Sixty-five thousand - this is the price of the contract for “work” offered to the hired killer Vlad Taltosh, a native of the East. Even the famous killer Mario Gray Mist refused to do this “work,” but Vlad has no choice - if it is not completed within a few days, then the House of Jareg will cease to exist. Part of the problem is that if the "work" is done, then the House of Jareg will cease to exist...Brust's order of writing the series: Jareg, Yendi, Tekla, Taltosh, Phoenix, Atira, Orca, Dragon, Isola Chronological order of events: Taltosh, Yendi, Dragon, Djareg, Tekla, Phoenix, Atira, Orca, Isola.