Contributors
Contributors includied Bull, Shetterly,Setting
Located on the southern shore of the Sea of Luck at the mouth of the Cat River, Liavek is a hot, busy trade city. Magic is present and based on a combination of 'birth luck' and the length of time one's mother was in labor. Everyone is privy to some luck, but using it to their advantage is no easy feat. On an annual basis, luck or magic must be invested in an object outside of oneself, and only then can it be used to power spells. Investment is difficult and dangerous, while not investing luck and magic will result in the magic draining away. This is more prevalent in magicians who will find their life drain away with the magic.Works
''Liavek''
An anthology edited by Will Shetterly and Emma Bull, published by Ace Books in 1985 * ''Badu's Luck'' - Emma Bull * ''The Green Rabbit from S'Rian'' - Gene Wolfe * ''Ancient Curses'' - Patricia C. Wrede * ''Birth Luck'' - Nancy Kress * ''An Act of Contrition'' - Steven Brust * ''The Inn of the Demon Camel'' - Jane Yolen * ''The Hands of the Artist'' - Kara Dalkey * ''The Green Cat'' - Pamela Dean * ''A Coincidence of Birth'' - Megan Lindholm * ''Bound Things'' - Will Shetterly * ''The Fortune Maker'' - Barry B. Longyear''Liavek: The Players of Luck''
An anthology edited by Shetterly and Bull, published by Ace Books in 1986 * ''A Happy Birthday'' - Will Shetterly * ''Before the Paint is Dry'' - Kara Dalkey * ''The Rat's Alley Shuffle'' - Charles de Lint * ''Two Houses in Saltigos'' - Pamela Dean * ''Rikiki and the Wizard'' - Patricia C. Wrede * ''Dry Well'' - Nathan A. Bucklin * ''Choice of the Black Goddess'' - Gene Wolfe * ''The Ballad of the Quick Levars'' (song) - Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple * ''Pot Luck'' - Megan Lindholm * ''Show of Faith'' - Gregory Frost * ''An Act of Trust'' - Steven Brust * ''Ishu's Gift'' - Charles R. Saunders * ''A Cup of Worrynot Tea'' - John M. Ford * ''The Well-Made Plan'' - Emma Bull''Liavek: Wizard’s Row''
An anthology edited by Shetterly and Bull, published by Ace Books in 1987 * ''An Act of Mercy'' - Megan Lindholm and Steven Brust * ''Green Is the Color'' - John M. Ford * ''Paint the Meadows with Delight'' - Pamela Dean * ''The World in the Rock'' - Kara Dalkey * ''Baker’s Dozen'' - Bradley Denton * ''Cenedwine Brocade'' - Caroline Stevermer * ''A Hypothetical Lizard'' - Alan Moore * ''Training Ground'' - Nancy Kress * ''City of Luck'' (song) - Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple * ''The Ballad of the Quick Levars'' (song) - Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple * ''Eel Island Shoals'' (song) - John M. Ford * ''Pot-Boil Blues'' (song) - John M. Ford * ''A Handbook for the Apprentice Magician''''Liavek: Spells of Binding''
An anthology edited by Shetterly and Bull, published by Ace Books in 1988 * ''Riding the Hammer'' - John M. Ford * ''Portrait of Vengeance'' - Kara Dalkey * ''The Skin and Knife Game'' - Lee Barwood and Charles de Lint * ''Strings Attached'' - Nathan A. Bucklin * ''The Last Part of the Tragical History of Acrilat'' - Pamela Dean * ''Mad God'' - Patricia C. Wrede * ''The Tale of the Stuffed Levar'' - Jane Yolen * ''An Act of Love'' - Steven Brust, Gregory Frost and Megan Lindholm * ''Spells of Binding'' (poem) - Pamela Dean''Liavek: Festival Week''
An anthology edited by Shetterly and Bull, published by Ace Books in 1990 * ''Consequences'' - Walter Jon Williams * ''As Bright as New Coppers'' - Bradley Denton * ''The Grand Festival: Sestina'' (poem) - John M. Ford * ''Divination Day: Invocation'' (poem) - John M. Ford * '' A Hot Night at Cheeky's'' - Steven Brust * ''Birth Day: Sonnet'' (poem) - John M. Ford * ''A Prudent Obedience'' - Kara Dalkey * ''Procession Day/Remembrance Night: Processonal/Recessional'' (poem) - John M. Ford * ''A Necessary End'' - Pamela Dean * ''Bazaar Day: Ballad'' (poem) - John M. Ford * ''The True Tale of Count Dashif's Demise'' - Jane Yolen * ''Festival Day: Catechism'' (poem) - John M. Ford * ''Six Days Outside the Year'' - Will Shetterly * ''The Levar's Night Out'' - Patricia C. Wrede * ''Restoration Day: Plainsong'' - John M. Ford''Casting Fortune''
In 1989''Points of Departure''
On May 12, 2015, Diversion Publishing released ''Points of Departure: Liavek Stories'', a collection of short stories by Pamela Dean and Paricia C. Wrede. The collection contained all the short stories by Dean and Wrede from the original Liavek anthologies, as well as two new short stories: ''Of Fish and Fools'' by Wrede, and ''Shards'', written in collobraiton.Other appearances
* The Alan Moore short story "A Hypothetical Lizard" was adapted into a one-shotPlanned novel
In 2012, Pamela Dean posted on her blog about working on a Liavek novel she had begun some time earlier, but it does not seem to have been published.Licensing
In 2017, Shetterly announced that he and Bull were allowing the use of the Liavek setting at no cost, for works earning less than $3000, subject to certain conditions.The Liavek Independent Creator's LicenseReferences
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