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Finished Tiassa, the latest in Steven Brust's Dragaera series, which brings together the Vlad Taltos and Phoenix Guards/Viscount of Adrilankha storylines with the aid of a magical mystery MacGuffin, the titular silver tiassa.
Fun as usual (though not as fun as the previous book, Iorich, which is worth the price of admission for the epilogue alone) and rather odd to see Vlad's adventures described in that faux-Dumas Paarfi style.
But we get to see an unexpected set of characters interact, and the return of several old favourites since following the tiassa covers several points in the timeline, and find out some solid background info on a certain mysterious recurring character which has only been alluded to until now.
I still have absolutely no idea how the silver tiassa got to ending up where it eventually ended up, much less what exactly it's supposed to do, but I suppose that's the nature of magical mystery MacGuffins meant to provide a plot ticket.
Mildly recommended. Definitely not a good book to start with for the series and not one of the best-written of the lot, but enjoyable if you already read and like it.
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