The Mighty Swordsmen
The Mighty Swordsmen is a 1970 anthology of fantasy short stories in the sword and sorcery subgenre, edited by Hans Stefan Santesson. It was first published in paperback by Lancer Books in December 1970, and was a follow-up to the earlier Lancer anthology The [Mighty Barbarians]. Robert M. Price edited a later-day homage to both anthologies called The Mighty Warriors.
Summary
The book collects six sword and sorcery tales of authors and protagonists prominent in the genre, featuring Robert E. Howard's Conan, Lin Carter's Thongor, Michael Moorcock's Elric, John Brunner's Traveller in Black, and Roger Zelazny's Dilvish.Contents
- "Keeper of the Emerald Flame"
- "The Bells of Shoredan"
- "Break the Door of Hell"
- "The People of the Summit"
- "The Flame Bringers"
- "Beyond the Black River"