Dzur
core novel 2006 Dragaera
Record
| First published | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.17 (5,926 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| Page count | 285 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765301482 |
Synopsis
Dzur picks up after the events of Issola, with Vlad Taltos hoping for some respite from danger, only to discover that his estranged wife Cawti has lost control of the criminal holdings that once secured South Adrilankha's underworld for the Jhereg. A sorcery-wielding faction called the Left Hand of the Jhereg has moved to seize control of the resulting power vacuum, threatening to spark open conflict between rival Houses. The legendary assassin Mario Greymist alerts Vlad to the crisis, while Norathar, a Dragon noble and friend of Cawti's, shares his concern over the deepening power struggle that now threatens everyone Vlad cares about in South Adrilankha.
Where it sits
- Universe: Dragaera
- Series: Vlad Taltos core; position 10 of 17 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Steven Brust
Notes
- From the series record (Vlad Taltos): 17 novels (1983-2024) of a planned 19-book structure (17 House-named books + Taltos, named for the protagonist, + a final closing volume, The Last Contract, not yet written; Chreotha, the 18th, is also not yet written). Internal chronology is contested among fan sources and explicitly not recorded here, see the notes on Jhereg.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Vlad Taltos: position 10 of 17: previous Issola (2001) · next Jhegaala (2008)
Sources
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