Steven Brust

American fantasy and science fiction author · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1955 · age 70

Steven Karl Zoltán Brust is an American fantasy and science fiction author of Hungarian descent. He is best known for his series of novels about the assassin Vlad Taltos, one of a disdained minority group of humans living on a world called Dragaera.

Steven Brust is read about 93 times a day, in 15 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 9 July 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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2011“Why do you work so hard to make yourself disliked? I should think you'd find it happens enough on its own without putting yourself to any extra trouble.”In their wordsTiassa ( 2011) (goodreads)Read the whole statement

2010“Stalin is the perfect example of what I was talking about. To simply call him corrupt tells us nothing useful. What circumstances put him into power?”In their words9 August 2010"Truisms rot brains; absolute truisms rot brains absolutely"Read the whole statement

2003“A young man without ambition is an old man waiting to be.”In their wordsThe Paths of the Dead: Book One of the Viscount of Adrilankha (2003) https://vtmolo.com/quotes-about-ambition/ (vtmolo)]Read the whole statement

2002“I will always hold to those principles by which I have been raised… To seek understanding before taking action, yet to trust my instincts when action is called for.”In their wordsPaths of the Dead (2002)Read the whole statement

1996“Still, all this time, I was only barely aware that my subconscious was putting together a layout of the house. It wasn't that I expected to need one, it's just how my mind works.”In their wordsKiera the Thief, in Orca (1996), Ch. 9Read the whole statement

1993“It isn't always easy to act on what's in your head instead of what's in your heart. And it isn't always right to.”In their wordsAthyra (1993) (goodreads)Read the whole statement

1955Born23 November 1955

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A stupid person can make only certain, limited types of errors; the mistakes open to a clever fellow are far broader.
2010 · Iorich (2010), p. 172, Own words
When there's nothing you can do except worry, that's a good time to worry.
1996 · Kiera the Thief, in Orca (1996), Ch. 14, Own words