Operating in a situation where law and order has, if not totally broken down, certainly retreated considerably, lets our hero employ his fortune and skills with a fairly free hand in a way that's less interesting than the careful maneuvering of the Count through high society. Check YouTube API key and channel ID. Baron of Magister Valley (Dragaera, 2) Paperback August 3, 2021 by Steven Brust (Author) 412 ratings Related to: The Khaavren Romances See all formats and editions Kindle $12.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover $19.99 Other new, used and collectible from $1.49 Paperback $19.99 Other new, used and collectible from $8.84 It gets loooong. This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt. : The colors produced by this display, reds and purples and pinks, are of such a spectacular exuberance that the historian must pause in his narrativeunwilling as he is to interrupt the relation of events that are the heart of any chronicle, historical or otherwiseto advise the reader to make a pilgrimage to this region just to see it.As the reader will no doubt have already deduced that the two young persons to which we have just had the honor to allude will become important as our history proceeds, we should waste no time in providing a cursory sketch of each of them.The young man, for so we will call him (they were of an age whereby we might, with equal justice, call them a boy and a girl, or a man and a woman), was of between ninety and one hundred years of age. This wasn't that next installment. And other things.He frowned. The Paths of the Dead (The Viscount of Adrilankha I)4. WebeBook Details Tor Publishing Group Release Date: July 28, 2020 Imprint: Tor Books ISBN: 9781250311467 Language: English Download options: EPUB 3 (DRM-Free) You can read this item using any of the following Kobo apps and devices: DESKTOP eREADERS IOS ANDROID TABLETS But never tall).Our tale is that of a nobleman who is betrayed by those he trusted, and subsequently imprisoned. A mirror image of The Count of Monte Cristo, vitrolic naysayers still grouse? He's a better writer than this book. Am I not the last of my line? Click here for step-by-step instructions. Something went wrong. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. do not dabble in tall tales. Also by Paarfi of Roundwood: Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, No Import Fees Deposit & $10.91 Shipping to Germany. This review presumes prior exposure to Brust's fantasy work, because what grabs me is the way he is simultaneously building his world, providing an origin story for a prominent, recurring character, and contextualizing his two series, the gritty, noir flavored thrillers about former assassin and current fugitive, Vlad Taltos, and the flowery historical romances of the fictive author, Paarfi of Roundwood. Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. , Dimensions Well, that is nearly and utterly false.Also by Paarfi of Roundwood:The Khaavren Romances1. Its got a story that kept my attention, and, as the sages say, had me turning pages, and protagonists who I cared about. Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. The Baron of Magister Valley is not a retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo. A non-spoilery review of _The Baron of Magister Valley_. The Baron of Magister Valley Which also happens to be number 6 in a series of standalone novels (I have a bad habit of picking up books in the middle of a series, so Im glad this is also considered a standalone!). Although it should be added that my esteemed mother, she whose lands we are now occupying, and her husband, my father will, without doubt, be filled with joy as well.You think so?Nearly. The Baron of Magister Valley The Baron of Magister Valley He is taken his current readers for granted. In the Dragaera novels, he's created a world, which is difficult enough, but after many novels written in this world, he has also kept his material fresh. 2020 novel in the Khaavren Romances series by Steven Brust, "I have been asking for nothing else for an hour: Steven Brust's The Phoenix Guards", "There Are So Many New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books Coming Out in July", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Baron_of_Magister_Valley&oldid=1133382927, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 14:20. [2][3], The Khaavren Romances books have all used Dumas novels (particularly the Three Musketeers series) as their chief inspiration, recasting the plots of those novels to fit within Brust's established world of Dragaera. It says so in the description. not Brust's best, but engaging and funny once it gets going. Great back-story on important person in Vlad's world, Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2020. He's good. about OverDrive accounts. Find this title in Libby, the library reading app by OverDrive. November 3, 2018, 3:13 am, by Baron of Magister Valley (Dragaera, 2 Ill be brief, if only because Paarfi certainly was not, and say that, surprisingly, he was! : Get help and learn more about the design. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. I think it also suffers a bit from just how self-contained it is. Please add your card again, or add a different card.