Sanctuary -- dangerous, decadent city of magic and menace ... the unique metropolis whose stones and stalls, taverns and towers have been lovingly built in story after story by such top spinners of modern fantasy as Robert Asprin, Lynn Abbey, C.J. Cherryh, Janet Morris, Andrew Offutt and Diane Duane.

In The Shattered Sphere you will encounter warriors and wizards, lovers and liars, thieves and victims ... 22 tales of woe and wonder.

Contains three volumes:

1. The Dead Of Winter (1985) containing:
   • Janet Morris: Hell to Pay
   • Andrew J. Offutt: The Veiled Lady, or A Look at the Normal Folk
   • Lynn Abbey: The God-Chosen
   • Robin Wayne Bailey. Keeping Promises
   • C. J. Cherryh: Armies of the Night
   • Diane Duane: Down by the Riverside
   • Robert Lynn Asprin: When the Spirit Moves You
   • Diana L. Paxson: The Color of Magic
2. Soul of the City (1986) containing:
   • Power Play and Pillar of Fire by Janet Morris
   • Dagger in the Mind and Death in the Meadow by C. J. Cherryh
   • Children of All Ages and The Small Powers that Endure by Lynn Abbey
3. Blood Ties (1986) containing:
   • Lady of Fire by Diana L. Paxson
   • Sanctuary Is for Lovers by Janet Morris and Chris Morris
   • Lovers Who Slay Together by Robin Wayne Bailey
   • In the Still of the Night by C. J. Cherryh
   • No Glad in Gladiator by Robert Lynn Asprin
   • The Tie That Binds by Diane Duane
   • Sanctuary Nocturne by Lynn Abbey
   • Spellmaster by Andrew Offutt and Jodie Offutt

Cover art by Walter Velez