214 pages

English language

Published Jan. 27, 1987 by Ace Books.

ISBN:
978-0-441-79977-0
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5 stars (1 review)

2 editions

reviewed Teckla by Steven Brust (Vlad Taltos, #3)

A masterful switch up

5 stars

I find it interesting that the aggregated review scores I see for this book are somewhat lower than for the first two. I suspect this is because this is where Brust pulls the rug out from under you to a degree. In this book, Brust makes his protagonist look at his life as a mafioso boss and assassin and find he doesn't like what he sees. It's masterful in that way and why I have given it 5 stars. The lower score from others is going to be because he did that, they just wanted more of the same. There's also going to be a degree of pushback on the politics but as I, myself, am an unrepentant old lefty the political angle here is a positive for me. My previous recollection of this one is as a 'difficult' book, I realise on this re-read that's because it challenges your …