Thieves' World

By Lynn Abbey (editor), Robert Lynn Asprin (editor),

Book cover of Thieves' World: First Blood

Book description

Contains all of the stories of the first two Thieves' World anthologies (Thieves' World and Tales of the Vulgar Unicorn), with additional material.

Return to the Olden Days of Sanctuary!

Sanctuary, a seedy, backwater town governed by evil forces, powerful magic, and political intrigue

See how Thieves' World all began!…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Thieves' World as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This lighter fare is a collaboration of well-known writers (John Brunner, Poul Anderson, Andrew Offutt, Marian Zimmer Bradley, et al) creating a world where each of their characters also live in the other authors’ minds.

In the fantasy city of Sanctuary, their stories and their lives intertwine where a cast of anti-heroes rule the day, or are ruled by the day, depending on the authors’ whims. The cast of morally questionable characters at times are both protagonists and antagonists, depending on the point of view, and each story’s main character and writer.

And though each is, in turn, loved and…

From Gregory's list on anti-heroes of fantasy fiction.

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