The Book of Jhereg

Steven Brust

Aug 1999 · Jhereg Book 1 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

The first three fantastical adventures of assassin Vlad Taltos—now in one volume.

A welcome addition to any fantasy fan's library, The Book of Jhereg follows the antics of the wise-cracking Vlad Taltos and his dragon-like companion through their first three adventures—Jhereg, Yendi, and Teckla.

There are many ways for a young man with quick wits and a quick sword to advance in the world. Vlad Taltos chose the route of assassin. From his rookie days to his selfless feats of heroism, the dauntless Vlad will hold readers spellbound—and The Book of Jhereg will take its place among the classic compilations in fantasy.

Ratings and reviews

This is a volume of three books. The first two are rather mediocre fantasy action books. The author often asserts, rather than demonstrates character relationships and traits. That may be due to the non chronological nature of these books. Stories about how a pair of characters met, and came to trust each other is in another book, that is later in the volume. By the time the third book rolls around, the author has done enough showing that the marital difficulties and the racial strife have real bite.

I really enjoyed these books. A different slant to the fantasy novel but still very high fantasy.

This is the series that spawned much of the Vlad Romanov clan in Nero

About the author

Steven Brust is the author of Good Guys, Dragon, Issola, the New York Times bestsellers Dzur and Tiassa, and many other fantasy novels. He lives in Minneapolis.