by Steven Brust
This review assumes you read the previous three books. The fourth book in the series, this time we jump far back in time to a moment where Vlad had yet to meet the people we, as the reader, have come to know. Several of the events that happen in this book have been hinted at in the previous ones...
I enjoyed this book, although probably not as much as I enjoyed the three previous ones (in publication order). The plot was a little thin, but that may partly have been because we already know from the previous novels that Vlad walks the Paths Of The Dead and comes out alive. The rest of the (pre-P...
This book was just wonderful. It was a great relief, because after reading Yendi I was kind of terrified that Vlad's character was heading into a slow decline that would continue throughout the series. I am so glad that wasn't the case. Vlad and Co. (and Loiosh, of course) came right back in this bo...
The chronological beginning of the series. Explained some things. Other things made more sense having read later books. So, I’d say read this series in whatever order you like. [Sept. 2011]
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