Published in 1983 Jhereg was followed in 1984 by a prequel ( Yendi, which itself received a sequel in 1998) and didn’t get a sequel until 1987 ( Teckla). It should be noted for prospective readers that Jhereg, while the first novel to feature Vlad, is not the first within the series’ own internal chronology. The novel sees Vlad hired by a legendary figure called The Demon to track down a kill a thief (Mellar) who robbed the Jhereg Council (the clan that Vlad himself belongs to) of a great sum of money so great a sum that if Mellar gets away the council will essentially be crippled. Aiding Vlad in his endeavors is his Jhereg familiar Loiosh, earned after Vlad embraced the witchcraft of his human ancestors. Living in amongst a race of tall long-lived sorcerers called Dragaerans, Vlad has risen to a station of respect and power (if of a limited variety) despite his human heritage. Jhereg introduces the readers to the assassin Vlad Taltos. Back in August, released Jhereg (and just about all the other Vlad Taltos novels, via their increasingly impressive Audible Frontiers label. The first of the Vlad Taltos novels, Jhereg, by Steven Brust has been on my “to-read” list for the better part of a decade and a half.
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