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**The Book of Jhereg** and **The Book of Taltos** collected the first five novels of Steven Brust’s highly imaginative fantasy series that **Locus** praised as “entertaining and worth reading.” **The Book of Athyra** features books six and seven in the series—**Athyra** and **Orca**. Vlad Taltos is a sorcerer and assassin without peer—as deadly at spell casting as he is with sword wielding. Accompanying him on his journeys are two leathery-winged jhereg who share a telepathic link with Vlad—and triple his chances against even the most powerful of enemies… In **Athyra**, Vlad finds he’s ready to retire himself and his jhereg companions, but the biggest hitters of the House of the Jhereg have something else in mind. In **Orca**, Vlad must repay a debt to a boy who saved his life—even if it means breaking a financial scandal big enough to bring down the House of the Orca, and possibly the entire Empire… ** ### Review “Steven Brust isn’t afraid to stretch the boundaries of contemporary commercial fantasy.”—**Newsday** “Suggestive of Raymond Chandler or the early Roger Zelazny. It’s a breath of fresh chilly air.”—**Mile High Futures** “A memorable fantasy world, to which it is always a pleasure to return.”—**Locus** “Imagine James Bond in a world of magic.”—**VOYA** “Engaging…written with a light touch…good stuff.”—**Publishers Weekly** “Watch Steven Brust. He surprises you.”—**Roger Zelazny** ### About the Author Steven Brust is the author of numerous fantasy novels, including **Jhereg, Yendi, Teckla**, and **Orca**. He lives in Minneapolis.