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Lynn Abbey (born in 1948) has been writing epic fantasy for decades. Much of her work is associated with shared-worlds (numerous authors writing in the same world) and the gaming industry since the 1980s. She and her ex-husband, Robert Asprin developed the popular Thieves’ World anthology (below). Lynn Abbey has co-edited and contributed to other shared-world anthologies such as Dark Sun, ElfQuest, and Forgotten Realms. Read excerpts of her novels at Lynn Abbey’s website.
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I’m a big fan of the original series, Thieves’ World, which ended over a decade ago. When I’d finished the last page of the last book of Thieves’ World, I’d experienced for the first time what I would come to judge all other books by: that bittersweet feeling of a triumphant conclusion to a great story mingled with slight sorrow at the parting with its characters.
So I started Sanctuary with apprehensions. One of them being that this book was written by a single author while Thieves’
Greg Hersom´s rating: 3.5 | Lynn Abbey | SFF Reviews | 3 comments |
Previous SFF Author: Rafael Abalos
I might say "formulaic" actually.
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