num_pages: 320
description: Contains the stories:"Sand Sister" by Andre Norton (Witch World)"The Valley of the Sorrows" by Galad Elflandsson"Ghoul's-Head" by Donald J. Walsh, Jr."Commentary on Swords and Swordplay", essay by Hank Reinhardt"Astral Stray", by Adrian Cole (The Voidal)"Blood in the Mist" by E. C. Tubb (Malkar)"Commentary on Armor", essay by Hank Reinhardt"The Murderous Dove", by Tanith Lee (Cyrion)"Death in Jukun", by Charles R. Saunders (Imaro)"The De Pertriche Ring", by H. Warner Munn"Commentary on Courage and Heroism", essay by Hank Reinhardt"The Hero Who Returned", by Gerald W. Page"The Riddle of the Horn", by Darrell Schweitzer (Julian)"The Age of the Warrior", by Hank Reinhardt"The Mistaken Oracle", by A. E. Silas"Demonsong", by F. Paul Wilson (The Secret History of the World)"The Seeker in the Fortress", by Manly Wade Wellman (Kardios)
language: English
title: Heroic Fantasy
titlecomplete: Heroic Fantasy
genres: Adventure, Sword and Sorcery, Short Stories, Anthologies, Fantasy
ratings_count: 31
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Balrog Award
category: Best Collection/Anthology
publisher: DAW