Synopsis
In a Dragaera reduced by Adron's Disaster, an experiment in wizardry gone horribly wrong, to a shadow of its former self, the descendants of Khaavren, Pel, Aerich, and Tazendra join forces with a surviving Phoeniz heir named Zerika to once again take on the enemies of their Empire, in the sequel to The Phoenix Guards and Five Hundred Years After. 50,000 first printing.
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About the Author
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.
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.
From the Back Cover
Steven Brust Might Just Be America s Best Fantasy Writer! Tad Williams
Praise for Steven Brust
Splendid! Kirkus Reviews on Dragon
As always, Brust invests Vlad with the panache of a Dumas musketeer and the collo-quial voice of one of Zelazny s Amber heroes. This is a rousing adventure with enough humor, action, and sneaky plot twists to please newcomers as well as longtime series fans. Publishers Weekly on Issola
Brust is an indubitable master of swashbuckling high fantasy, and this book is an un-doubted treat. Booklist on Five Hundred Years After
Filled with high adventure, intrigues, a great deal of good humor and moments of genuine hilarity, this is easily Brust s most mature and entertaining work to date. It s rare for a book over hundred pages to seem as short as this one. It s even rarer to find one that seems likely to satisfy such a broad range of reader expectations, humor, adventure, in-trigue, and wit all in the same package. Science Fiction Chronicle on Five Hundred Years After
Powerful and impressive. Locus on Five Hundred Years After
Brust isn t afraid to break the boundaries of contemporary commercial fantasy. Newsday
Praise for Steven Brust
Splendid! Kirkus Reviews on Dragon
As always, Brust invests Vlad with the panache of a Dumas musketeer and the collo-quial voice of one of Zelazny s Amber heroes. This is a rousing adventure with enough humor, action, and sneaky plot twists to please newcomers as well as longtime series fans. Publishers Weekly on Issola
Brust is an indubitable master of swashbuckling high fantasy, and this book is an un-doubted treat. Booklist on Five Hundred Years After
Filled with high adventure, intrigues, a great deal of good humor and moments of genuine hilarity, this is easily Brust s most mature and entertaining work to date. It s rare for a book over hundred pages to seem as short as this one. It s even rarer to find one that seems likely to satisfy such a broad range of reader expectations, humor, adventure, in-trigue, and wit all in the same package. Science Fiction Chronicle on Five Hundred Years After
Powerful and impressive. Locus on Five Hundred Years After
Brust isn t afraid to break the boundaries of contemporary commercial fantasy. Newsday
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