The House of Jhereg, Stephen Brust
Apr. 21st, 2008 11:59 pmWhat's the basic premise of the books?
Vlad Taltos is a human assassin in a land mostly populated by Dragaerans. He has a familiar, a flying reptile, which is sometimes sassy. It was often recommended to me as a series that subverts those tropes.
I read one of the series ages ago, and it felt very much as if it was falling into the obvious trap: Vlad is one of the most badass people in the world. (Badass mainly in the sense of sword combat.) He can do things "even" more-badass-person couldn't. He is outclassed by even-more-badass person who is basically a demigod. Who is outclassed only by the most powerful beings in and out of the universe. Who are still inferior to Vlad in that he is gutsy...
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Vlad Taltos is a human assassin in a land mostly populated by Dragaerans. He has a familiar, a flying reptile, which is sometimes sassy. It was often recommended to me as a series that subverts those tropes.
I read one of the series ages ago, and it felt very much as if it was falling into the obvious trap: Vlad is one of the most badass people in the world. (Badass mainly in the sense of sword combat.) He can do things "even" more-badass-person couldn't. He is outclassed by even-more-badass person who is basically a demigod. Who is outclassed only by the most powerful beings in and out of the universe. Who are still inferior to Vlad in that he is gutsy...
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