Dec 01, 2012 this story was more cerebral than most in thieves world and was a refreshing change up from the swords and sorcery encountered so far. Lynn abbey author lynn abbey discusses how difficult it has been to maintain the momentum of the thieves world series. Although the sacred band is the triumphant capstone to the sacred band of stepsons series, which itself began iwith stories for millionselling thieves world, this heroic fantasy novel can be read and enjoyed without having read any of the earlier books. Thieves world is a dark urban fantasy shared universe created by robert asprin in 1978 and mostly focused on the city of sanctuary. Tempus and she were lovers when young and have shared curses. I know, because thats how i came to this book, with no knowledge of its extensive pedigree. Sep 04, 2012 the fourth thieves world volume seems to have a surer editorial hand. Thieves world project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Beyond wizardwall thieves world novel, no 3 by janet morris. It drew in authors like poul anderson, john brunner, andrew j.
Tales from the vulgar unicorn thieves world book 2 kindle. This novel continues the story of tempus and his sacred band of stepsons after the last book in the thieves worldr series and takes them from the battle of chaeronea in 338 bc back to sanctuary, with more characters, the remnants of the sacred band of thebes, and some wonderful women. Beyond wizardwall sacred band series book 4 and millions of other books are. Artemis entreri, drizzt dourden, and obould many arrows vs. Thieves world is a dark urban fantasy shared universe created by robert asprin in. Absolutely, we can like and root for cime, tempus sisterinarms my. Janet morris, who became my favorite writer from the thieves world books. In, diogenes mentions pamphila as attributing one theorem to thales. The world s top fantasy writers spin stories and loop the loop with each others characters in tales from the vulgar unicorn. Tempus quotes the philosophers heraclitus and thales and some other characters call him tempus thales. Belly up to thieves world s favorite bar for tales told by such fantasy stars as. The nook book ebook of the thieves world collection volume one.
I had read several of these out of order, but never read these stories of the sacred band going, literally, beyond sanctuary to fight on wizardwall and the witch who stalks these warriors. For some reason, i was thinking about thieves world, when it struck me that, thieves world has a lot of female characters that are not only important characters to the series but are important to the functioning of the town. Thales project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. The sacred band of thebes lives on, a world away, in this mythic novel of love in war in ancient times. Shadows pawn adapting the short story of the same name from thieves world book 2. Then in 2002 lynn abbey published a new novel in the universe, sanctuary. In storm season, immortal warrior tempus thales and his nemesis, the crime lord jubal, go head to head in fastpaced exploits that bring the simmering tension between them to a. The sacred band of stepsons is a fictional ancient cavalry unit created by janet morris and. The hell hound named tempus has a magical sword that can cause ranged.
He left azehur, and wandered the world for a time as a mercenary of great skill. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. In 338 bce, during the battle of chaeronea that results in the massacre of the sacred band of thebes, the legendary tempus and his stepson cavalry rescue twentythree pairs of theban sacred banders, paired lovers and friends, to fight on other days. Aug 24, 2014 he was next in line for the throne, and had everything a young man could possibly want. See the complete thieves world novels series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The thieves world boxed set has grabbed me by the proverbial balls.
It had something to do with wizards, because tempus still holds a grudge against all mages. Thieves world shadows of sanctuary named characters. During the thieves world campaign, nemesis tempus thales is about to give a public address announcing a price on the partys heads, but hes still so furious over being hit in the face with a vial of acid that he winds up pacing back and forth for several minutes muttering incoherently before he can bring himself to speak. Beyond sanctuary thieves world mass market paperback april 1, 1986. Created by the new york timesbestselling author of the myth series, as well as the phules company series, thieves world brings together classic fantasys finest authors to flesh out the shared world with their own unforgettable characters and epic worldbuilding. Thieves world is a shared world fantasy series created by robert lynn asprin in 1978. Tales from the vulgar unicorn by lynn abbey and robert lynn asprin. Buy a cheap copy of tempus thieves world book by janet e. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. This story was more cerebral than most in thieves world and was a refreshing change up from the swords and sorcery encountered so far. The thieves world novels book series by multiple authors includes books beyond sanctuary, beyond the veil, beyond wizardwall thieves world, no 3, and several more. A downtrodden woman is walking through the maze when a dying man comes upon her and tells her hes hidden an expensive and stolen jewel in a piece of cheese that was eaten by a.
Buy the sacred band by morris, janet, morris, chris from amazons fiction books store. Because thieves world was a shared universe where many writers could use the same characters, others wrote. The evidence for the primacy of thales comes to us from a book by proclus who wrote a thousand years after thales but is believed to have had a copy of eudemus book. The players take a job for the notoriously evil tempus thales, because they need money to survive. Asprins thieves world, the third book in the thieves world adventure pack by. Thieves world shadows of sanctuary named characters by story thieves world shadows of sanctuary named characters by story. It follows the adventures of the cursed immortal, tempus thales and his. This alphabetic list includes some characters who appear in the anthologies, the comics and the games. Book club hardcover omnibus collecting thieves world, tales from the vulgar unicorn, and shadows of sanctuary.
Tales from the vulgar unicorn thieves world, book 2 robert lynn asprin, lynn abbey on. Tales from the vulgar unicorn thieves world, book 2. Originally the sacred bands commander, abarsis later became the patron shade. List of thieves world characters project gutenberg self. Thieves world is the place that makes you realize things could always be worse. Jan 11, 20 the party decides to deal with their archnemesis, the immortal tempus thales, in the only way they can. Beyond sanctuary by janet morris is the first book in the beyond sanctuary trilogy, and the first book in the seven book sacred band series. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Vashankas minion by janet morris tempus thales is an immortal mercenary working on behalf of the god of war, vashanka. Mar 02, 2014 thieves world shadows of sanctuary named characters by story. Morriss first sacred band of stepsons novel, beyond sanctuary, was the first authorized thieves world spinoff novel and was published in hardcover by baen books and then the science fiction book club. In the second sharedworld anthology of the thieves world series, we see the gods themselves taking a hand in the fight for the hearts, minds and souls of the citizens of sanctuary fantasyfaction. Thieves world tales from the vulgar unicorn named characters by story introduction. Tales from the vulgar unicorn thieves world book 2.
Experience a bold and daring experiment in fantasy storytelling with the first three books in the bestselling thieves world series fantasyfaction. Start reading beyond sanctuary sacred band series book 2 on your kindle in under a. Im thinking it might make for a very nice sandbox yet episodic camp. The fictional shared universe of thieves world has many characters. Spawned from the thieves world series and interwoven with historical research and ancient sources the story covers the rescue of the missing members of the sacred band of thebes, who fought at the battle of chaeronea and whose whereabouts are unknown to history. The thieves world series continues with a story line created by robert lynn asprin, c. The sacred band of stepsons is a fictional ancient cavalry unit created by janet morris and based on the historical sacred band of thebes, an elite strike force of paired lovers and friends that flourished during the fourth century bc in ancient greece, where sexuality was a behavior, not an identity. To write a character of such depth and wisdom and philosophy is a rare thing, and truly a gift from the gods. For those who insist upon discussing this from a stats perspective, here are tempus stats from the thieves world d20 rpg. For nearly a decade, janet morris wrote stories and novels, some with chris morris, about tempus and his sacred band. Cherryh, janet morris and marion zimmer bradley with the first lythande story to contribute.
Oct 11, 2014 tempus thales is tasked with defeating these three warriors who have been whisked away to thieves world at the height of their power with all of their gear. Belly up to thieves worlds favorite bar for tales told by such fantasy stars as philip jose farmer, david drake, janet morris, and others. Thieves world collection volume one by robert lynn asprin. Tales from the vulgar unicorn by robert lynn asprin. Tales from the vulgar unicorn by lynn abbey and robert lynn asprin book cover. Character interview tempus fantasy library of erana.
Shadows of sanctuary contained the finest writing of the first three volumes of the thieves world series. Proclus wrote thales was the first to go to egypt and bring back to greece this study. A downtrodden woman is walking through the maze when a dying man comes upon her and tells her hes hidden an expensive and stolen jewel in a piece of cheese that was eaten by a rat. The party decides to deal with their archnemesis, the immortal tempus thales, in the only way they can.
I shall make use of diogenes only for this attribution see page below and for the story, i. Shadows pawn by andrew j offuttfor me, not thieves world book is truly. Tempus thales is the online pseudonym for janet morris, author of the sacred band of stepsons series and thieves world stories about their character tempus. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Click download or read online button to get thieves world book now. Albeit that the stories could not be placed in perfect chronological order, this time around theres an overarching theme to the book. Created by the new york timesbestselling author of the myth series, as well as the phules company series, thieves world brings together classic fantasys finest authors to flesh out the shared world with their own unforgettable. Thieves world shadows of sanctuary named characters by story. Beyond wizardwall thieves world mass market paperback may 1, 1987. Keep one hand on your money and the other on your more. And then, with vashankas minion by janet morris, we meet tempus thales. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The original series comprised twelve anthologies, including stories by such science fiction authors as poul anderson, john brunner, andrew j. If the next book contains a story this bad, i will not finish the series.