Tempus.  Warrior-servant of the god of storm and war.  A hero cursed with immortality in a world where death haunts every shadow...

Sanctuary™: The meanest, seediest town in all of fantasy.  Plagued by magic and murder, the heart of Thieves' World...

Now, in an exciting departure, Janet Morris, one of Thieves' World's most popular authors, takes her character, Tempus, beyond the city walls, beyond imaginable dangers...

BEYOND
SANCTUARY

THIEVES' WORLD is the bestselling fantasy adventure series edited by Robert Lynn Asprin and Lynn Abbey.  A unique collaborative vision of today's top fantasy talents, Thieves' World is a colorful triumph of the imagination.  With over one million Thieves' World books in print, BEYOND SANCTUARY marks the first full-length novel inspired by this remarkable series.

ON A PLANET DESPERATE FOR POPULATION,
WOMEN HOLD THE KEYS TO POWER

But power brings enemies.  Estri, holder of Silistra's highest office, never suspected the intrigues moving against her... until her rivals attacked.  Her betrayal toppled more than a single Well-Keepress.  Estri's enemies threatened all of Silistra.  Their plan: to reveal the planers precious secret of extending life in exchange for oftworld technology - the technology which decimated Silistrals population long ago.

"Engrossing characters in a marvelous cklventure."
- C. BROWN, LOCUS

"The amazing and erotic adventures of the most beautiful courtesan in tomorrow's universe"
- FREDERIK POHL

AND DON'T MISS RETURNING CREATION,
BOOK 1 IN THE HIGH COUCH OF SIUSTRA SERIES.

"The amazing and erotic adventures of the most beautiful courtesan in tomorrow's universe."
- FRED POHL

BOOK 1 in
THE HIGH COUCH
OF SIUSTRA Series
RETURNING
CREATION

Long ago the human colonists of Silistra waged a war so vicious that centuries later the planet has not recovered.  Men and women alike suffer from infertility - the deadliest legacy of that deadly war.  Because the birth rate is so low, the Silistrans value above all the ability to bear children... and their social order is based on the fertility and sexual prowess.

On a planet desperate for population, women hold the keys to power.  These are the adventures of Estri, Well-Keepress of Astria and holder of the ultimate seat of control: The High Couch of Silistra.