I don't know why but they popped into my head this AM. The Thieve's World anthologies were some of my earliest exposure to the SF Fantasy genre. Loved the stories. One top of the adventure the stories offered, there was also the fact the anthologies were a collective effort from multiple authors over time. I already enjoyed Robert Lynn Asprin's writing but learned that Lynn Abbey was a great writer as well. Sort of funny was given the common name of Lynn between the two I was forever thinking it was Robert Lynn Abbey as "the" author...d'oh!!???
Here is the Wiki link for the whole series:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thieves'_World
I like some, but not a lot, of the SF Fantasy books and get tired of them after the first few books or so, but this one was so early for me that I had not become too picky about the stories, fortunately for the most part the stories were all solid with interesting characters as well as multi-faceted plot lines. I happen to enjoy a book with several plot lines and character arcs happening at the same time. Somehow books in that style seem more real to me, and more interesting.
It is nice to read there are new works in the Thieve's World as well.
Anyway hope this reminds someone about the series or even lets someone find a fun "new" series...but really series is not the best way to describe it...eh, good enough considering the fog I am fight through today...hahaha...