"Thief of War" is a standalone short story that takes place in the same world as Beth Bernobich's Passion Play, some 400 years before the events of the River of Souls trilogy.

Arbija will do anything to stop the Erythandran Empire from conquering her homeland. She will take on a new name, a new past, even a new face, all so she can infiltrate the palace and steal the Empire's more powerful magical artifacts. With these weapons, surely she can defend her people and keep them safe and free. Can she succeed where her sister failed?

"Bernobich is a master at writing the spy tale laced with a little bit of magic; she does not disappoint with this novella based in her River of Souls world."--RT Book Reviews

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About the Author

Beth Bernobich is an American fantasy and science fiction writer, born in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania in December 1959. Her short stories have appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies, including Asimov's, Interzone, Postscripts, and Strange Horizons. Her first novel, Passion Play, was published in 2010 by Tor Books and won the RT Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Epic Fantasy. Queen's Hunt, the second volume, appeared in

2012 and the final volume, Allegiance will be released in October 2013. "Thief of War" takes place in the same world as Passion Play,

400 years before the events of the trilogy.

Beth currently lives in Connecticut with her husband, son, and a pair of idiosyncratic cats.


Title: Thief of War : A Tor.Com Original
Author(s): Beth Bernobich
ISBN: 9781466853829
Copyright 2013
Release Date: September 18, 2013
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Countries: United States, Canada | Learn more about available countries
Language: English
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