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The sword & sorcery anthology, edited by David G. Hartwell & Jacob Weisman

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The sword & sorcery anthology, edited by David G. Hartwell & Jacob Weisman

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eng

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no index present

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fiction

Main title

The sword & sorcery anthology

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electronic resource

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dictionaries

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794328463

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edited by David G. Hartwell & Jacob Weisman

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Storytellers: A Guided Ramble into Sword and Sorcery Fiction by David Drake; The Tower of the Elephant by Robert E. Howard; Black God's Kiss by C.L. Moore; The Unholy Grail by Fritz Leiber; The Tale of Hauk by Poul Anderson; The Caravan of Forgotten Dreams by Michael Moorcock; The Adventuress by Joanna Russ; Gimmile's Songs by Charles R. Saunders; Undertow by Karl Edward Wagner; The Stages of the God by Ramsey Campbell (writing as Montgomery Comfort); The Barrow Troll by David Drake; Soldier of an Empire Unacquainted with Defeat by Glen CookEpistle from Lebanoi by Michael SheaBecome a Warrior by Jane Yolen; The Red Guild by Rachel Pollack; Six from Atlantis by Gene Wolfe; The Sea Troll's Daughter by Caitlín R. Kiernan; The Coral Heart by Jeffrey Ford; Path of the Dragon by George R.R. Martin; The Year of the Three Monarchs by Michael Swanwick

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Sword and sorcery anthology

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