Ur'gavan

By Steve K Smy

Continuing on from the end of both "Thief" and "Gabrin: The Avatar", this short story sees the people of the ancient city of Ur'gavan facing grave danger. The one-time boy thief, Tirnam, and his friend Gabrin Parr, must seek to forge a new future, a future of hope. They are the only ones who can achieve the impossible, or can they? The risks are enormous, but the rewards are even greater...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Steve K Smy
• Release date: Feb 22, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301685196

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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Ur'gavan

Being the third 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 city waited in fear. Every ship had sailed as soon as they could, fleeing before the threat that hung over Ur'gavan and its people. The brave men who had risen in rebellion against the Parrite conquerors were now blamed for this new terror.

Beyond the city's ancient walls, a great host were encamped, awaiting the dawn. For four days they had been gathering. Now, they were ready.

How many? Tirnam asked, the young thief who had risen to become the leader of the bravest citizens. He stood upon the south tower of the wide gates, beside the tall, lean man who had become his closest friend.

About seven thousand, the lean man, known as Gabrin, replied. All the captains are there. He squinted