The Book of Swords (anthology)
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| Editor | Gardner Dozois |
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| Author | Various |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy Anthology |
| Publisher | Bantam Spectra |
Publication date | October 10, 2017 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 544 |
| ISBN | 0399593764 |
The Book of Swords is an anthology of fantasy stories collected by American author and anthologist Gardner Dozois, released in print on October 10, 2017, and in audiobook on October 19, 2017.[1][2]
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Background[]
George R. R. Martin clarified in January 2017 that unlike his previous anthology collaborations with Dozois, he was merely a contributor to The Book of Swords, which was edited by Dozois alone.[1] Dozois notes in his introduction that this anthology is set to focus on the fantasy sub-genre of sword and sorcery, which he notes has often been mischaracterised as "epic fantasy", and collected these stories to reassert and exemplify the sword and sorcery genre in its own right. He notes that the anthology is intentionally a collection of the sub-genre's stable of "classic" writers, such as Holland, Nix, Hobb and Martin, along with a range of newcomers to the genre, such as Bear, Tidhar, Liu and Lynch.
Contents[]
| Title | Author | Narrator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction[3] | Gardner Dozois | Arthur Morey | |
| K.J. Parker | John Lee | ||
| Robin Hobb | Katharine McEwan | a Realms of the Elderlings story[4] | |
| Ken Liu | Kim Mai Guest | ||
| Matthew Hughes | Elliot Hill | ||
| Kate Elliott | Steve West | ||
| Walter Jon Williams | Elliot Hill | ||
| Daniel Abraham | Richard Brewer | ||
| C. J. Cherryh | John Lee | Relating to the Norse mythological sword of the same name | |
| Garth Nix | Nicholas Guy Smith | ||
| Ellen Kushner | Kirby Heyborne | ||
| Scott Lynch | Ralph Lister | ||
| Mark Deakins | |||
| Elizabeth Bear | Julia Whelan | ||
| Lavie Tidhar | Mark Deakins | ||
| Cecelia Holland | Steve West | ||
| The Sons of the Dragon | George R.R. Martin | Ralph Lister | A historical writing set in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire |
Audiobook[]
The audiobook version of The Book of Swords was released on October 19, 2017. Its narrators include Arthur Morey, Katharine McEwan, Kim Mai Guest, Elliot Hill, Steve West, Richard Brewer, Nicholas Guy Smith, Kirby Heyborne, Ralph Lister, Mark Deakins, and Julia Whelan. This collection totals 22 hours and 13 minutes, and was produced by Random House Audio for HarperCollins Publishers.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b Martin, George R.R. (January 31, 2017). "Not a Blog: A Bit More (Fake) History". Livejournal.com.
- ^ "Book of Swords". Goodreads.
- ^ "The Book of Swords by George R. R. Martin, Robin Hobb, Scott Lynch, Garth Nix". PenguinRandomHouse.com.
- ^ "The Book of Swords: Fitz in the 3rd Person - Robin Hobb". www.robinhobb.com.
- ^ "The Book of Swords".
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