Equal parts fantasy and pulp noire, Bill Willingham's short story "Thieves of Daring" combines sharp and modern prose with a healthy dose of AD&D dungeon crawling. First published in the fantasy anthology collection "Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword and Sorcery" in 2010 and compiled by editors Johnathan Strahan and Lou Anders, Willingham's short story puts us in medias res on a heist gone wrong where the treasure is your life and not everyone is as they appear. Punchy and dreadful in tone, we are placed in the shoes of Septavian, a young thief who takes on a job with his close companions for what they believe will be an easy score. The truth will be far more deadly.