Swords & Dark Magic
Seventeen original tales of sword and sorcery penned by masters old and new 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. Don't miss the adventure of the decade! Contents: - Introduction: Check Your Dark Lord at the Doorby Lou Anders & Jonathan Strahan - Goats of Gloryby Steven Erikson - Tides Elba: A Tale of the Black Companyby Glen Cook - Bloodsportby Gene Wolfe - The Singing Spearby James Enge - A Wizard in Wiscezanby C.J. Cherryh - A Rich Full Weekby K.J. Parker - A Suitable Present for a Sorcerous Puppetby Garth Nix - Red Pearls: An Elric Storyby Michael Moorcock - The Deification of Dal Bamore: A Tale from Echo Cityby Tim Lebbon - Dark Times at the Midnight Marketby Robert Silverberg - The Undefiledby Greg Keyes - Hew the Tintmasterby Michael Shea - In the Stacksby Scott Lynch - Two Lions, a Witch, and the War-Robeby Tanith Lee - The Sea Troll's Daughterby Caitlin R. Kiernan - Thieves of Daringby Bill Willingham - The Fool Jobsby Joe Abercrombie