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    <body><![CDATA[Although I am not sure I think reading the books in published order is necessarily the best way (losing track of who knows whom is a little frustrating), it isn't too bad here, and Jhereg starts off the series quite nicely.  I enjoyed the intrigue and the different characterizations quite a bit.  Th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67958623">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This contains the first three books in the Vlad Taltos series which chronicles the adventures of a young assassin for hire in one of the most original fantasy worlds I've ever encountered. This is definitely not based on medieval England, or anything I've read about. I used to read them when I was a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59772838">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[When the friend who recommended this to me explained that it was based on an extended tabletop roleplaying campaign the author participated in, suddenly everything that pissed me off about this book made perfect sense.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Awfully&quot; enjoyable:D It's hard not to fall in love with the main character Vlad Taltos (assassin by profession), in spite of all his flaws and rather twisted point of view on life as a whole. It's pretty impressive to keep track of the messes he manages to get into and the witty ways he u...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41183722">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Review of the first book in this omnibus, Jhereg (finished 01/01/09):<br/><br/>&quot;I took out my enchanted dagger (a cheap, over-the-counter enchanted dagger, but better than plain steel)&quot; p. 76<br/><br/>That quote sums up an awful lot about Jhereg right away. It's a rather small, mostly ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31811919">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Vlad Taltos x 3!  Three Steven Brust fantasy novels in one all-new edition-featuring intrepid assassin Vlad Taltos and his jhereg companion. A welcome addition to any fantasy fan's library, <em>The Book of Jhereg</em> follows the antics of the wise-cracking assassin Vlad Taltos and his dragon-like companion through their first three adventures-<em>Jhereg</em>, <em>Yendi</em>,  and <em>Teckla</em>.  From his rookie assassin days to his selfless feats of heroism, the dauntless Vlad will hold readers spellbound-and The Book of Jhereg will take its place among the classic compilations in fantasy. <br/>--A pocket-sized dragon-what's not to love? <br/>--A collectible 3-in-1 edition featuring one of science fiction's most memorable heroes <br/> <br/> <br/>&quot;This whole series is entertaining and worth reading!&quot; -<em>Locus</em> <br/> <br/>&quot;Engaging...written with a light touch...good stuff!&quot; -<em>Publishers Weekly</em> <br/> <br/>&quot;Watch Steven Brust.  He's good.  He moves fast.  He surprises you.&quot; -Roger Zelazny <br/> <br/>&quot;Hard to put down . . . fun to read!&quot; -<em>OtherRealms</em> <br/> <br/>&quot;Imagine James Bond in a world of magic...exciting!&quot; -<em>Voya</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is actually a collection of three books by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= Stephen Brust" title=" Stephen Brust"> Stephen Brust</a>, all of which are in the Vlad Taltos series. These are the first three. Jeff had been trying to get me to read this for quite a while, and I had been somewhat hesitant, because a lot of fantasy is pretty bad, I've gotta say. However, he ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30359868">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Vlad Taltos x 3!  Three Steven Brust fantasy novels in one all-new edition-featuring intrepid assassin Vlad Taltos and his jhereg companion. A welcome addition to any fantasy fan's library, <em>The Book of Jhereg</em> follows the antics of the wise-cracking assassin Vlad Taltos and his dragon-like companion through their first three adventures-<em>Jhereg</em>, <em>Yendi</em>,  and <em>Teckla</em>.  From his rookie assassin days to his selfless feats of heroism, the dauntless Vlad will hold readers spellbound-and The Book of Jhereg will take its place among the classic compilations in fantasy. <br/>--A pocket-sized dragon-what's not to love? <br/>--A collectible 3-in-1 edition featuring one of science fiction's most memorable heroes <br/> <br/> <br/>&quot;This whole series is entertaining and worth reading!&quot; -<em>Locus</em> <br/> <br/>&quot;Engaging...written with a light touch...good stuff!&quot; -<em>Publishers Weekly</em> <br/> <br/>&quot;Watch Steven Brust.  He's good.  He moves fast.  He surprises you.&quot; -Roger Zelazny <br/> <br/>&quot;Hard to put down . . . fun to read!&quot; -<em>OtherRealms</em> <br/> <br/>&quot;Imagine James Bond in a world of magic...exciting!&quot; -<em>Voya</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[The series follows the life and adventures of Vlad Taltos, a human living in an empire made up of Dragaerans, a tall, long-lived race that generally has contempt for &quot;Easterners&quot; or humans (of course, the Dragaerans call themselves &quot;human&quot;). As an outsider whose father tried desp...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8579628">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Vlad Taltos x 3!  Three Steven Brust fantasy novels in one all-new edition-featuring intrepid assassin Vlad Taltos and his jhereg companion. A welcome addition to any fantasy fan's library, <em>The Book of Jhereg</em> follows the antics of the wise-cracking assassin Vlad Taltos and his dragon-like companion through their first three adventures-<em>Jhereg</em>, <em>Yendi</em>,  and <em>Teckla</em>.  From his rookie assassin days to his selfless feats of heroism, the dauntless Vlad will hold readers spellbound-and The Book of Jhereg will take its place among the classic compilations in fantasy. <br/>--A pocket-sized dragon-what's not to love? <br/>--A collectible 3-in-1 edition featuring one of science fiction's most memorable heroes <br/> <br/> <br/>&quot;This whole series is entertaining and worth reading!&quot; -<em>Locus</em> <br/> <br/>&quot;Engaging...written with a light touch...good stuff!&quot; -<em>Publishers Weekly</em> <br/> <br/>&quot;Watch Steven Brust.  He's good.  He moves fast.  He surprises you.&quot; -Roger Zelazny <br/> <br/>&quot;Hard to put down . . . fun to read!&quot; -<em>OtherRealms</em> <br/> <br/>&quot;Imagine James Bond in a world of magic...exciting!&quot; -<em>Voya</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Vlad Taltos is one of my absolute favorite Fantasy characters.  Steve has done a fantastic job developing this character over the many volumes in this series.  I think without question the best Vlad stories are the first couple contained in this book -- Jhereg and Yendi.  These really capture Vlad's...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3906600">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed Jhereg and Yendi, but Teckla fell flat for me.  Still, all three books are pretty quick reads, and Steven Brust...! I was really just more curious about the plots set into motion by Jhereg, I suppose, and Yendi was more of a step back, while the exploration of ideals in Teckla... I ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76452370">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Vlad Taltos x 3!  Three Steven Brust fantasy novels in one all-new edition-featuring intrepid assassin Vlad Taltos and his jhereg companion. A welcome addition to any fantasy fan's library, <em>The Book of Jhereg</em> follows the antics of the wise-cracking assassin Vlad Taltos and his dragon-like companion through their first three adventures-<em>Jhereg</em>, <em>Yendi</em>,  and <em>Teckla</em>.  From his rookie assassin days to his selfless feats of heroism, the dauntless Vlad will hold readers spellbound-and The Book of Jhereg will take its place among the classic compilations in fantasy. <br/>--A pocket-sized dragon-what's not to love? <br/>--A collectible 3-in-1 edition featuring one of science fiction's most memorable heroes <br/> <br/> <br/>&quot;This whole series is entertaining and worth reading!&quot; -<em>Locus</em> <br/> <br/>&quot;Engaging...written with a light touch...good stuff!&quot; -<em>Publishers Weekly</em> <br/> <br/>&quot;Watch Steven Brust.  He's good.  He moves fast.  He surprises you.&quot; -Roger Zelazny <br/> <br/>&quot;Hard to put down . . . fun to read!&quot; -<em>OtherRealms</em> <br/> <br/>&quot;Imagine James Bond in a world of magic...exciting!&quot; -<em>Voya</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Steven Brust writes the best fantasy I've read. And I've read a lot (probably too much) fantasy. His Vlad (a witch/assassin/wiseass living in a world where humanity is a minority) is funny, sharp, and endlessly interesting. And if you don't like Vlad (I didn't in the first book, but he grows on you)...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23038530">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Vlad Taltos x 3!  Three Steven Brust fantasy novels in one all-new edition-featuring intrepid assassin Vlad Taltos and his jhereg companion. A welcome addition to any fantasy fan's library, <em>The Book of Jhereg</em> follows the antics of the wise-cracking assassin Vlad Taltos and his dragon-like companion through their first three adventures-<em>Jhereg</em>, <em>Yendi</em>,  and <em>Teckla</em>.  From his rookie assassin days to his selfless feats of heroism, the dauntless Vlad will hold readers spellbound-and The Book of Jhereg will take its place among the classic compilations in fantasy. <br/>--A pocket-sized dragon-what's not to love? <br/>--A collectible 3-in-1 edition featuring one of science fiction's most memorable heroes <br/> <br/> <br/>&quot;This whole series is entertaining and worth reading!&quot; -<em>Locus</em> <br/> <br/>&quot;Engaging...written with a light touch...good stuff!&quot; -<em>Publishers Weekly</em> <br/> <br/>&quot;Watch Steven Brust.  He's good.  He moves fast.  He surprises you.&quot; -Roger Zelazny <br/> <br/>&quot;Hard to put down . . . fun to read!&quot; -<em>OtherRealms</em> <br/> <br/>&quot;Imagine James Bond in a world of magic...exciting!&quot; -<em>Voya</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reread this new compilation of books 1-3 of the Vlad Taltos (that's tal-TOSH, people) series that my friend Ernie made me read back in college.  Like many books that my friends have forced upon me, I loved it.  The repartee between Vlad and his Jhereg crack me up.  If you like the Harry Harrison/Sta...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27690395">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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