Sethra Lavode is the sequel to The Paths of the Dead and The Lord of Castle Black, and the culmination of the bestselling epic begun with The Phoenix Guards.
The oldest person in the Dragaeran Empire. A military genius and master of sorcery whose story stretches back to before the dawn of history. Now, after a long absence, the undead Sethra Lavode, the Enchantress of Dzur Mountain, has reentered the Empire's affairs. And the affairs of Khaavren and Pel, Tazendra and Aerich, and all their descendants, colleagues, and friends.
For since Adron's Disaster, when Dragaera City was turned instantly into a sea of amorphia, the Empire has been in ruins. Trade has declined, brigands rule the roads, plagues sweep through the population. Now an ambitious Dragonlord means to rebuild the Empire in his own name. But unknown to him, the true heir, the Phoenix Zerika, has already retrieved the Imperial Orb from the Paths of the Dead. Sethra Lavode means to see Zerika on the throne. To do so will entail a climactic battle of sorcery and arms, told with all the swashbuckling flair for which Steven Brust is known.
The Khaavren Romances, set in the world of Vlad Taltos's Dragaera:
1. The Phoenix Guards
2. Five Hundred Years After
3. The Paths of the Dead (The Viscount of Adrilankha, Vol. 1)
4. The Lord of Castle Black (The Viscount of Adrilankha, Vol. 2)
5. Sethra Lavode (The Viscount of Adrilankha, Vol. 3)
The Baron of Magister Valley [standalone]
Industry Reviews
"Includes all the action, romance, and pathos of its predecessors.There''s no denying Brust''s fine pacing and worldbuilding and his sheer pizzazz." "Includes all the action, romance, and pathod of its predecessors "The Phoenix Guards", "Five Hundred Years After", "The Paths of the Dead", and "The Lord of Castle Black"...There's no denying Brust's fine pacing and worldbuilding and his sheer pizzazz." --"Booklist "on "Sethra Lavode"
"Watch Steven Brust. He's good. He moves fast. He surprises you. Watching him untangle the diverse threads of intrigue, honor, character and mayhem from amid the gears of a world as intricately constructed as a Swiss watch is a rare pleasure." --Roger Zelazny
"Steven Brust might just be America's best fantasy writer!" --Tad Williams
"Delightful, exciting and sometimes brilliant, Steven Brust is the latest in a line of great Hungarian writers, which (I have no doubt) includes Alexandre Dumas, C.S. Forester, Mark Twain, and the author of the juciest bits of the Old Testament." --Neil Gaiman
"Brust is incapable of writing a dull book." --"Booklist "on "Paths of the Dead"
"Filled with high adventure, intrigues, a great deal of good humor and moments of genuine hilarity...It's rare for a book over 400 pages to seem as short as this one. It's even rarer to find one that seems likely to satisfy such a broad range of reader expectations, humor, adventure, intrigue, and wit all in the same package." --"Science Fiction Chronicle" on "Five Hundred Years After"
"As always, Brust invests Vlad with the panache of a Dumas musketeer and the colloquial voice of one of Zelazny's Amber heroes. This is a rousing adventure with enough humor, action and sneaky plot twists to please newcomers as well as longtime series fans." --Publishers Weekly on "Dragon"
"A splendid caper that welcomes newcomers, while existing fans will pounce." --Kirkus Reviews on "Dragon"
"No mere plot summary can describe accurately the fun and adventure that naturally seems to follow Vlad Taltos." --VOYA on "Issola"
