The Guild

By Steve K Smy

The Guild: a criminal organisation that lurks in every corner of Ur'gavan. The Guildmaster: chief of that organisation. And caught between old oaths and new: Tirnam.

The prince and his friends are confronted by the Guild's brutal methods. His power challenged by the demands of the guildmaster, they must prove that Tirnam is the only ruler of the city.

Part 5 of the "Thief" series.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Steve K Smy
• Release date: Mar 11, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301821099

Steve K Smy

Steve K Smy was born in Ipswich, Suffolk - a picturesque part of England famed for being part of Constable Country, where the renowned artist John Constable worked and produced many of his finest paintings. He has lived virtually his whole life there. He started writing for pleasure when he was 13 years old, with a science fiction novel! Naturally, his writing was less dominant for many years, as he and his wife Jenny raised their three children to adulthood and independence. He returned to writing seriously in February 2012, following a long illness. Since then, he has written and published, in ebook format, several short stories and, in ebook and paperback formats, four novelettes and a novella, and has been working on a major fantasy novel. His published stories include tales in three series: the Thief series of fantasy short stories, the mixed genre G1: The Guardians series (two novelettes and a novella, to date) and the science fiction Captain Henri Duschelle Stories (a short story and two novelettes, so far). The novelettes and novella have now been published in paperback. Fans of the G1: The Guardians series should be aware that a novel (part four of the series) is going to be published very soon! Mr Smy is also a blogger with a growing readership for his blog Imagineer-ing, Again, fans of the G1: The Guardians series will be happy to hear that they can find background information on the stories, especially the political shape of the world, in a special section of the blog site! Steve passed away on November 22nd 2013 after long periods of illness. His novels are being typed up and published by his son, Damien. Any profits are to be donated to Help for Heroes, a charity that Steve supported.

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The Guild

Being the fifth part of Thief

by

Steve K Smy

Copyright © Steve K Smy, 2013

Published by Steve K Smy at Smashwords

The right of Steve K Smy to be identified as the Author of the Work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

Apart from any use permitted under UK copyright law, this publication may only be reproduced, stored, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, with prior permission in writing of the author or, in the case of reprographic production, in accordance with the terms of licenses issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency.

All characters in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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The Thief Series

Thief

Gabrin: The Avatar

Ur'gavan

Intruder

The Guild

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Contents

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The Thief Series

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1

Innara looked out across the small, enclosed garden. A man was busy working on a border of bright flowers that ran along one side of a lawn, kneeling on the grass and bent over the mass of blooming plants, his arms plunged into them. A little further along, shadow fell across the border. In fact, it was the full width of the garden, though it merged with the southern wall's shadow. It was the walls, high expanses of granite blocks, that spoilt the garden. They made it look like part of a trap, like a cage for a songbird. Innara sighed.

This was the girl's eleventh day in the citadel. Prince-elect Tirnam, who she had known since early childhood, had been very generous to her. That generosity was supposedly because of her part in helping to destroy the evil entity that had threatened them all. Innara suspected that it was also because she was Lady Mage Styra's friend. Styra and Tirnam had been spending an awful lot of time together. It was only as Innara had expected, ever since she had first seen them together. But the fun of watching romance blossom had worn off. Now, Innara was bored more often than not, being left alone for most of the day, every day. She