Swords Against Darkness IV

Swords Against Darkness IV
	Cover of the first edition.
Editor	Andrew J. Offutt
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. It was first published in paperback by Zebra Books in September 1979.

Summary[]

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[]

"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" ()
"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" ()
"The Fane of the Grey Rose" (Charles de Lint)
"Sandmagic" (Orson Scott Card)
"The Edge of the World" (Manly Wade Wellman)

External links[]

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