Hawk

“My heart gave a thump. It had been doing that a lot lately. I wished it would stop. I mean stop giving random thumps, not, you know, stop.” ~Vlad Taltos

Note: This review contains spoilers for previous novels in the series.

Hawk is Steven Brust???s fourteenth (and latest) novel about Vlad Taltos, a charming assassin living in Dragaera. Over the past 31 years, fans of this series have been through a lot with Vlad and Loiosh, Vlad???s flying reptilian familiar.

We first met Vlad when he was at the top of his game, running the Jhereg criminal organization of Adrilankha. Then he married Cawti, who also used to be an assassin but later became a social revolutionary. The change in her worldview was too much for the marriage to handle and they separated, but that didn???t stop Vlad from betraying the Jhereg in order to save Cawti from being executed. ... Read More: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/hawk/

And here's yet another stellar book in the Vlad Taltos series by Brust.
This book reminds me of a classic Hollywood caper, something like The Sting. It brings back a lot of characters I've been missing, and Vlad is as charming, wise cracking and smart as ever.

I wish the next book in the timeline would be out soon! I know the next two books in the series take place before the events of this one, so I am dying to know what happens next with Vlad and the Jhereg.

And, I think this may be my new favourite of the series.