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• 13 • Introduction (Thieves' World: Enemies of Fortune) • essay by Lynn Abbey
• 21 • Widowmaker • shortstory by C. J. Cherryh and Jane S. Fancher [as byC. J. Cherryh and Jane Fancher]
• 41 • Deadly Ritual • novelette by Mickey Zucker Reichert
• 65 • Pricks and Afflictions • novelette by Dennis L. McKiernan
• 89 • Consequences • novelette by Jody Lynn Nye
• 115 • Good Neighbors • novelette by Lynn Abbey
• 157 • Gathering Strength • novelette by Selina Rosen
• 183 • Dark of the Moon • novelette by Andrew J. Offutt [as byAndrew Offutt]
• 225 • Protection • novelette by Robin Wayne Bailey
• 253 • Legacies • novelette by Jane S. Fancher and C. J. Cherryh [as byJane Fancher and C. J. Cherryh]
• 283 • Malediction • novelette by Jeff Grubb
• 305 • The Ghost in the Phoenix • novelette by Diana L. Paxson and Ian Grey
• 331 • The Ballad of Shemhaza • novelette by Steven Brust

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 bonusA recent storm has left a ship filled with exotic cargo and arcane secrets wrecked off the shore of Sanctuary in this second of a new series of shared world anthologies that continues its story with tales of necromancers and assassins, urchins and knaves, and of course, thieves. 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.All new stories by Lynn Abbey, Stephen Brust, C.J.Cherryh, Jeff Grubb, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Dennis McKiernan, Andrew Offutt, Robin Wayne Bailey, Diana Paxson, Jody Lynn Nye, Selina Rosen, and Jane Fancher.