A review by mary_soon_lee
Tiassa by Steven Brust

4.0

This is the thirteenth book in the Vlad Taltos fantasy series by Steven Brust, a series I’ve been enjoying greatly. Though the series stays centered on the eponymous Vlad Taltos, a human assassin in a society dominated by far longer-lived Dragaerans, there is considerable variety in how individual books are told. This thirteenth book breaks into sections that take place years apart, moving adeptly through various point of view characters, with only about one third of the book being narrated by Vlad himself. As per usual, I enjoyed it very much. I’m very attached to Vlad. I like Brust’s various storytelling styles. Significant spoiler warning:

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I liked how this time Cawti gets to help Vlad, and I especially liked the way this book connects to an earlier arc about Savn.

Since I’m currently away from my computer and typing this one-fingered while on vacation, I’ll leave it at that. Four out of five adroit stars.

About my reviews: I try to review every book I read, including those that I don't end up enjoying. The reviews are not scholarly, but just indicate my reaction as a reader, reading being my addiction. I am miserly with 5-star reviews; 4 stars means I liked a book very much; 3 stars means I liked it; 2 stars means I didn't like it (though often the 2-star books are very popular with other readers and/or are by authors whose other work I've loved).