Swimming along with the Vlad Taltos reread, we come to volume 7, Orca. Now, the Orca are the shippers, sailors, bankers, and traders of the Dragaera. Given Brust’s sympathies, one would expect that this is the book in which he gives them a metaphorical drubbing, demonstrating his loathing of bankers and capitalists. After all, he… Continue reading The Great Vlad Taltos Reread: Orca
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The Great Vlad Taltos Reread Continues: Athyra
Moving on today to Athyra in the reread of Steven Brust’s Vlad Taltos series. I dimly recall being very disappointed the first time I read this, discovering that not only had Brust abandoned first person narration, but that the POV character isn’t even Vlad. This time, of course, I was prepared for it, and was… Continue reading The Great Vlad Taltos Reread Continues: Athyra
The Great Vlad Taltos Reread: Phoenix
And so the reread of Steven Brust’s Vlad Taltos series continues. Phoenix is the fifth volume. Much as a story follows a rise and fall in action, like a roller coaster, there — unfortunately — appears to be a rise and fall in my appreciation of each succeeding entry. I truly enjoyed Taltos, a favorite,… Continue reading The Great Vlad Taltos Reread: Phoenix
The Great Vlad Taltos Reread: Taltos
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
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.
Prince of Peril.
The second volume of Otis Adelbert Kline’s Venusian ERB homage series, Prince of Peril, follows the exploits of Prince Zinlo of Olba, formerly Harry Thorne of Earth. In length, and as an episodic, one-damn-thing-after-another travelogue of Venus, it is similar to the first volume, Planet of Peril. However, while the first outing did not do much… Continue reading Prince of Peril.