Steven Brust

Steven Brust
Brust on drum at Cats Laughing reunion concert, April 2015
Brust on drum at Cats Laughing reunion concert, April 2015
BornSteven Karl Zoltán Brust
(1955-11-23) November 23, 1955 (age 68)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.[1]
Occupation
  • Writer
  • musician
  • poker player
GenreFantasy, science fiction
Notable worksVlad Taltos series
Khaavren Romances
Website
dreamcafe.com

Steven Karl Zoltán Brust (born November 23, 1955) 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. His recent novels also include The Incrementalists (2013) and its sequel The Skill of Our Hands (2017), with co-author Skyler White.

As a drummer and singer-songwriter, Brust has recorded one solo album and two albums as a member of Cats Laughing. Brust also co-wrote songs on two albums recorded in the mid-1990s by the band Boiled in Lead.

  1. ^ May, Hal; Trosky, Susan M. (April 15, 1988). Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Nonfiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, Motion Pictures, Television. Gale. p. 72. ISBN 9780810319233.