Agyar
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Agyar
by Authors:
Steven Brust
Released: 01 August, 2004
ISBN: 0765310236
Paperback
Sales Rank: 45598
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Customer Review #1:
 Anne Rice, Read and weep!
Here is a talent both rare and realtively undiscovered. A fresh stream of dark yet moving fantasy that is as different from the pretentious style of Rice as Frank Herberts writing is from that of David Drake. Brust exemplifies the power of understated fiction. There is very little gore, very little pedantic demagoguery evident in many Vampire novels of today, yet the story strikes home with the power of truth and simplicity. Brust does not declaim to the reader, instead there is an almost unpercieved thread of narrative that twines around the main story that urges the reader to "think!, reflect! and comprehend!" This is Vampire fiction of a different class; please do not put the tale of Jonas Agyar and those of Lestat in the same shelf!
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Customer Review #2:
Hunh?
I only read vampire books when I get desperate for something to read. I ordered Agyar only because I very much enjoyed the Vlad Taltos series by Mr. Brust. I did not really beleive I would enjoy Agyar.From the time I ordered the book, and the time I got around to read it, enough time had gone by that I had forgotten that Agyar was a blood sucker. By the end of the first chapter I was wondering, when did Steven Brust get into writing romance novels about con artists? By the end of the second chapter he had my attention. I could not put Agyar down without wondering what was happening. I had to itch the scratch and pick that book up again. Thank you Steven Brust for giving me my moneys worth.
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Customer Review #3:
vampire novel reads unlike any other vampire novel
I was drawn to this book primarily because of the author, who is an exceptional writer of fantasy, and it is always interesting to see how a master of one style does when writing in another. Often the cross-over result is lackluster.So I was more than pleasantly surprised by this volume, which is quite different than Brusts other works. And unlike many vampire novels, it is not clear at first that our protagonist is a vampire, nor do we linger on the gory details. Since the writing is the first person perspective of the vampire, much is not spelled out because it is "obvious". In some prose, this might result in a confusing meander through a stream of consciousness, but in "Agyar", this results in a smooth, flowing tale of the life of Jack Agyar. It is a short, compelling read. Highly recommended for both fans of vampire novels, and those who normally dont like them.
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