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Dzur

Steven Brust (2006)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesVlad Taltos #10
Setting
CSM age16+
Goodreads4.17
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

ViolenceMurderOrganized CrimeBetrayal

Positive tags

HumorAdventureMystery

Hero archetypes

AssassinExileReluctant Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Outcast / LonerMorally Gray Protagonist

Tropes

AntiheroHidden IdentityUrban FantasyFish out of WaterReluctant HeroMorally Gray ProtagonistOrganized CrimeRevenge

Themes

Betrayal and TrustPower and CorruptionIdentitySurvivalRedemptionCriminal UnderworldHomecoming

Synopsis

On the run for years after a devastating betrayal, short-statured former Jhereg captain, Vlad Taltos, secretly returns to his imperial city home to find that the rackets he once commanded are under the control of a mysterious cabal of women.

Tags

Crime FictionUrban FantasyNoir FantasyFantasy Noir