β Scribed by Howard, Robert E; Moore, C L; Leiber, Fritz
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Blood will flow, heads will roll, dragons will soar, and the dead shall rise. Journey to ancient cities ruled by sinister mages, storm-tossed seas where monsters dwell, mysterious towers full of ancient secrets and dark dungeons with untold treasures. From Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian to George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire, join the legendary heroes--and villains--of sword and sorcery in nineteen epic adventures that are sure to bring out the barbarian in you: Anti-hero Elric infiltrates a band of mercenaries to match wits with a powerful sorcerer; With her trio of dragons, Daen.;Introduction. Storytellers: a guided ramble into sword and sorcery fiction / David Drake -- The tower of the elephant / Robert E. Howard -- Black god's kiss / C.L. Moore -- The unholy grail / Fritz Leiber -- The tale of Hauk / Poul Anderson -- The caravan of forgotten dreams / Michael Moorcock -- The adventuress / Joanna Russ -- Gimmile's songs / Charles R. Saunders -- Undertow / Karl Edward Wagner -- The stages of the god / Ramsey Campbell (writing as Montgomery Comfort) -- The barrow troll / David Drake -- Soldier of an empire unacquainted with defeat / Glen Cook -- Epistle from Lebanoi / Michael Shea -- Become a warrior / Jane Yolen -- The red guild / Rachel Pollack -- Six from Atlantis / Gene Wolfe -- The sea troll's daughter / CaitlΓn R. Kiernan -- The coral heart / Jeffrey Ford -- Path of the dragon / George R.R. Martin -- The year of the three monarchs / Michael Swanwick.
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A truly breathtaking new anthology edited by Jonathan Strahan and Lou Anders, Swords & Dark Magic offers stunning new tales of sword and sorcery action, romance, and dark adventure written by some of the most respected, bestselling fantasy writers working today--from Joe Abercrombie to Gene Wolfe. A
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 a
From Publishers Weekly Editors Strahan (Eclipse 3) and Anders (Fast Forward 2) present 17 original stories that recall the classic works of Robert E. Howard and Fritz Leiber. To earn the book's subtitle of The New Sword and Sorcery, Gene Wolfe puts on literary airs (Bloodsport); Tim Lebbon contribut
January, 1069: Less than three years after the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and the death of the usurper, Harold Godwineson, two thousand Normans march in the depths of winter to subdue the troublesome province of Northumbria. Tancred a Dinant,a loyal and ambitious knight, is among them, hungry for ba