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by Steven Brust
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FriedEgg
FriedEgg rated it 15 years ago
An assassin is offerred a job that sounds to good to refuse but soon finds himself in an impossible situation. Can Vladimir find a way out that doesn't besmirch his friend's honour or lead to an all out war between three factions of the empire? Unfortunately, he doesn't have much time, a matter of d...
Uncertain, Fugitive, Half-fabulous
Uncertain, Fugitive, Half-fabulous rated it 16 years ago
"I took out my enchanted dagger (a cheap, over-the-counter enchanted dagger, but better than plain steel)" p. 76That quote sums up an awful lot about Jhereg right away. It's a rather small, mostly street-level story of a sort of mafioso/hitman type, who just happens to inhabit a grand fantasy world....
immediacy
immediacy rated it 28 years ago
Steven Brust is another one of those authors that I somehow managed to miss when I was younger, even though he has quite a few novels to his credit and a sizable fan following. I was wanting something light and adventurous, having gotten bogged down in the middle of Lawrence Durrell's Clea. Jhereg w...
BOOKWRAITHS REVIEWS
BOOKWRAITHS REVIEWS rated it 40 years ago
I read this novel when it was initially published in the mid-80s. It was a favorite of mine at the time, and I have always recalled it fondly. However, after completing a re-read, it has become painfully obvious that the enjoyment I received from this book must have been one of those teenage fads ...
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