Sethra Lavode
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4.5 • 28 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
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]
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Brust's stylish conclusion to his Viscount of Adrilankha trilogy (after 2003's Lord of Castle Black and 2002's Paths of the Dead), which pays homage to Dumas p re's D'Artagnan swashbucklers, Empress Zerika the Fourth tries to consolidate her hold on the realm, but her challenger, K na, isn't ready to give up the fight. The last desperate days of the battle for the Dragaeran Empire feature plenty of magic and intrigue, and fans are forewarned that some of the lovable characters from past installments won't survive. As before, nobles converse in absurdly stilted dialogue, while the humor is sharp enough at times to induce outright laughter. Inventive chapter headings (e.g., "How Morrolan, Attempting to Find a God, Found Instead What His Sword Could Do") add to the faux period feel. For full understanding of all the heroics, newcomers may want to start with the author's two prequels, The Phoenix Guards (1991) and Five Hundred Years After (1994).
Customer Reviews
Quite possibly my favorite Brust novel
I am quite the Brust fan so let me just be honest and admit that from the start. The last two books I thoroughly enjoyed and now the culmination of all of the setup from those two novels... Quite the payoff indeed.
Not sure how he could ever return to this story line (Khaavren and crew), but if he ever does it will be an automatic purchase at release. I read Tiassa so I am aware of the brief return, but that was Vlad centric, so it doesn't count.
I am looking forward to being 10 years older from now, and returning to these five novels (the entirety of the Khaavren Romances), I have a feeling these might be something I will always love.