Thieves' World

I have to say that I don't think this book aged well. I have fond memories of this series from when I first started reading fantasy several decades ago. I specifically only remember one story, The Vivisectionist, from Shadows of Sanctuary, the third book. I don't remember any of the stories from this first book, and can't say any of the characters were that memorable for me. I love the name Cappen Varra, and I did enjoy seeing characters from one story show up in another. It is similar to the enjoyment I get when Stephen King is self-referential, or when there are literary allusions in other stories and forms of entertainment.

Perhaps it is because I have read a LOT of fantasy in the intervening years, but the distinction between each writer's style was rather pronounced to me. I'm a huge Joe Haldeman fan on the basis of loving The Forever War, and I think Blood Brothers was the most interesting story in the book. I don't think I'm going to continue a reread of the series. Perhaps, but there are so many other books on my TBR clamoring for attention.