In "Orca," an ex-assassin faces the consequences of helping a young boy in need, leading him to uncover a financial scandal that could destroy the House of the Orca and the entire Empire, all while dodging those who want him dead.

Orca

Steven Brust's fantasy series follows Vlad Taltos: a short-statured, short-lived human in an Empire of tall, long-lived Dragaerans.http://us.macmillan.com/series/vladThis is one series set in Steven Brust's Draegaran world.Of the ordering, the author notes:One of the questions I'm most often asked is: "In what order would you recommend reading thes…