THE SACRED BAND GOES NORTH – TO WAR!    Here is the new, revised and expanded Author's Cut edition of BEYOND SANCTUARY, the first ever full-length novel to take you BEYOND the notorious Thieves World™ fantasy universe, where gods still stalk the land, warring with demons and human sorcerers and trampling unfortunate humanity underfoot.     If you like stories of bold brave knights employed in meritorious duty, or tales of ladies delicate and fair, be warned.  Beyond Sanctuary, set at the foot of notorious Wizardwall, may be too much for your sensibilities.  There wizards, bards, and maidens mingle with murderers and thieves, and the fight breaking out at the next table may be the one that ends your life.     The hero of BEYOND SANCTUARY is Tempus, leader of mercenaries and warrior-servant of Vashanka, god of storm and war.  With Niko, Cime, and the Froth Daughter Jihan, Tempus faces the archmage Datan and his unholy followers – in a battle for the Rankan Empire's survival and that of his very soul.  BEYOND SANCTUARY is the first novel in Janet Morris' BEYOND series, followed by BEYOND THE VEIL and BEYOND WIZARDWALL. Janet Morris is a bestselling novelist who is also well-known as the creator of the Sacred Band of Stepsons series and member of the THIEVES’ WORLD™ writing team.  Her Sacred Band of Stepsons books include her BEYOND TRILOGY (BEYOND SANCTUARY, BEYOND THE VEIL, BEYOND WIZARDWALL), TEMPUS, and, with Chris Morris, THE SACRED BAND, THE FISH THE FIGHTERS AND THE SONG-GIRL, CITY AT THE EDGE OF TIME, TEMPUS UNBOUND, and STORM SEED.