Thieves' World
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Thieves' World began in 1979 as a collaborative shared‑world fantasy anthology series centered on the city of Sanctuary, conceived by Robert Lynn Asprin, Lynn Abbey, and Gordon R. Dickson.
The anthologies invited multiple authors to write interconnected stories that expanded the setting, producing novels and graphic adaptations and influencing later shared‑world projects.
Its ensemble cast, interwoven plots, and setting‑wide events made the series particularly appealing to role‑players and led Chaosium to license the setting for a multi‑system RPG box set.
The series' model helped spawn similar efforts like Wild Cards and Heroes in Hell and became notable for how readily it translated to role‑playing game use.
The anthologies invited multiple authors to write interconnected stories that expanded the setting, producing novels and graphic adaptations and influencing later shared‑world projects.
Its ensemble cast, interwoven plots, and setting‑wide events made the series particularly appealing to role‑players and led Chaosium to license the setting for a multi‑system RPG box set.
The series' model helped spawn similar efforts like Wild Cards and Heroes in Hell and became notable for how readily it translated to role‑playing game use.
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