The Book of Taltos by Steven Brust

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The Book of Taltos by Steven Brust

In a spellbinding continuation of the epic fantasy series, The Book of Taltos by Steven Brust, assassin Vlad Taltos and his jhereg companion embark on a thrilling adventure filled with magic, political intrigue, and danger at every turn.

Vlad Taltos is an assassin unlike no other. Not only is he quick with a sword, but he also possesses a gift for witchcraft conjuring. The latest addition to his already formidable arsenal is a leathery-winged jhereg who shares a telepathic link with Vlad--making him twice as deadly...

Set in a world where witchcraft and swordplay collide, this mesmerizing tale follows Vlad as he accepts a dangerous job in the Land of the Dead. But in order to return alive, he must strike a bargain with the powerful Demon Goddess.

With its gripping plot and vivid characters, The Book of Taltos will captivate fans of fantasy and leave them craving for more.
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and raised in a family of Hungarian labor organizers, Steven Brust worked as a musician and a computer programmer before coming to prominence as a writer in 1983 with Jhereg, the first of his novels about Vlad Taltos, a human professional assassin in a world dominated by long-lived, magically-empowered human-like Dragaerans.
Over the next several years, several more Taltos novels followed, interspersed with other work, including To Reign in Hell, a fantasy re-working of Milton's war in Heaven; The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars, a contemporary fantasy based on Hungarian folktales; and a science fiction novel, Cowboy Feng's Space Bar and Grille. The most recent Taltos novels are Dragon and Issola. In 1991, with The Phoenix Guards, Brust began another series, set a thousand years earlier than the Taltos books; its sequels are Five Hundred Years After and the three volumes of The Viscount of Adrilankha: The Paths of the Dead, The Lord of Castle Black, and Sethra Lavode.
While writing, Brust has continued to work as a musician, playing drums for the legendary band Cats Laughing and recording an album of his own work, A Rose for Iconoclastes. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada where he pursues an ongoing interest in stochastics.
Emma Bull was born in 1954 in Torrance, California. She now lives in Minneapolis and is also the author of War for the Oaks and Bone Dance.
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ISBN 13 9780441008940
ISBN 10 0441008941
Title The Book of Taltos
Author Steven Brust
Series Jhereg
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published 2002-01-08
Number of pages 400
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.