| Lynn Abbey has been writing epic fantasy for almost thirty years. 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. |
The Rifkind Saga — (1979, 1980, 2006) Publisher’s description of Rifkind’s Challenge (2006): In a desert world ruled by men, Rifkind has always been one apart. A chieftain's daughter, she learned to wield a sword while all other women were bound by tribal custom to children and the cooking fire. But when her clan was massacred, she set forth on a quest for her destiny in savage lands ruled by magic and the sword. For a while she had thought that she had found a home. She practiced the healing arts and raised her son. But now she has once again heard a personal call to arms, a call to leave behind the safety of her home. She will once again take up the way of the sword, the way of sorcery. And this time she is not alone. |
     
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The Thieves' WOrld Anthologies — (1979—2004) These anthologies were edited by Lynn Abbey and her husband Robert Asprin. Other contributors were C.J. Cherryh, Diane Duane, Raymond E. Feist, Dennis L. McKiernan, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Diana L. Paxon, Steven Brust, David Drake, and Jody Lynn Nye. A series of Thieves' World novels were published by other authors in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Lynn Abbey published the last Thieves' World novel, Sanctuary, in 2002. You can learn more at a fan's Thieves' World website.
             
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