Vlad Taltos is a sorcerer and assassin without peeras 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 Vladand 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 lifeeven if it means breaking a financial scandal big enough to bring down the House of the Orca, and possibly the entire Empire...
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Steven Brust is the author of over thirty fantasy novels, including Jhereg, Yendi, Teckla, and Orca. He was a member of the writers' group which included Emma Bull, Pamela Dean, Will Shetterly, Nate Bucklin, Kara Dalkey, and Patricia Wrede, and also belongs to the Pre-Joycean Fellowship. He lives in Minneapolis.