Orca

2.5

Orca is the seventh book in Steven Brust???s VLAD TALTOS series. It???d be best to stop here if you haven???t read the previous books. We don???t want to spoil anything, do we?

Okay, so you should recall that Vlad Taltos, everyone???s favorite Jhereg assassin, is wanted by his organization because he betrayed them in order to save his wife from the executioner???s ax (or whatever implement the executioners in Dragaera use). Vlad has given up his territory and is on the run. In the last book, Athyra, he met a boy named Savn who helped him defeat a necromancer. Because Savn used a Morganti weapon to kill the bad guy, Savn is now witless, and he???s been that way for a year. Feeling responsible for Savn???s condition, Vlad finds a woman who may be able to heal him. In return, Vlad will try to find and stop the person who is trying to get the ... Read More: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/orca/

I'd give an extra five stars for the final plot twist alone!