Author: stevenbrust

From the vaults of Dragaeran history and the mind of master fantasist Steven Brust–a tale of betrayal and vengeance that is not at all a retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo Reader, you will undoubtedly have had the misfortune of consuming the rotten fruit of fallacies that we–Paarfi of Roundwood (esteemed historian of House of Hawk and exquisite artisan of truths)–“borrow” our factual … truths)–“borrow” our factual recount of Dragaeran history from some obscure fellow who goes by the name Al Dumas or some silly nomenclature of that nature. The salacious claims that The Baron of Magister Valley bears…

In a world where the skies are ruled by giant reptiles and humans occupy the lowest caste of society, young assassin Vlad Taltos embarks upon adventure after adventure while surviving witchcraft and the dark powers of Dragaera.