Swords Against Darkness is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Andrew J. Offutt, the first in a series of five anthologies of the same name. It was first published in paperback by Zebra Books in February 1977, and reprinted by the same publisher in April 1990.[1]
 Cover of Swords Against Darkness | |
| Author | edited by Andrew J. Offutt |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Frank Frazetta |
| Language | English |
| Series | Swords Against Darkness |
| Genre | Fantasy short stories |
| Publisher | Zebra Books |
Publication date | 1977 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 288 pp. |
| ISBN | 0-89083-293-5 |
| OCLC | 3595933 |
| Followed by | Swords Against Darkness II |
Summary
editThe book collects nine short stories and novelettes by various fantasy authors, with a foreword by Offutt.
Contents
edit- "Foreword" (Andrew J. Offutt)
- "Nekht Semerkeht" (Robert E. Howard and Andrew J. Offutt)
- "The Tale of Hauk" (Poul Anderson)
- "The Smile of Oisia" (George W. Proctor)
- "Pride of the Fleet" (Bruce Jones)
- "Straggler from Atlantis" (Manly Wade Wellman)
- "The Ring of Set" (Richard L. Tierney)
- "Largarut's Bane" (Raul Garcia Capella)
- "Dragons' Teeth" (David Drake)
- "The Sustenance of Hoak" (Ramsey Campbell)
Reception
editThe anthology was reviewed by Lin Carter in The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 4 (1978), and by Beatrice Gemignani in Science Fiction Review, Summer 1991.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Swords Against Darkness title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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