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Brokedown Palace Summary:By Steven Brust
Back in print after a decade, a stand-alone fantasy in the world of Steven Brust’s bestselling “Vlad Taltos” novels. Once upon a time…far to the East of the Dragaeran Empire, four brothers ruled in Fenario:
King Laszlo, a good man--though perhaps a little mad;
Prince Andor, a clever man--though perhaps a little shallow;
Prince Vilmos, a strong man--though perhaps a little stupid; and
Prince Miklos, the youngest brother, perhaps a little--no, a lot—stubborn.
Once upon a time there were four brothers--and a goddess, a wizard, an enigmatic talking stallion, a very hungry dragon--and a crumbling, broken-down palace with hungry jhereg circling overhead. And then…
Summary: Excellent Dragaera novel, as always. Rating: 5 Brust is the master of experimental voice and vernacular, even in this earliest Dragaera work. Summary: nice but no cigarRating: 2 i have been a Fan of Mr. Brust's work for quite some time now, and i have read all the Dragaeran novels.
Rating: 5 Am I the only one who saw this book as an allegory for a communist uprising? The brothers are each a different social class struggling to either uphold the current regime (the palace being a symbol of the government of the kingdom) or to support the change that seems to be growing from the ruins of it. In general I find allegorical stories to be boring and usually really obvious. The fact that many reviews of the book call it good without finding any allegorical meaning in it speaks to the quality of the writing and the seamlessness with which the story and the message are woven together. I can't help but wish I had been made to read this instead of Animal Farm back in High School. Caveat: I interpreted the book as being about communism, but at its core it's about the struggle between new and old ideas (and telling a good tale). Don't expect another Vlad novel, but enjoy the story and maybe exercise your brain a bit while trying to see what meanings you can pull out of it. Summary: Excellent bookRating: 5 Steven Brust shows his quality as a writer again in this exciting book. Set in the East, but the same world as his Taltos books, we get a view of how the Easterners live, and what magic is like outside the Empire. Definitely worth buying and reading many times over. Summary: Not Free SF ReaderRating: 3 An old structure is at the heart of a conflict between brothers, and between gods, and the powers of Faerie.
The book is broken up by interludes presented as local folk tales, possibly some adaptation's from Brust's heritage.
Set in Fenaria, we even encounter wild dzur and dragon.
A little tedious, at times
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