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 An Epic Novel of Thieves' World (tm)

"Thieves' World" was the bestselling and first shared-world phenomenon, selling well over a million copies of anthologies and spinoff novels detailing the exploits and intrigues of the highborn and lowborn 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 even the erstwhile Renaissance are 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 the city's glory and master of her secrets, knows the truth, and he is dying . . . but not until he passes on 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 the chronicle of the past unfolds, even darker forces return, whose presence may jeopardize the very survival of a city of many masters that has 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."

Sanctuary, a lawless city governed by evil forces, powerful magic, and political intrigue.

The Age of the Rankan reign of Kadakithis, the occupation of the Beysib, and indeed the erstwhile Renaissance are all in the past. It is years later and the legendary figures of Jubal, Tempus, Shadowspawn, and the Stormchildren are now just memories, myth, and rumor.

But the city and its people live on. A new pantheon of personalities have moved in and are making their mark on this dark and dangerous city.

Meet these denizens of the city where just surviving is a full-time occupation.

Meet Halott the Necromancer; Latilla, daughter of the legendary artist Lalo the Limner; Dysan the short and scrappy thief; Jake the Rat, and a host of others.