num_pages: 522
description: Fantasy fiction has produced some of the most unforgettable heroes ever conjured onto the page: Robert E. Howards Conan the Barbarian Michael Moorcocks Elric of Melnibon Fritz Leibers Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Classic characters like these made sword and sorcery a storytelling sensation a cornerstone of fantasy fiction  and an inspiration for a new generation of writers spinning their own outsize tales of magic and swashbuckling adventure. Now in the Book of Swords acclaimed editor and bestselling author Gardner Dozois presents an all-new anthology of original epic tales by a stellar cast of award-winning modern masters  many of them set in their authors best-loved worlds. Join todays finest tellers of fantastic tales including George R.R. Martin K.J. Parker Robin Hobb Ken Liu C.J. Cherryh Daniel Abraham Lavie Tidhar Ellen Kushner and more on action-packed journeys into the outer realms of dark enchantment and intrepid derring-do featuring a stunning assortment of fearless swordsmen and warrior women who face down danger and death at every turn with courage cunning and cold steel.Contents:- The Best Man Wins by K.J. Parker- Her Fathers Sword by Robin Hobb- The Hidden Girl by Ken Liu- The Sword of Destiny by Matthew Hughes- I Am a Handsome Man Said Apollo Crow by Kate Elliott- The Triumph of Virtue by Walter Jon Williams- The Mocking Tower by Daniel Abraham- Hrunting by C.J. Cherryh- A Long Cold Trail by Garth Nix- When I Was a Highwayman by Ellen Kushner- The Smoke of Gold Is Glory by Scott Lynch- The Colgrid Conundrum by Rich Larson- The Kings Evil by Elizabeth Bear- Waterfalling by Lavie Tidhar - The Sword Tyraste by Cecelia Holland- The Sons of the Dragon by George R.R. Martin
language: English
title: The Book of Swords
publisher: Bantam Books