The Smoke of Gold is Glory

The Smoke of Gold is Glory by Scott Lynch is out now since July 28, 2026.

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The Smoke of Gold is Glory Release Date: July 28, 2026

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In an age of high adventure, at the edge of the known world, bad luck has chased the famous thief Tarkaster Crale into a truly desperate venture. The ancient dragon Glimraug sits atop a trap-filled mountain, guarding the wealth of generations, daring poor fools like Crale to make a try for it. Crale’s luck seems to be turning when he falls in with even mightier adventurers than himself– if anyone can pull off the deadliest treasure raid of the age, it’s this crew! But as the infiltration unfolds, Crale must face the uneasy realization that not everyone here might be on this mission for the same reason he is…

Originally published in the 2017 anthology The Book of Swords, “The Smoke of Gold is Glory” is a darkly amusing tale of freewheeling fantasy adventure and a rumination on how wecarry the weight of our fate, from the witty and confounding pen of one of the modern masters of sword and sorcery fiction. So finish what’s left of your drink, get ready to climb the mountain with Crale and his friends, and try not to think about the song the drunken crowd sings for you as you walk out the tavern door:

Die rich, dragon’s dinner!
Play well the game that has no winner!
Climb the mountain, greedy sinner!
Die rich, dragon’s dinner!

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