Hawk

This novel, wraps up the whole 'chased by the fantasy mafia' thing that has been going on for about 9 books now. It's a tightly plotted caper novel with all Brust's trademark flourishes. Read in less than a day on this re-read because of the pull of seeing how it all turns out. A sign of a very good thriller. Looking back on my 2014 score, it's too high. I was handing out too many 5 stars then. This, while one of the high points of the series, doesn't quite hit the heights of Dzur and as such it is a strong 4.5. Obviously still recommended though!

Steven Brust is back with a bang. I do love the Vlad Taltos books and this one delivered in spades after the last one was slightly disappointing (it was really three novellas banged together). His worldbuilding remains unique and interesting and this book fair moved the overarching plot along while delivering an excellent 'caper' story on top. Great stuff.