The Book of Athyra: Contains the Complete Text of Athyra and Orca -- Steven Brus

<b>The Book of Jhereg</b> and <b>The Book of Taltos</b> collected the first five novels of Steven Brust's highly imaginative fantasy series that <b>Locus</b> praised as "entertaining and worth reading." <b>The Book of Athyra</b> features books six and seven in the series--<b>Athyra</b> and <b>Orca</b>.<p> </p><p>Vlad Taltos is a sorcerer and assassin without peer--as deadly at spell casting as he is with sword wielding. Accompanying him on his journeys are two leathery-winged jhereg who share a telepathic link with Vlad--and triple his chances against even the most powerful of enemies...</p><p> </p><p>In <b>Athyra</b>, Vlad finds he's ready to retire himself and his jhereg companions, but the biggest hitters of the House of the Jhereg have something else in mind. In <b>Orca</b>, Vlad must repay a debt to a boy who saved his life--even if it means breaking a financial scandal big enough to bring down the House of the Orca, and possibly the entire Empire...</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Steven Brust<br><b>Publisher:</b> Penguin Publishing Group<br><b>Published:</b> 02/04/2003<br><b>Pages:</b> 448<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.04lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.98h x 6.26w x 0.97d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780441010103<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Steven Brust is the author of numerous fantasy novels, including <b>Jhereg, Yendi, Teckla</b>, and <b>Orca</b>. He lives in Minneapolis.</p>