The Adventures of Vlad Taltos (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Steven Brust
- First Published: 1983
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—magical world
- Time of Work: Undefined
- Setting: Primarily the city of Adrilankha, of the Dragaeran Empire
- Genres: Long fiction, Adventure, Fantasy
- Subjects: Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, Other worlds, Assassins, hit men, or contract killers, Witches or witchcraft
- Locales: Mythical lands
The Plot
The Vlad Taltos series centers on a wisecracking professional assassin, who is an Easterner—or human—living among a race of beings called Dragaerans. The Dragaerans are humanoid creatures who stand seven to eight feet tall and have a life span of between two thousand and three thousand years. Their empire is built on a class system: Every member belongs to one of seventeen houses, each named for a native creature of that world. Easterners are a much-despised minority. In an effort to assimilate, Vlad’s father squandered his life savings on a baronetcy in one of...
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