Jhereg

Jhereg has three meanings, all of which are intrinsically linked.

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A jhereg is a fictitious animal on the fictitious planet of Dragaera, two of whom (a mated pair, Loiosh and Rocza) feature in the bestselling series of novels by Steven Brust.

Related Topics:
Dragaera - Steven Brust

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The House of the Jhereg is the Dragaeran Noble House to which the novels' protagonist Vlad Taltos belongs. Members of House Jhereg are referred to as Jhereg, not jhereg: the animal's name is not capitalized.

Related Topics:
Noble House - Vlad Taltos

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Jhereg is the name of the first novel in the series, which was published in 1983. Steven Brust's JHEREG is a graphic novel adaptation published by Marvel Comics in 1987, and The Book of Jhereg is a (slightly-amended) omnibus collection of the first three books in the series — Jhereg, Yendi and Teckla — published in 1999.

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1983 - Graphic novel - Marvel Comics - 1987 - Omnibus - 1999

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