Andarthiel on 18/1/2008 at 04:53
The Old Kingdom Series(Sabriel, Lirael,Abhorsen and Across the Wall) by Garth Nix reminded me of Thief a bit. Very steam punk-ish. The books are mainly centered around a Reverse Necromancer called Sabriel who puts the dead to rest with bells and charter marks(runes), her enemies being Necromancers who seek to bring overthrow technology and bring chaos.
doolally on 20/1/2008 at 14:00
I'm surprised no one has mentioned The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. The world is very evocative of the Thief universe, and it's about a Master Thief. The sequel is pretty good too: Red Seas Under Red Skies.
tham3s tr0ut on 20/1/2008 at 17:37
One book that I found had parallels with the Thief universe is Shadow of the Wind. That might seem like a strange choice as it's set in 1940's Spain but it has elements of mystery and darkness, a sect that can be compared to the keepers in some ways, with a hidden palace of books. A recommended read to anyone who likes a good dark story, with less of a fantasy nature involved.
The Magpie on 20/1/2008 at 18:03
Quote Posted by doolally
I'm surprised no one has mentioned
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. The world is very evocative of the
Thief universe, and it's about a Master Thief. The sequel is pretty good too:
Red Seas Under Red Skies.
You know, after having visited (
http://www.scottlynch.us/) Scott Lynch's web site, I get
a distinct impression that this world, out of all in this thread, is part of the heritage of Thief Universe. Meaning that I find it highly probable that Lynch, young man that he still is, has played and loved at least one of the Thief games (despite him asserting that he's a Mac guy).
I'm so gonna buy that book. :)
--
Larris
heading out to buy that book.
UPDATE: That book is now owned. Thanks for the tip.
doolally on 20/1/2008 at 22:27
Quote Posted by The Magpie
UPDATE: That book is now owned. Thanks for the tip.
You're most welcome, Magpie :) I hope you like it.
Dool
(Another Mac user who keeps a tame windows box around
just to play Thief on)
Solabusca on 23/1/2008 at 05:46
And here I come, in the midst of rereading Lies, to prostelyze about Mr. Lynch - it's more renaissance-based than steam-powered, but there's a lot to use in there for fan-missions and fanon.
Hell, Capa Baravasi could be dropped into the ThiefVerse, a new Warden that will make things interesting for the others.
.j.
jtr7 on 23/1/2008 at 06:51
I went ahead and bought the book the day after Larris got his.:thumb:
I've yet to dive in, though.
The Magpie on 26/1/2008 at 16:20
I finished Lies last night, and I very much enjoyed it.
Its atmosphere is not as much Thief-like setting as I'd expected, rather Venetian or even a little Neapolitan. But there are a number of aspects to this setting which one can instantly drop into the Thief one - alchemy, the Secret Peace, salt devils, for instance. =)
And the main character is a thief, but more of a con man and grifter than a second-story man. But it's all good, because I found the Gentleman Bastards very likeable.
:thumb:
--
L.
Lovecraftian on 26/1/2008 at 16:47
Terry Pratchetts a Thief fan?!
Is there any more info on what he thinks of the series, is there a link? <3 Pratchett, it was so sad to hear about his illness.
