Swords & Dark Magic - The New Sword and Sorcery

Jonathan Strahan, Lou Anders

Summary

An anthology of seventeen original tales of sword and sorcery penned by masters old and new.

Elric . . . the Black Company . . . Majipoor. For years, these have been some of the names that have captured the hearts of generations of readers and embodied the sword and sorcery genre. And now some of the most beloved and bestselling fantasy writers working today deliver stunning all-new sword and sorcery stories in an anthology of small stakes but high action, grim humor mixed with gritty violence, fierce monsters and fabulous treasures, and, of course, swordplay. Don’t miss the adventure of the decade!

Featuring:Goats of Glory by Steven EriksonTides Elba: A Tale of the Black Company by Glen CookBloodsport by Gene WolfeThe Singing Spear by James EngeA Wizard in Wiscezan by C.J. CherryhA Rich Full Week by K.J. ParkerA Suitable Present for a Sorcerous Puppet by Garth NixRed Pearls: An Elric Story by Michael MoorcockThe Deification of Dal Bamore: A Tale from Echo City by Tim LebbonDark Times at the Midnight Market by Robert SilverbergThe Undefiled by Greg KeyesHew the Tintmaster by Michael SheaIn the Stacks by Scott LynchTwo Lions, a Witch, and the War-Robe by Tanith LeeThe Sea Troll’s Daughter by Caitlín R. KiernanThieves of Daring by Bill WillinghamThe Fool Jobs by Joe Abercrombie

“[Strahan and Anders] present seventeen original stories that recall the classic works of Robert E. Howard and Fritz Leiber. . . . Fans of the classics will appreciate the tie-ins to familiar series by Michael Moorcock, Glen Cook, and Robert Silverberg, plus a fully authorized Cugel the Clever cameo by Michael Shea.” —Publishers Weekly

Available since: 06/08/2010.

Print length: 546 pages.

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