A Thief in Ni-moya
- Form
- Novelette
- Year
- 1981
Publication history
- 1981: Asimov's December 21, 1981, Magazine
- 1982: Majipoor Chronicles, Arbor House Hard cover book, 314 pp.
- 1982: Majipoor Chronicles, Priam Trade paperback, 314 pp.
- 1982: Majipoor Chronicles, Science Fiction Book Club Hard cover book, 277 pp.
- 1982: Majipoor Chronicles, Gollancz Hard cover book, 314 pp.
- 1983: Chroniques de Majipoor, Laffont Hard cover book, 331 pp., in French
- 1983: Crónicas de Majipur, Acervo Hard cover book, in Spanish
- 1983: Majipoor Chronicles, Bantam Mass market paperback, 281 pp.
- 1983: Majipoor Chronicles, Pan Mass market paperback, 317 pp.
- 1984: Majipoor Chronicles, Bantam Mass market paperback, 281 pp.
- 1988: Majipoor Chronicles, Pan Mass market paperback, 317 pp.
- 1989: Majipoor Chronicles, Bantam Mass market paperback, 281 pp.
- 1992: Majipoor Chronicles, Pan Mass market paperback, 317 pp.
- 1995: Crónicas de Majipur, Ultramar Mass market paperback, in Spanish
- 1995: El Laberinto de Majipur, Ultramar Mass market paperback, in Spanish
- 1995: Majipoor Chronicles, Pan Mass market paperback
- 1995: Das Seelenregister, Lübbe Mass market paperback, 476 pp., in German
- 1996: Majipoor Chronicles, Harper & Row Mass market paperback, 400 pp.
- 1998: Het Labyrint van Majipoor, Luitingh-Sijthoff Trade paperback, 560 pp., in Dutch
- 1999: Majipoor Chronicles, Science Fiction Book Club Hard cover book, 277 pp.
- 1999: Valentine of Majipoor, Science Fiction Book Club Hard cover book, 806 pp.
- 2000: Majipoor Chronicles, Voyager Mass market paperback, 400 pp.
- 2000: Majipoor Chronicles, Fictionwise On-line
- 2001: Хроники Маджипура, Eksmo Эксмо Hard cover book, 528 pp., in Russian
- 2002: Chroniques de Majipoor, LGF Mass market paperback, 445 pp., in French
Blurb
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Comments
This story became Chapter 9 of Majipoor Chronicles.
Inyanna Forlana is a woman of about thirty who is not looking forward to spending the rest of her life as a small-time shopkeeper in the mountain town of Velathys. Then one day two men bearing the seal of the Pontifex arrive and inform her that she has inherited a great mansion in the vast city of Ni-moya. She sells all her belongings to make the lengthy trip, only to arrive and discover she has been conned. Desperate for a livelihood, she joins the official thieves of the Grand Bazaar. This is a recognized and respected position and not considered crime there, though it is at odds with her old shopkeeper's instincts. In her new profession, Inyanna learns much about herself and her world, preparing her for a destiny she little imagines. Probably my favorite story in Majipoor Chronicles, closely followed by The Desert of Stolen Dreams
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