From Jhreg to Dzur all are amazing, my favorite is Phoenix however, because it is written first person, as a “how to” of assasination in the Dragearean Empire.
The whole series has a dark humor that is flooring. They are written is such a way as you can pick up any one in the series (knowing nothing from the others) and be perfectly fine, plus the writer throws in little hints of things in other books. Sometimes things not even written about yet.
This is a great series. Vlad throws darts and witty one-liners with equal abandon, and I enjoy the fact that he’s often portrayed as the underdog.
have you ever read the Phoenix Guard series, also by Stephen Brust? Same setting, but written in a style similar to the Three Musketeers. In some ways it’s the opposite of the Taltos stories, but it’s also a very fun read.
yup yup, series is also great, but more of a romantic tale, i prefer the taltos chronicals (my name for them) for the sear dark humor of them.
Example:: Well judging by his off hand dagger hes probably not a sorcerer.
“but what if he is a sorcerer?”
Then I’m in trouble and this wont work