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Heist books? (self.literature)

submitted 2 years ago by saltuarium to c/literature

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I want to hear about your favorite books that include heists as a major element. Bonus points if it's set in a fantasy, sci-fi, or non-contemporary setting. (Basically I want something like Gentleman Bastards that's not just rereading Gentleman Bastards)

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[–] Pegatron@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

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For fantasy, A Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by CM Waggoner isn't quite a heist but it is in that vein. WIthout spoiling too much, a group of witches are hired as bodyguards to protect a noblewoman from assassination and wind up embroiled in quite a bit of skullduggery as a result

For sci fi, the classic and quintessential rec would have to be Neuromancer. A down on his luck hacker is hired to put together a team of cyberpunk trope characters to pull off a digital heist from the metaverse.