Sk3ptre on 28/7/2008 at 06:43
To take the thief experience further ... are there any books/novels having stories similar to the thief universe ? something you read had shades of Garrett or the Keepers ?
Digital Nightfall on 28/7/2008 at 15:05
I've got one in the works that's around 700 pages by now. :erg: Need to finish that some day.
edfreeman on 28/7/2008 at 16:25
There are definitely some works of fantasy fiction that have similarities to the Thief world. I'm just re-reading the Runestaff series by Michael Moorcock and it is set in a future Earth where elements of magic coexist with some technology and mechanisms. Some of you may enjoy it. You could also try the books of the New sun saga by Gene Wolfe. Anybody have other suggestions?
Sk3ptre on 29/7/2008 at 06:14
Nice ... keep the names coming taffers :D
Mr. K. on 29/7/2008 at 06:59
Try "The luck of thieves" (I think that's the correct english name), it's medieval fantasy, but not very fantastic at all (no fireballs nor dragons nor orcs), and the main two characters are thieves/spies. Really good book trilogy.
Procession on 31/7/2008 at 15:10
I think this has been mentioned elsewhere but I have just read 'The Lies of Locke Lamora' by Scott Lynch and many of its undertones are very similar to the thief universe. The author is also a gamer so I suspect Thief played a big part in the creation of his world.
Shadak on 1/8/2008 at 03:16
Figure I'll toss out another reference to "Ranger's Apprentice" series. It's a "young adult" reader age, sort of like "Harry Potter" style, fun adventure. But with Ranger's Apprentice, the main character plays a sneaky young bowman working for the benefit of the kingdom, working more in the shadows than on the front lines, very cool Thiefy stuff.
The Magpie on 2/8/2008 at 15:13
Quote Posted by Procession
I think this has been mentioned elsewhere but I have just read
'The Lies of Locke Lamora' by
Scott Lynch and many of its undertones are very similar to the thief universe. The author is also a gamer so I suspect Thief played a big part in the creation of his world.
Could well be. I found myself loving
Lies to the point that I reread it this week. Which is quite, quite unprecedented, returning to a novel only (
http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1696811#post1696811) six months after first reading it. Can't remember the last time that happened, probably in kindergarden. Of course, in the meantime I've secured the sequel,
Red Seas Under Red Skies, which I thoroughly enjoy reading right now instead of doing anything useful. The third book in the Gentleman Bastard sequence,
The Republic of Thieves, was supposed to be (
http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Thieves-Scott-Lynch/dp/0553804693/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201808499&sr=1-2) out in HC this month, but has been pushed back another seven months.
But be warned: there's less of burglary and purse-cutting than downright con games and double-crossing intrigue in these books. Which OTOH arguably might make for more interesting literature, all in all:
Quote:
"We're a new sort of thief here, Locke. What we are is actors. False-facers."
-- Father Chains
--
Larris
