham comes to himself in a country inn, with no idea how he got there. Corresponding with his brother, he discovers he has been presumed drowned in a boating accident. Together they decide that he should stay put for the moment, while they investigate what may have transpired. For James Cobham is a wanted man—wanted by conspiring factions of the government and the Chartists alike, and also targeted by a magical conspiracy inside his own family. And so the adventure begins…leading the reader through every corner of mid-nineteenth-century Britain, from the parlors of the elite to the dens of the underclass. Not since Wilkie Collins or Conan Doyle has there been such a profusion of guns, swordfights, family intrigues, women disguised as men, occult societies, philosophical discussions, and, of course, passionate romance. Customer Reviews (39)
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7. The Book of Taltos by Steven Brust | |
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(2002-01-08)
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8. Issola (Vlad Taltos) by Steven Brust | |
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(2002-12-15)
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9. The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars by Steven Brust | |
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(1996-06-15)
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10. The Book of Jhereg by Steven Brust | |
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(1999-08-01)
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11. Orca by Steven Brust | |
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(1996-03-01)
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12. To Reign in Hell: A Novel by Steven Brust | |
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(2000-07-07)
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13. Sethra Lavode by Steven Brust | |
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(2005-03-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description SETHRA LAVODE Book Three of The Viscount of Adrilankha She's the oldest person in the Dragaeran Empire, a military genius and master of sorcery whose own story stretches back to before the dawn of history. She's Sethra Lavode, the undead Enchantress of Dzur Mountain. Now, after a long absence, she's returned to take an active role in the Empire's affairs-and the affairs of her friends Khaavren, Pel, Tazendra, Aerich, and all their friends and relations. Since the day Adron's Disaster reduced Dragaera City to a barren sea of amorphia, the Empire has been in ruins. The Emperor is gone, along with the Orb that was both his badge of office and the source of the magical power that in former times was practically a public utility. Trade has collapsed. Brigands rule the roads. Plagues sweep through the population. And an ambitious Dragonlord, the Duke of Kâna, has moved to rebuild the Empire-in his own name, of course. Unknown to him, Sethra Lavode has already helped the Phoenix Zerika, true heir to the throne, retrieve the Orb from the Paths of the Dead. Sethra means to see Zerika on the throne. But making it so will entail a climactic battle of sorcery and arms... Customer Reviews (19)
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14. Dzur (Vlad Taltos) by Steven Brust | |
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(2007-10-30)
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Editorial Review Product Description In which Vlad Taltos confronts the Left Hand of the JheregÂ…and discovers the game has more players than he thought Vlad Taltos, short-statured, short-lived human in an Empire of tall, long-lived Dragaerans, has always had to keep his wits about him. Long ago, he made a place for himself as a captain of the Jhereg, the noble house that runs the rackets in the great imperial city of Adrilankha. But love, revolution, betrayal, and revenge ensued, and for years now Vlad has been a man on the run, struggling to stay a step ahead of the Jhereg who would kill him without hesitation. Now Vlad's back in Adrilankha. The rackets he used to run are now under the control of the mysterious Â"Left Hand of the JheregÂ"Â--a secretive cabal of women who report to no man. His ex-wife needs his help. His old enemies aren't sure whether they want to kill him, or talk to him and then kill him. A goddess may be playing tricks with his memory. And the Great Weapon he's carrying seems to have plans of its ownÂ… Picking up directly where Issola left off, Dzur gives us Vlad Taltos at his bestÂ--swashbuckling storytelling with a wry and gritty edge. Customer Reviews (71)
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15. Agyar by Steven Brust | |
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(2004-08-01)
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16. Jhereg by Steven Brust | |
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(2008-03-11)
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17. The Paths of the Dead (The Viscount of Adrilankha, Book 1) by Steven Brust | |
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(2003-08-18)
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18. Cowboy Feng's Space Bar and Grille by Steven Brust | |
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(2003-03-01)
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The main building block of this book is a rather unique restaurant that moves itself through space and time whenever a nuclear weapon is exploded in its near vicinity.Inside the restaurant is an Irish folk-song band that accidentally was caught up during the restaurant's first move. As the plot develops and the restaurant makes several moves through time and to other planets, the band begins to realize that they are part of an attempt to change future history by opposing a group that keeps going around starting nuclear wars. Not a bad concept, but it does lead to somewhat episodic patches, rather than being a linear whole. Much of the characterization comes through as individual flash-backs to defining events in their lives; present time dialogue and interaction with others is somewhat flimsy, but overall there is certainly enough `reality' to these characters to carry the story. Of course, as a band, their music intrudes in several places, which certainly provides some atmosphere, but I found Brust's description of some of this quite a bit over my head, not being a musician myself. I've run into this same problem with Emma Bull (who was a member of the same band as Brust) and Spider Robinson - it is simply very difficult to describe in written language what is almost totally an aural experience, but I'll give him good marks for a decent stab at trying. While the final resolution of the story made sense and was satisfying, I found that the basic motivation/rationale behind the war starting group just did not seem adequate justification for their actions. As this is central to the basic story, this is a fairly major flaw. Still, it's an enjoyable read, though not up to the standards he set in the Taltos set. --- Reviewed by Patrick Shepherd (hyperpat)
Note that the very cool cover (by James Gurney) is a bit misleading as to the actual *contents* (revealing why would be a spoiler), but it did induce me to pick up the book, and it's really neat art, so Gurney (& Tor) get points for doing their jobs right.Whoever is the art director there gets a vote of thanks from me, as even minor Tor authors usually get tasteful, attractive, relevant covers. Not to mention clean and attractive interior layouts. Bravo! Brust's comment on FENG: "Not one of my better efforts, I think, but there are bits of it I like. It started out to be funny, developed a serious side, and I was never able to get the elements to blend the way I wanted them to. Grumble grumble. It's always pleasent to run into someone who liked this book; it means that I can still do all right when I'm not on my game." --from dreamcafe.com Happy reading! |
19. The Phoenix Guards by Steven Brust | |
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(2008-10-14)
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Editorial Review Product Description Khaavren of the House of Tiassa is a son of landless nobility, possessor of a good sword and “tolerably well-acquainted with its use.” Along with three loyal friends, he enthusiastically seeks out danger and excitement. But in a realm renowned for repartee and betrayals, where power is as mutable as magic, a young man like Khaavren, newly come from the countryside, had best be wary. His life depends on it. And so does the future of Draegara. Customer Reviews (44)
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20. The Lord of Castle Black: Book Two of the Viscount of Adrilankha by Steven Brust | |
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(2010-01-18)
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Editorial Review Product Description Continuing the swashbuckling epic begun in The Paths of the Dead Journeys! Intrigues! Sword fights! Young persons having adventures! Beloved older characters having adventures, too! Quests! Battles! Romance! Snappy dialogue!Extravagant food! And the missing heir to the Imperial Throne! In the swashbuckling, extravagant manner of The Phoenix Guards, Five Hundred Years After, and The Paths of the Dead, this is an old-fashioned adventure--moving at a twenty-first-century pace. The Interregnum is over. To everyone's astonishment, Zerika, a very young Phoenix, has coolly emerged from the Paths of the Dead, carrying with her the Orb, which everyone had thought was lost in Adron's Disaster. The Orb is the heart of the Dragaeran Empire, the source of all its magic--and the infallible sign that Zerika is the new Empress. But not everyone is happy to hear the news. It's been 250 years since Adron's Disaster, and power vacuums never stay that way for long. Kâna, a Dragonlord, has been expanding his holdings. He now controls almost half the area that was once the Empire -- in effect, the Empire re-created, with himself on the throne. Among those opposing him is a young Dragonlord named Morrolan - the same Morrolan familiar to every reader of the Vlad Taltos adventures. Until recently, Morrolan was an orphan raised among Easterners, unaware of his lineage, but it has belatedly come to his attention that he's a high-ranking Dragonlord, and now he means to act like one. And from Sethra Lavode he has received a gift of immense significance and power: Blackwand, a magical artifact in the form of a sword. He'll find plenty to do with it. Customer Reviews (19)
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