Swords Against Darkness


Swords Against Darkness is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Andrew J. Offutt, the first in a series of five anthologies of the same name. It was first published in paperback by Zebra Books in February 1977, and reprinted by the same publisher in April 1990.

Summary

The book collects nine short stories and novelettes by various fantasy authors, with a foreword by Offutt.

Contents

  • "Foreword"
  • "Nekht Semerkeht"
  • "The Tale of Hauk"
  • "The Smile of Oisia"
  • "Pride of the Fleet"
  • "Straggler from Atlantis"
  • "The Ring of Set"
  • "Largarut's Bane"
  • "Dragons' Teeth"
  • "The Sustenance of Hoak"

Reception

The anthology was reviewed by Lin Carter in The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 4, and by Beatrice Gemignani in Science Fiction Review, Summer 1991.