A Year and a Day in Old Theradane

Welcome to Theradane, a city of deep magic, ruled by a council of eternally feuding wizards!A city of opportunity, where bold dreamers brave the fallout from the wizard wars to make their living.A city of sanctuary, where wanted criminals from all over the world can pay a fortune to secure a safe place for their retirement.Amarelle Parathis, the Duchess Unseen, one of the greatest thieves in history, was surviving such a retirement until she accidentally offended the powerful sorceress Ivovandas. Now Amarelle and her crew of brilliant misfits have a task: secretly steal an object of power from a rival wizard every bit as dangerous as Ivovandas. The object? A city street, hundreds of yards long, upon which thousands of people tread day and night. The stakes? Their freedom, very possibly their lives. The deadline? A year and a day.Amarelle and her friends will need every minute of it...Originally published in the 2013 anthology ROGUES, this acclaimed and darkly whimsical sword-and-sorcery novella from internationally best-selling fantasist Scott Lynch is now available as a digital single! As an added bonus, enjoy a lengthy preview of "The Cobbler's Boy," a short novel from Elizabeth Bear and Katherine Addison!