The 18th novel (after 2010's Iorich) in Brust's sprawling Dragaera
fantasy series is a wonderful return to form, setting assassin hero
Vlad Taltos in a contest of wits and wills against imperial guard
captain Khaavren, the formidable protagonist of 1992's The Phoenix
Guards. On the run from his former employers, the Jhereg, Vlad swings
back into town for a surreptitious visit to his family and finds
himself wanted all over again by Khaavren, who is chasing a magical
silver statue of a tiassa. A cat-and-mouse game ensues, full of plots,
counterplots, unlikely disguises, swordfights, and mistaken identities.
Fans will love the full cast of favorite characters and the resolution
of longstanding plots and mysteries, and like most of Brust's books,
this witty, wry tale stands well alone and is very accessible to
new readers.

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