Teckla

Vlad Taltos, Book 3

By: Steven Brust

Narrated by: Bernard Setaro Clark

The third Vlad Taltos book represents a darker, more serious turn in the series. Vladimir Taltos is a short-lived, short-statured Easterner (what we would call a human) in a world mostly populated by the long-lived, extremely tall Dragaerans. He is also an assassin and petty crimelord. His lifestyle and career require some difficult moral choices. When his wife Cawti joins an uprising of Easterners and peasant Dragaerans (the Teckla of the title), it causes a severe strain in their marriage, and Vlad begins to question those choices.

©1987 Steven K. Z. Brust (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Intense Read

The subject matter of this book, an oppressed class of people fighting for their civil rights, makes this a very intense read. Be forewarned.

amazing

I enjoy this whole series. I read it when I was a kid and still love it as an adult

not the best book

for me . to much Marxism. relationship dynamics are wrong. way to much self pity. however. this is such a interesting world I can forgive quite a bit.

Rebel Uprising

In this 3rd book in the series Vlad finds himself trying to take neutral sides. But when his wife is fully invested in the uprising he finds himself at odds with his wife. If he wants to keep her safe he must make a decision. While all this is going on he finds that the competition is trying to movie in on his turf. I enjoyed listing to Vlad try to juggle his personal life and his business life. As you've come to expect Bernard Setaro Clark's narration had the same quality as the first two books.

Boy he's good!

A deep fantasy world, gangster-gangsters, the layered exploration of relationships, and excellent and believable action! Brust really knows how to provide a full and nuanced world into which his readers may dive!

This used to be one of my least favorite Taltos books...

After Athyra, which still is my least favorite, I never really enjoyed Teckla. But I just have this a listen again -- maybe it's the third time in 20 years I've read (listened to) it -- and with the political climate, and perhaps a little of my own maturity, I have to say this is a much better story than I remember it being. The ideas being evaluated are complex and while occasionally the characters are a little archetypal, there's a lot of interesting discussion of politics and making the word in ones own righteous image. Definitely worth a re-read.

Every Draegara novel is a winner.

I like all the Taltos books. This is my 2nd time through. Most of how Steven wrote Vlad made sense, but I don't like how immature Vlad is portrayed with his wife. They both should've listened to Noishpa.

Good but...

If you've liked the previous books, you should like this one.

This book focused on the tensions ever present and continuously causing problems within Taltos's world relating to how humans and Tekla are treated.

However, unlike the predecessors, this book didn't revolve around a master plan that had to be figured out but, rather, where Taltos felt he fit in with the world. As I had become accustomed to these puzzles, I did feel mildly let down at having no great master plan to figure out alongside Taltos, so I felt a bit more bored listening to this one.

So, 4 for stars for the story, while I continue to love the narrator. Overall, I'll give a 5 star because the book still gave excellent insight into this world, how it works, etc.

Another great book in an amazing series!!

I’ve read all of the Taltos books a few times but listening to them being read so eloquently adds a whole new level of entertainment to the experience. I plan on buying the audiobooks of the entire series now and anxiously await any further books by Brust!

It is a ok book I like some of the others a lot be

What was one of the most memorable moments of Teckla?

The battle for his wife from the uprising. Great plot just not enough action for me in this book.

What does Bernard Setaro Clark bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He brings the book to life

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

The uprising