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Lynn Abbey

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in Peekskill, New York, The United States

September 18

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Lynn Abbey began publishing in 1979 with the novel Daughter of the Bright Moon and the short story "The Face of Chaos," part of a Thieves World shared world anthology. She received early encouragement from Gordon R. Dickson.

In the 1980s she married Robert Asprin and became his co-editor on the Thieves World books. She also contributed to other shared world series during the 1980s, including Heroes in Hell and Merovingen Nights.

Abbey and Asprin divorced in 1993 and Abbey moved to Oklahoma City. She continued to write novels during this period, including original works as well as tie-ins to Role Playing Games for TSR. In 2002, she returned to Thieves World with the novel Sanctuary and also began editing new anthologies, beginning with Turning ...more

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	Sanctuary (Thieves' World, 2nd Series, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 1,815 ratings — published 2002 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Planeswalker (Magic: The Gathering: Artifacts Cycle, #2) 3.68 avg rating — 1,442 ratings — published 1998 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thieves' World: First Blood (Thieves' World, #1-2) by Lynn Abbey (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert Lynn Asprin (Editor) 3.93 avg rating — 483 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Simbul's Gift (Forgotten Realms: The Nobles, #6) 3.65 avg rating — 441 ratings — published 1997 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Turning Points (Thieves' World, 2nd Series, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 405 ratings — published 2002 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Brazen Gambit (Dark Sun: Chronicles of Athas, #1) by Lynn Abbey (Goodreads Author), Brom (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.61 avg rating — 430 ratings — published 1994 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Nether Scroll (Lost Empires #4) 3.49 avg rating — 342 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rise and Fall of a Dragon King (Dark Sun: Chronicles of Athas, #5) 3.93 avg rating — 268 ratings — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daughter of the Bright Moon (Rifkind, #1) by Lynn Abbey (Goodreads Author), Steve Fabian (Illustrator) 3.65 avg rating — 276 ratings — published 1979 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cinnabar Shadows (Dark Sun: Chronicles of Athas, #4) 3.55 avg rating — 280 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Thieves' World, 2nd Series (3 books)
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Unicorn and Dragon (2 books)
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Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States

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Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America

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