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ORCA is the seventh to be published, but is actually the eighth book in the timeline of the VLAD TALTOS series.
As this hardboiled fantasy opens, the ex-crimelord and ex-assassin is still attempting to evade the hired killers of the Jhereg, the criminal organization he quit in a rather spectacular fashion. Vlad is now traveling with a nearly catatonic young man, Savn, who got that way when he saved Vlad's life. In exchange for an old woman's sorcerous attempts to heal Savn, Vlad agrees to recover the deed to her house. Naturally, as per usual with matters involving Vlad, the situation is vastly more complicated than it first appears, with implications reaching to the highest levels of the Dragaeran Empire. The mysterious Kiera the Thief, Vlad's old friend, lends a hand in uncovering the plot, and, in the process, reveals more than one secret of her own.
As this hardboiled fantasy opens, the ex-crimelord and ex-assassin is still attempting to evade the hired killers of the Jhereg, the criminal organization he quit in a rather spectacular fashion. Vlad is now traveling with a nearly catatonic young man, Savn, who got that way when he saved Vlad's life. In exchange for an old woman's sorcerous attempts to heal Savn, Vlad agrees to recover the deed to her house. Naturally, as per usual with matters involving Vlad, the situation is vastly more complicated than it first appears, with implications reaching to the highest levels of the Dragaeran Empire. The mysterious Kiera the Thief, Vlad's old friend, lends a hand in uncovering the plot, and, in the process, reveals more than one secret of her own.
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Jody C. (Continues the Vlad series & comes after Vlad's adventures from Athrya. We learn more about Kiera in the process. Vlad is trying to help Savn regain his proper mental state. In the process, he also tries to help a woman retain her property.
Part of the Vlat Taltos series---Sorcerer/assassin Vlad Taltos and his jhereg take on the most corrupt House in the Empire---
Granted, walking around with two jhereg on your shoulders is not the best disguise for an ex-assassin wanted all over the Empire. But a young boy saved my life and now he needs my help. And Vlad Taltos always pays his debts. Even if it means uncovering a financial scandal big enough to bring down the House of the Orca--and if I'm lucky, the entire Empire . . .
An excellent read. Brust has some of the best dialogue - fresh, crisp, wise cracking -- and is the master of conveying emotion in the speech of his characters. The plot is well-developed and challenging. Orca is better than most of its predecessors as a whole.
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