Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword and Sorcery (The Chronicles of the Black Company #1.2 - Tides Elba)
Jonathan Strahan, Lou Anders, Steven Erikson, Glen Cook, Gene Wolfe, James Enge, C.J. Cherryh, K.J. Parker, Garth Nix, Michael Moorcock, Tim Lebbon, Robert Silverberg, Greg Keyes, Michael Shea, Scott Lynch, Tanith Lee, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Bill Willingham, Joe Abercrombie
3.75 · 12 ratings · Published: 22 Jun 2010
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!
Contents:
- Introduction: Check Your Dark Lord at the Door by Lou Anders & Jonathan Strahan
- Goats of Glory by Steven Erikson
- Tides Elba: A Tale of the Black Company by Glen Cook
- Bloodsport by Gene Wolfe
- The Singing Spear by James Enge
- A Wizard in Wiscezan by C.J. Cherryh
- A Rich Full Week by K.J. Parker
- A Suitable Present for a Sorcerous Puppet by Garth Nix
- Red Pearls: An Elric Story by Michael Moorcock
- The Deification of Dal Bamore: A Tale from Echo City by Tim Lebbon
- Dark Times at the Midnight Market by Robert Silverberg
- The Undefiled by Greg Keyes
- Hew the Tintmaster by Michael Shea
- In the Stacks by Scott Lynch
- Two Lions, a Witch, and the War-Robe by Tanith Lee
- The Sea Troll's Daughter by Caitlín R. Kiernan
- Thieves of Daring by Bill Willingham
- The Fool Jobs by Joe Abercrombie
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- heroic fantasy 3
- sword & sorcery 3
- dark 2
- dark fantasy 2
- epic 2
- high fantasy 1
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- magic 1
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