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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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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.

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