Lyorn: A Vlad Taltos Novel

by Steven Brust

Overview

All The World's A Happy Stage. Until the knives come out... Lyorn is the next adventure in Steven Brust’s bestselling Vlad Taltos series

Another Opening…Another Cataclysm?

Vlad Taltos is on the run. Again. This time from one of the most powerful forces in his world, the Left Hand, who are intent on ending his very lucrative career. Permanently.

He finds a hidey-hole in a theatre where the players are putting on a show that was banned centuries ago…and is trying to be shut down by the House that once literally killed to keep it from being played.

Vlad will take on a number of roles to save his own skin. And the skins of those he loves.

And along the way, he might find a part that was tailor-made for him.

One that he might not want…but was always his destiny.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765382863
Publisher:	Tor Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/09/2024
Series:	Vlad Taltos Series , #17
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	44,675
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

STEVEN BRUST is the author of a number of bestselling fantasy novels, including the New York Times bestsellers Dzur and Tiassa. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Editorial Reviews

04/08/2024

Bestseller Brust (Tsalmoth) continues his long-running series featuring sometime-assassin Vlad Taltos with a wonderful installment that combines theatricality, crime, Vlad’s trademark wise-cracking, and portents of world-changing events. Vlad, a member of the Right Hand of the criminal house of Jhereg, the more straightforward muscle and knives side of the operation, is on the run from powerful criminal sorceresses who belong to the Jhereg’s Left Hand. He holes up in the Crying Clown theater, which is protected from sorcery to keep plagiarists at bay. The company is preparing a musical adaptation of a historical play which the House of Lyorn believed besmirched their honor. A Lyorn in Vlad’s present day wishes to shut down the musical for the same reason. Vlad must find a way to thwart the Lyorn to safeguard his hiding place, rescue the son of his former lieutenant (who’s been kidnapped by the Left Hand), and process the revelation that his entire life has been manipulated by godlike beings, all while never leaving the theater. With each Vlad Taltos novel, Brust expands the history of the Empire but also dips into different narrative styles, with this musical-tinged story being a fine example: lyrics appear throughout, including a clever take on “I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General.” There’s just enough backstory to refresh the memories of longtime fans and whet the appetites of newcomers. This series shows no signs of slowing down. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

A wonderful installment that combines theatricality, crime, Vlad’s trademark wise-cracking, and portents of world-changing events…There’s just enough backstory to refresh the memories of longtime fans and whet the appetites of newcomers. This series shows no signs of slowing down.”—Publishers Weekly


Praise for the Vlad Taltos series:

“Surprisingly resonant...another solid entry in the series.” —RT Book Reviews on Vallista

“Brust is one of those natural caper writers, a pulp writer in the Hammett tradition, someone with what William Gibson calls ‘wheels on his tractor’.... A writer who can spin a yarn that keeps you guessing until the end.” —Cory Doctorow on Hawk

“Wonderful…Like most of Brust’s books, this witty, wry tale stands alone and is very accessible to new readers.” —Publishers Weekly on Tiassa

"Clever....Brust’s signature wit and narrative voice keep the action flowing and entertaining." —Publishers Weekly on Vallista

"Watch Steven Brust. He's good. He moves fast. He surprises you. Watching him untangle the diverse threads of intrigue, honor, character and mayhem from amid the gears of a world as intricately constructed as a Swiss watch is a rare pleasure." —Roger Zelazny

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