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Equal parts fantasy and pulp noire, Bill Willingham's short story "Thieves of Daring" combines sharp and modern prose with a healthy dose of AD&D dungeon crawling. First published in the fantasy anthology collection "Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword and Sorcery" in 2010 and compiled by editors Johnathan Strahan and Lou Anders, Willingham's short story puts us in medias res on a heist gone wrong where the treasure is your life and not everyone is as they appear. Punchy and dreadful in tone, we are placed in the shoes of Septavian, a young thief who takes on a job with his close companions for what they believe will be an easy score. The truth will be far more deadly.
Equal parts fantasy and pulp noire, Bill Willingham's short story "Thieves of Daring" combines sharp and modern prose with a healthy dose of AD&D dungeon crawling. First published in the fantasy anthology collection "Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword and Sorcery" in 2010 and compiled by editors Johnathan Strahan and Lou Anders, Willingham's short story puts us in medias res on a heist gone wrong where the treasure is your life and not everyone is as they appear. Punchy and dreadful in tone, we are placed in the shoes of Septavian, a young thief who takes on a job with his close companions for what they believe will be an easy score. The truth will be far more deadly.