2022/151: Iorich — Steven Brust

2022/151: Iorich — Steven Brust

No one can do everything perfectly; mistakes happen. But we’re assassins: when we make mistakes, people live. [p. 81]

I used to be a huge fan of Brust's Vlad Taltos books: I lost track some time in the first decade of this century, possibly after not really engaging with Jhegaala (though I note I accidentally reread Dzur back in 2017: coincidentally, just after I purchased Iorich.). Anyway, this felt like a return to form (assuming form had been departed from), and reminded me of how much I like the characters, the setting and the style.

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