Brokedown Palace Author:Steven Brust Back in print after a decade, a stand-alone fantasy in the world of Steven Brust's bestselling "Vlad Taltos" novels. Once upon a time...far to the East of the Dragaeran Empire, four brothers ruled in Fenario:King Laszlo, a good man--though perhaps a little mad;Prince Andor, a clever man--though perhaps a little shallow;Prince Vilmos, a strong ma... more »n--though perhaps a little stupid; andPrince Miklos, the youngest brother, perhaps a little--no, a lot-stubborn.Once upon a time there were four brothers--and a goddess, a wizard, an enigmatic talking stallion, a very hungry dragon--and a crumbling, broken-down palace with hungry jhereg circling overhead. And then...« less
Brust adapts a Hungarian fairytale about three royal brothers and the vast, literally crumbling palace they inhabit into a mini-saga about family, jealousy, love, decline and rebirth.
Well, I just finished this. Its ... neat and hard to pin down at the same time. It is very much a well developed fairy tale, and one of the old school not the modern. Threads are left dangling and there is hate, love, change, pain and growth.
Its a wonderful book and I hope others will read it.