Swords Against Darkness IV
 Cover of the first edition. | |
| Editor | Andrew J. Offutt |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Luis Bermejo |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Swords Against Darkness |
| Genre | Fantasy short stories |
| Publisher | Zebra Books |
Publication date | 1979 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 272 |
| ISBN | 0-89083-539-X |
| OCLC | 6245015 |
| Preceded by | Swords Against Darkness III |
| Followed by | Swords Against Darkness V |
Swords Against Darkness IV is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Andrew J. Offutt, the fourth in a series of five anthologies of the same name. It was first published in paperback by Zebra Books in September 1979, and reprinted by the same publisher in 1981; a Canadian reprint was issued by General Paperbacks, also in 1981.[1]
Summary[edit]
The book collects eleven short stories and novelettes and one essay by various fantasy authors, together with a foreword in two parts and a "special word" by Offutt.
Contents[edit]
- "Foreword - In Two Parts" (Andrew J. Offutt)
- "Mai-Kulala" (Charles R. Saunders)
- "At the Sign of the Brass Breast" (Jeff P. Swycaffer)
- "The Reaping" (Ardath Mayhar)
- "The Ballad of Borrell" (Gordon Linzner)
- "Deux Amours d'une Sorciere" (Tanith Lee)
- "Of PIGS and MEN" (essay) (Poul Anderson)
- "Cryptically Yours" (Brian Lumley)
- "Dedication: A Special Word" (Andrew J. Offutt)
- "The Dark Mother" (Diana L. Paxson)
- "Wooden Crate of Violent Death" (Joey Froehlich)
- "The Fane of the Grey Rose" (Charles de Lint)
- "Sandmagic" (Orson Scott Card)
- "The Edge of the World" (Manly Wade Wellman)
Reception[edit]
The anthology was reviewed by David Dvorkin in Science Fiction & Fantasy Review, November 1979, Orson Scott Card in Science Fiction Review, February 1980, and Lin Carter in The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 6 (1980).[1]
Awards[edit]
The book was nominated, together with the succeeding volume, for the 1980 Balrog Award for Best Collection/Anthology.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Swords Against Darkness IV title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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