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Steven Brust: Hawk (2014)

320 pages

English language

Published Feb. 10, 2014

ISBN:
978-0-7653-2444-3
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OCLC Number:
868643070

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4 stars (1 review)

Vlad Taltos has a price on his head. It isn't the first time, but what's new is that the entire Jhereg organization -- thieves, assassins, vicious criminals all -- has committed to removing him from the board. It will take all of Vlad's considerable ingenuity to come up with a plan that will get the Jhereg off his back permanently.

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reviewed Hawk by Steven Brust (The Vlad Taltos novels)

Vlad gets to go home.

4 stars

This novel, wraps up the whole 'chased by the fantasy mafia' thing that has been going on for about 9 books now. It's a tightly plotted caper novel with all Brust's trademark flourishes. Read in less than a day on this re-read because of the pull of seeing how it all turns out. A sign of a very good thriller. Looking back on my 2014 score, it's too high. I was handing out too many 5 stars then. This, while one of the high points of the series, doesn't quite hit the heights of Dzur and as such it is a strong 4.5. Obviously still recommended though!

Subjects

  • Vlad Taltos (Fictitious character)
  • Assassins
  • Magic
  • Fiction
  • Elves
  • Dragons