{"product_id":"dragon-paperback-5","title":"Dragon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Brust\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn which Vlad Taltos finds himself, much to his surprise, at the fateful Battle of Baritt's Tomb\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarching through mud just isn't as much fun as they say. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter years of surviving in Adrilankha by practicing the trade he knows best--killing people for a living--suddenly Vlad Taltos finds himself in the last place any self-respecting assassin wants to be: the army. Worse, he's right in the middle of a apocalyptic battle between two sorcerous armies, and everyone expects him to play a role they won't explain. All Vlad's got between him and the worst kind of death is his wits. Oh, and a smart-mouthed winged lizard... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDragon\u003c\/i\u003e is Steven Brust at his best--a swashbuckling fantasy adventure.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and raised in a family of Hungarian labor organizers, \u003cb\u003eSteven Brust\u003c\/b\u003e worked as a musician and a computer programmer before coming to prominence as a writer in 1983 with \u003ci\u003eJhereg\u003c\/i\u003e, the first of his novels about Vlad Taltos, a human professional assassin in a world dominated by long-lived, magically-empowered human-like \"Dragaerans.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the next several years, several more \"Taltos\" novels followed, interspersed with other work, including \u003ci\u003eTo Reign in Hell\u003c\/i\u003e, a fantasy re-working of Milton's war in Heaven; \u003ci\u003eThe Sun, the Moon, and the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, a contemporary fantasy based on Hungarian folktales; and a science fiction novel, \u003ci\u003eCowboy Feng's Space Bar and Grille\u003c\/i\u003e. The most recent \"Taltos\" novels are \u003ci\u003eDragon\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Issola\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1991, with \u003ci\u003eThe Phoenix Guards\u003c\/i\u003e, Brust began another series, set a thousand years earlier than the Taltos books; its sequels are \u003ci\u003eFive Hundred Years After\u003c\/i\u003e and the three volumes of \"The Viscount of Adrilankha\" \u003ci\u003eThe Paths of the Dead, The Lord of Castle Black, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Sethra Lavode\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile writing, Brust has continued to work as a musician, playing drums for the legendary band Cats Laughing and recording an album of his own work, A Rose for Iconoclastes. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada where he pursues an ongoing interest in stochastics.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42745249792063,"sku":"9781250163707","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f4f4d07d1a98d26299389871048977de.webp?v=1765171276","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/dragon-paperback-5","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}