The Baron of Magister Valley

The Baron of Magister Valley

Author	Steven Brust
Language	English
Series	The Khaavren Romances
Genre	Fantasy
Publisher	Tor Books
Publication date	July 28, 2020
Publication place	United States
ISBN	978-1-250-31146-7
Preceded by	Sethra Lavode

The Baron of Magister Valley is a fantasy novel by American writer Steven Brust, set in the fictional world of Dragaera and part of the Khaavren Romances. ^[1] Like the other books in that series, the novel is heavily influenced by the d'Artagnan Romances written by Alexandre Dumas, and is written by Brust in the voice and persona of a Dragaeran novelist, Paarfi of Roundwood, whose style is a tongue-in-cheek parody of Dumas, matching both his swashbuckling sense of adventure and his penchant for tangents and longwindedness. ^{[2] [3]}

The Khaavren Romances books have all used Dumas novels (particularly the Three Musketeers series) as their chief inspiration, recasting the plots of those novels to fit within Brust's established world of Dragaera. ^[4] The Baron of Magister Valley follows suit, using The Count of Monte Cristo as a starting point. ^[5]

Plot summary

A young Dragaeran, Eremit, is sent by his parents to investigate a plot against the family for control of their lucrative mines. He is kidnapped and imprisoned on a volcanic island for more than 600 years, where he dreams of taking his revenge.

References

1. Steven Brust (July 28, 2020). The Baron of Magister Valley. Tom Doherty Associates. ISBN   978-1-250-31146-7.
2. Speer, Cindy Lynn (2003). "Review: The Paths of the Dead". SF Site. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
3. Walton, Jo (November 27, 2009). "I have been asking for nothing else for an hour: Steven Brust's The Phoenix Guards". Tor.com. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
4. Tilendis, Robert M. (December 23, 2014). "Steven Brust's The Khaavren Romances". Green Man Review. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
5. Eddy, Cheryl (July 1, 2020). "There Are So Many New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books Coming Out in July". Gizmodo. Retrieved August 3, 2020.