Brokedown Palace

From the bestselling author of Jhereg and Taltos comes a charming fantasy tale. Once upon a time there were four brothers who ruled the land of Fenario--along with a goddess, a wizard, an enigmatic talking stallion, and a very hungry dragon--and lived in a crumbling, Brokedown Palace on the banks of the River of Faerie. Beneath the palace the foundations trembled, for something was rotten in Fenario.

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...