The reread continues through the cycle, with volume 4, Taltos. After the slog that was Teckla, I was glad to encounter what may be my favorite Vlad Taltos novel. Once again we bounce around in time, jumping back from the events of Teckla. Taltos tells parallel stories, the primary narrative being about his initial meeting… Continue reading The Great Vlad Taltos Reread: Taltos
Month: August 2026
The Great Vlad Taltos Reread Continues: Yendi and Teckla
Continuing my semi-serious intention to reread the Vlad Taltos books, we come to volume two, Yendi. If book one did not provide a sufficient clue that these novels will be presented in chronological order, Yendi ought to do the trick. Vlad tells a story of his early period in the organization running his own territory,… Continue reading The Great Vlad Taltos Reread Continues: Yendi and Teckla
The Great Vlad Taltos Reread: Jhereg
I may or may not manage the task of rereading Steven Brust’s Vlad Taltos series. Maybe I’ll complete it in time for publication of the last novel. I don’t know. At the moment, it seems a worthwhile, and achievable goal. Reading any given book is personal experience. Each reader has a unique relationship with any… Continue reading The Great Vlad Taltos Reread: Jhereg
The Port of Peril. Moderately Perilous.
The third book of Otis Adelbert Kline’s Venus trilogy is The Port of Peril. For some reason it is the only one of the three that takes the definite article. Robert Grandon once again takes center stage. While I do miss the immediacy of the first-person narration of the second book, Port is a significant… Continue reading The Port of Peril. Moderately Perilous.
“The Long Gambit” Takes Flight.
Twilight Galaxy: Long Gambit, the second volume of the Twilight Galaxy series was released a few days ago by the good people of Raconteur Press. The novel sees the crew of the the Long Gambit struggling to get a job that pays well enough to get the free trader released for non-payment of moorage fees,… Continue reading “The Long Gambit” Takes Flight.