On This Page
Description
One obsessed cop. Two master thieves. A very small island in space. And The Greatest Treasure in the Empire. Silverside Station is a small asteroid resort catering to the rich, the famous, and the celebrated- but is it big enough for both Drake Maijstral (the devious hero of The Crown Jewels) and Geoff Fu George (rated the galaxy's top burglar by the Imperial Sporting Commission), both of whom have set their sights on the Eltdown Shard, a fabulous jewel that captures the light of a dying show more sun, a jewel that dangles around the comely throat of the Duchess Roberta, a beautiful and dashing heiress who clearly has plans of her own. Mayhem and hilarity at the only possible result. House of Shards continues the droll adventures of Drake Maijstral- thief, devout coward, and reluctant hero- as he schemes his way to the top of the ratings. --Provided by publisher. show lessTags
Recommendations
Member Reviews
Amusing book. I really like Roman, wish there was more of him.
Ratings
Members
- Recently Added By
Author Information
111+ Works 13,120 Members
Series
Belongs to Publisher Series
Work Relationships
Is contained in
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- House of Shards
- Original publication date
- 1988
- People/Characters
- Drake Maijstral
- Epigraph
- …One false move and we could have a farce on our hands.
–– Tom Stoppard, On the Razzle - Dedication
- To Françoise Auclaire le Vison
“The Chef”
And Baron le Vison of Milkwaukee
“The Waiter”
L'appétit vient en mangeant
Classifications
Statistics
- Members
- 203
- Popularity
- 159,673
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.88)
- Languages
- English, German
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
- 2
