Thieves' World

A WORLD OF THEIR OWN... LYNN ABBEY POUL ANDERSON ROBERT ASPRIN JOHN BRUNNER JOE HALDEMAN ANDREW J. OFFUTT Have created Sanctuary, and people it with wonders: One-Thumb (The crooked bartender at The Vulgar Unicorn); Enas Yorl, magician and involuntary shape changer (he lost a duel with another magician); Jubal, ex-gladiator and slave who is now a pillar of the community (he made his money selling slaves); Lythande the Star-browed (his magic is in question, his sword-play is not); Cappen Varra the Minstral (the only honest man in Sanctuary). These are just some of the unforgettable players you will meet on a stage where murder, mayhem, and skullduggery - with always a bit of magic - are the order of the day.

The darkly grim city of Sanctuary was an immediate hit with readers, and not surprisingly, gamers wanted to adapt the city to their fantasy game settings. The Thieves World roleplaying game (ISBN 093363501X) was released in 1981. Greg Stafford, et al at Chaosium, worked with with some of the brighter lights of the RPG industry (Dave Arneson, Steve Marsh, Midkemia Press, Marc Miller, Steve Perrin, Lawrence Schick, Ken St. Andre, and many others) to make the Thieves' World RPG compatible with 9 RPG systems: AD & D, Adventures in Fantasy, Chivalry & Sorcery, DragonQuest, D & D, The Fantasy Trip, RuneQuest, Traveller, and Tunnels & Trolls. Truly a Rosetta Stone of early roleplaying, the box set includes 3 source books and 3 fold-out maps (A map of Sanctuary, the Maze, and the Maze Underground). Gorgeous! Wayne Gralian Wayne's World of Books

The darkly grim city of Sanctuary was an immediate hit with readers, and not surprisingly, gamers wanted to adapt the city to their fantasy game settings. The Thieves World roleplaying game (ISBN 093363501X) was released in 1981. Greg Stafford, et al at Chaosium, worked with with some of the brighter lights of the RPG industry (Dave Arneson, Steve Marsh, Midkemia Press, Marc Miller, Steve Perrin, Lawrence Schick, Ken St. Andre, and many others) to make the Thieves' World RPG compatible with 9 RPG systems: AD & D, Adventures in Fantasy, Chivalry & Sorcery, DragonQuest, D & D, The Fantasy Trip, RuneQuest, Traveller, and Tunnels & Trolls. Truly a Rosetta Stone of early roleplaying, the box set includes 3 source books and 3 fold-out maps (A map of Sanctuary, the Maze, and the Maze Underground). Gorgeous!

Set in a common place and time, this anthology tracks the tales of several different characters through a city rife with corruption, crime, and immorality. Some of the characters are * Shadowspawn- a master thief that finds himself in the middle of a web meant to catch another...* Prince Kadakithis- the brother to the emperor he is a political threat so he has been sent to San to bring order, or to meet a more gruesome end... * Myrtis- the most powerful and beautiful madam in Thieves' World she will do whatever it takes to protect her girls and their way of life, even if that means bargaining away a bit of her soul...Fans of science fiction and fantasy are sure to recognize and be fans of at least a few of the authors represented including Marion Zimmer Bradley, Robert Asprin, John Brunner, Lynn Abbey, Poul Anderson, Andrew Offutt, Joe Hademan, and Christine DeWees. Part of the fun of this unique series is that while each author had a character (or two) they created themselves to use in this series, all authors had access to that character. Therefore Shadowspawn appears in more than just his story and so on. It's a great and entertaining read, but be warned, you can't just read one book in the series. You'll be back for book 2: Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn!

This is an amazing book! I have one of the very first printings of it-from 1983 that I actually found at a lodge in the middle of the ecuadorian rainforest! The first thing that I love about this book is the idea of many different authors all writing about different people in the same place, even continuing events where the other left off! I read some fantasy books, and this is by far one of my favorites! I am currently looking for the others in the original series, which is proving to be quite a challenge :)