by Steven Brust
I did not expect this to be this good. I mean, Brust came highly recommended. Robin Hobb talked him up on her blog, and China Mieville mentioned favourably a story he co-wrote with Emma Bull(leftists sticking together). Still, I didn't expect what I got out of this book. I loved the fantasy take on...
The first two books are a lot of fun, the third has a lot more heft (and feels extra Chandler-y).It feels like I read the first book in this collection a million years ago, (it was four) and intended to take a short break to read something else and then come back to it. Obviously that didn't happen,...
Finished first book in this omnibus edition, Jhereg, between Feb. 7 and 10, 2012. Review forthcoming.
This is actually comprised of three books: Jhereg, Yendi and Teckla. They’re the first three Vlad Taltos books to be published, but they’re all over the place chronologically. Because I got out this three-in-one volume, I’ve been reading the series in publication order. I’m still undecided about tha...
Oh, authors, why can you not just write the stories in the order they occur?Chronological order (according to the author): Taltos, Yendi, Jhereg, Teckla, Phoenix, Athyra, Orca.BUT"Many people whose opinions I respect believe publication order is best": Jhereg, Yendi, Teckla...I've read all the books...
Very enjoyable, easy read. Crime stories set in a magical world.
I was a little disappointed by this omnibus, which was my introduction the Taltos books. I'm not sure why Jhereg was printed first since it presumes prior knowledge of things that don't get elaborated on. Plus, I was a little annoyed that such a powerful, immortal race needed a lowly human to figu...
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