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  • Jhereg

    by Steven Brust

    Vlad Taltos x 3! Three Steven Brust fantasy novels in one all-new edition-featuring intrepid assassin Vlad Taltos and his jhereg companion. A welcome addition to any fantasy fan's library, The Book of Jhereg follows the antics of the wise-cracking assassin Vlad Taltos and his dragon-like companion through their first three adventures- Jhereg , Yendi , and Teckla . From his rookie assassin days to his... (more)
  • Dzur (Vlad)

    by Steven Brust

    In which Vlad Taltos confronts the Left Hand of the Jhereg…and discovers the game has more players than he thought Vlad Taltos, short-statured, short-lived human in an Empire of tall, long-lived Dragaerans, has always had to keep his wits about him. Long ago, he made a place for himself as a captain of the Jhereg, the noble house that runs the rackets in the great imperial city of Adrilankha. But love,... (more)
  • Dragon (Vlad)

    by Steven Brust

    After years of surviving in Adrilankha by practicing the trade I know best--killing people for a living--suddenly I'm in the last place any self-respecting assassin wants to be: the army. Worse, I'm right in the middle of a apocalyptic battle between two sorcerous armies, and everyone expects me to play a role they won't explain. All I've got between me and the worst kind of death is my wits. Oh, and a... (more)
  • Issola (Vlad)

    by Steven Brust

    Okay, so maybe I've been living in the woods too long, where you can't even get a decent cup of klava first thing in the morning. So who should turn up but Lady Teldra, the courtly servant of my old friend the Dragonlord Morrolan? Teldra wants my help, because Morrolan and Aliera have disappeared, and according to Sethra Lavode, it looks like they may be in the hands of the Jenoine. Do I want to mess with them?... (more)
  • Lives of the Mayfair Witches: Book 3

    Taltos

    by Anne Rice

    "ANNE RICE WILL LIVE ON THROUGH THE AGES OF LITERATURE." --San Francisco Chronicle "TALTOS IS THE THIRD BOOK IN A SERIES KNOWN AS THE LIVES OF THE MAYFAIR WITCHES . . . Their haunted heritage has brought the family great wealth, which is exercised from a New Orleans manse with Southern gentility; but of course such power cannot escape notice . . . or challenge. . . Rice is a formidable talent. . . <Taltos>... (more)
  • Phoenix

    by Steven Brust

    This is the compendium featuring Taltos and Phoenix -two more novels in Steven Brust's classic series featuring intrepid assassin Vlad Taltos and his dragon companion. "This whole series is entertaining and worth reading." ( Locus ) "Steven Brust isn't afraid to stretch the boundaries of contemporary commercial fantasy." ( Newsday ) "Lightning-paced...enjoyable." ( OtherRealms ) "Involving,... (more)
  • The Vampire Chronicles: Book 10

    Blood Canticle

    by Anne Rice

    Anne Rice continues her astonishing Vampire Chronicles in a new novel that begins where Blackwood Farm left off — and tells the story of Lestat’s quest for redemption, goodness, and the love of Rowan Mayfair. Welcome back to Blackwood Farm. Here are all of the brilliantly conceived characters that make up the two worlds of vampires and witches: Mona Mayfair, who’s come to the farm to die and is brought into the... (more)
  • Athyra

    by Steven Brust

    The new two-in-one omnibus featuring two classic novels of Vlad Taltos and his winged jhereg companions-Athyra and Orca. Vlad Taltos is a sorcerer and assassin without peer-as 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 Vlad--and triple his chances against even the most powerful of enemies... In... (more)
  • Vlad Taltos: Book 2

    Yendi.

    by Steven Brust

    Mein Name ist Vlad Taltos. Ich bin Berufskiller. Und das ist die Geschichte vom Anfang meiner Karriere, als ich mitten in einen Jhereg- Krieg geriet und mich in die Frau verliebte, die mich getötet hat ... Wenn es einem einmal gelingt, seinem Mörder zu entkommen, dann war man einfach besser; wenn man zweimal entkommt, kann es Glück gewesen sein, doch wenn dies häufiger geschieht, dann ist Vorsicht angebracht... (more)
  • Orca

    by Steven Brust

    With the help of his two jhereg, sorcerer and former assassin-for-hire Vlad Taltos takes on the corrupt House of the Orca as he sets out to uncover a huge financial scandal.