Here we have a hardcover in dust jacket book club edition of The Shattered Sphere, a collection of stories set in The Thieves' World city of Sanctuary, edited by Robert Lynn Aspirin and Lynn Abbey. This book club edition, printed by Nelson Doubleday circa 1986, combines three collections of short stories into a single volume, and includes stories from Robert Lynn Aspirin, Lynn Abbey, Janet Morris, C. J. Cherryh, Diane Duane, and more. The three included collections are: The Dead of Winter (8 stories) Soul of the City (6 stories) Blood Ties (8 stories) The condition is excellent. The binding is tight and square, and there are no rips, creases or markings. There is some light edge wear on the dust jacket (chiefly around the corners, and minimal amounts of shelf wear on the bottom edges of the hardcover boards.