Where to start with Steven Brust

[mmu1]

Athyra and Teckla are the only "Vlad" books I haven't re-read - I still might, just to refresh my memory on certain events, but that'll be the only reason.

Teckla... is a good example of why you shouldn't write a book while getting divorced. It has worked out ok in the end by setting the story in a pretty interesting direction (and I still can't wait for Vlad to find out about one of the things we learn in Orca), but Brust has proven since that he can be just as good a writer without being so damn depressing.

In Athyra, I flat-out didn't enjoy the fact it was someone other than Vlad telling the story. It was good to have a chance to see Vlad from someone else's point of view, but even that wasn't as interesting as I thought it could be. Probably the worst one in the series. (Especially with Orca following it chronologically)

Anyway... I'd reccommend starting with either The Book of Jhereg (but skipping Teckla ) or Taltos. You can read Dragon pretty much at any time, Orca after the ones which are chronologically before it, and whatever you do, don't skip ahead to Issola until you've read the other ones.

 

[Hypersmurf]

Athyra... Probably the worst one in the series.

I wouldn't bother qualifying it

-Hyp.

 

[Welverin]

I'd love to do Jhereg as a movie, but not set in Dragaera, just here on good ol' earth.

But then we lose a lot of the humor based on things not present in the real world (Loiosh, Vlad getting sick from teleporting).