Sanctuary: An Epic Novel of Thieves' World

by Lynn Abbey

Hardcover, 2002

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Publication

Tor Books (2002), Edition: 1st, 480 pages

Description

From the Bestselling Fantasy Adventure Series, "Thieves' World "(tm)Created by Robert Lynn Asprin & Lynn Abbey Return To The City That Would Not Die Return To" Thieves' World "Return To "Sanctuary" "Thieves' World "was the bestselling and first of the shared world phenomenon, selling well over a million copies of anthologies detailing the exploits and intrigues of the high-born and low-born denizens of Sanctuary, a city that has seen many masters. The Age of Ranke and the reign of Kadakithis, the occupation of the Beysib, the war of the gods and indeed the erstwhile Renaissance are now all in the past. Memories of heroes and villains, glory and savagery have all been relegated to the shadows of yesteryear as present-day residents once again apply themselves to the task at hand: survival. Only Molin Torchholder, architect of Sanctuary's glory and master of her secrets. knows the whole truth, but he is dying . . . He must hold on until he can pass along the city's hidden history of empires come and gone and blood shed for reason and naught. Aiding him are a lowly laborer named Cauvin, himself a survivor of one of the city's darkest moments, and a young boy named Bec. So many secrets and so little time. And as Molin's chronicles of the past unfold, even darker forces return, an evil that jeopardizes the very survival of a city that until now has always refused to die. "Sanctuary - An Epic Novel of Thieves' World" ushers in a whole new age of tales, a whole new age of "Thieves' World."… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member DinadansFriend
Lightweight stories by various hands from the co-operative fantasy world created by Pohl Anderson, Lynne Abbey, Robert Asprin et. al. It's generic by the yard fantasy but the stories are entertaining, even if centred in a cliche world. My copy was published in 1979, not the reprint shown here.

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2002

Physical description

480 p.; 6.16 inches

ISBN

031287491X / 9780312874919
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