Jan 4, 2010
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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