Empires rise and fall, but Sanctuary lives on.

Sanctuary, a lawless city governed by evil forces, powerful magic, and political intrigue where survival is an unexpected bonus.

In this second of a new series of shared world anthologies that continues the story with tales of necromancers and assassins, urchins and knaves, and of course, thieves, a storm has left a ship filled with exotic cargo and arcane secrets wrecked off the shore of Sanctuary. This unexpected booty leads to boons and curses for the world-weary residents...as well as the usual power struggle among factions wishing to take deadly advantage at any new turn of events.

Contains:

• Introduction by Lynn Abbey
• Widowmaker by C.J. Cherryh and Jane Fancher
• Deadly Ritual by Mickey Zucker Reichert
• Pricks and Afflictions by Dennis L. McKiernan
• Consequences by Jody Lynn Nye
• Good Neighbors by Lynn Abbey
• Gathering Strength by Selina Rosen
• Dark of the Moon by Andrew Offutt
• Protection by Robin Wawyne Bailey
• Legacies by Jane Fancher and C.J. Cherryh
• Malediction by Jeff Grubb
• The Ghost in the Phoenix by Diana L. Paxson and Ian Grey
• The Man from Shemhaza by Steven Brust