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5.0 out of 5 stars
Chaos, Mayhem, Political Intrigue, and really great writing!, Nov 17 2003
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!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Full of talent., Nov 12 2003
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Thieves' World is a collection of stories written by a Who's Who in the field of fantasy and sci-fi, such as John Brunner, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Joe Haldeman and Poul Anderson. With this talent setting the stage in the first book and others joining in the later books, such as Philip Jose Farmer, A.E. Van Vogt, CJ Cherryh and David Drake, they set a standard for all other
shared worlds that followed.Yep, these are ESTABLISHED writers. Established, Hall of Famers and Grand Masters. These are the writers that Jordan, Martin, Brooks and Goodkind read as kids, learned from, aspired to be. They were established and winning major awards while Jordan et al. were still in diapers.
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