Well. I wonder if we'll finally, excuse the French, fucking find out how he lost the finger. On 4/12/06, Scott Potter <grumpy104 at gmail.com> wrote: > > summery of Dzur from Barnes & Noble page. > > > http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&isbn=0765301482&itm=1 > > FROM THE PUBLISHER > In which Vlad Taltos confronts the Left Hand of the Jhereg…and discovers > the > game has more players than he thought > > Vlad Taltos, short-statured, short-lived human in an Empire of tall, > long-lived Dragaerans, has always had to keep his wits about him. Long > ago, > he made a place for himself as a captain of the Jhereg, the noble house > that > runs the rackets in the great imperial city of Adrilankha. But love, > revolution, betrayal, and revenge ensued, and for years now Vlad has been > a > man on the run, struggling to stay a step ahead of the Jhereg who would > kill > him without hesitation. > > Now Vlad's back in Adrilankha. The rackets he used to run are now under > the > control of the mysterious "Left Hand of the Jhereg"—a secretive cabal of > women who report to no man. His ex-wife needs his help. His old enemies > aren't sure whether they want to kill him, or talk to him and then kill > him. > A goddess may be playing tricks with his memory. And the Great Weapon he's > carrying seems to have plans of its own… > > Picking up directly where *Issola* left off, *Dzur* gives us Vlad Taltos > at > his best—swashbuckling storytelling with a wry and gritty edge. >