Steven Brust Knihy

The first to be published, this is actually the fourth novel in the timeline of the VLAD TALTOS series. The books recount the adventures of the wisecracking hired killer Vlad, a human on a planet mainly inhabited by the long-lived, extremely tall sorcerers known as the Dragaerans. One of the most powerful bosses in the Jhereg--Dragaera's premier criminal organization--hires Vlad, one of their guild members, to assassinate Mellar, who stole millions from the Jhereg leadership and fled. Unfortunately, this thief turns out to be protected in a way that makes it difficult for Vlad to do his job without gaining the permanent enmity of a friend. The reader also learns more about Vlad's past in this, and in other, lives.

Vlad Taltos, ein Mensch im Reich der Dragaener, ist Berufskiller und ein aufstrebender Gangsterboß. Aber er ist kein Dieb. Und als Fürst Morrolan und seine Kusine, die Vampirhexe Aliera, ihn anheuern wollen, um den Zauberstab von Loraan zu stehlen, versucht er sich herauszureden. Außerdem gibt es noch einen Grund: Der Stab gehört einem mächtigen Zauberer und wird im Reich der Toten aufbewahrt. Dorthin zu gehen mag gelingen, doch keiner fand den Weg zurück. Schließlich, da er mit Morrolan befreundet ist und da ihm keine Ausrede mehr einfällt, erklärt er sich zu dem Abenteuer bereit. Es steht in der Tat auf Messers Schneide. Auch sein Vertrauter, der Jhereg Loiosh, kann ihm diesmal nicht helfen.

Vladimir Taltos ist ein einzigartiger Fantasyheld, ein Mensch in einer von Dragaener dominierten Welt. Um Ansehen zu erlangen, wird er Auftragsmörder. Er beherrscht Fechtkunst und Zauberei und meistert gefährliche Abenteuer zusammen mit seinem telepathisch verbundenen Drachenfreund Loiosh.

Vlad Taltos, ein Berufskiller, erzählt von den Anfängen seiner Karriere, als er in einen Jhereg-Krieg verwickelt wird und sich in seine Mörderin verliebt. Während er entdeckt, dass er manipuliert wird, um einen alten Konflikt zu entfachen, muss er sich gegen unbesiegbare Gegnerinnen behaupten. Ein spannendes Fantasy-Abenteuer!

"In Dzur, Vlad is back in the great city of Adrilankha, with a price on his head. The rackets he used to run are no under the control of the mysterious 'Left Hand of the Jhereg'--a cabal of women who report to no man. His ex-wife needs his help. His old enemies aren't sure whether they want to kill him, or talk to him and then kill him. A goddess appears to be playing tricks with his memory. And the Great Weapon he's carrying appears to have plans of its own ..."

Vlad Taltos, a skilled assassin with witchcraft abilities, embarks on perilous adventures in the Land of the Dead in Taltos and Phoenix. Accompanied by his telepathic jhereg companion, he takes on a dangerous job that challenges the boundaries between life and death. With the stakes raised, Vlad must navigate a treacherous deal with the Demon Goddess, who offers him a way back to the living world in exchange for a favor. The narrative blends action, magic, and moral dilemmas in a captivating fantasy setting.

Vlad Taltos returns as Stephen Brusts's New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series continues with Hawk... Years ago, Vlad Taltos came from the East, to make his way as a human amidst the impossibly tall, fantastically long-lived natives of the Dragaeran Empire. He joined the Jhereg, the Dragaeran House (of which there are seventeen) that handles the Empire's vices: gambling, rackets, organized crime. He became a professional assassin. He was good at it. But that was then, before Vlad and the Jhereg became mortal enemies. For years, Vlad has run from one end of the Empire to the other, avoiding the Jhereg assassins who pursue him. Now, finally, he's back in the imperial capital where his family and friends are. He means to stay there this time. Whatever happens. And whatever it takes.

Two of Vlad Taltos's most entertaining adventures—now in one volume