''Warlocks and Warriors'' is an
anthology of
fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and d ...
short stories in the
sword and sorcery subgenre, edited by American writer
L. Sprague de Camp. It was first published in hardcover by
Putnam in 1970, and in paperback by
Berkley Books in 1971.
It was the fourth such anthology assembled by de Camp, following his earlier ''
Swords and Sorcery'' (1963), ''
The Spell of Seven'' (1965), and ''
The Fantastic Swordsmen'' (1967).
Summary
The book collects ten sword and sorcery tales by various authors, with an overall introduction by de Camp. As with the previous volume in the anthology series, ''
The Fantastic Swordsmen'', most of the stories are accompanied by maps illustrating their settings.
Contents
*"Introduction" (
L. Sprague de Camp)
*"Turutal" (
Ray Capella)
*"The Gods of Niom Parma" (
Lin Carter
Linwood Vrooman Carter (June 9, 1930 – February 7, 1988) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor, poet and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft (for an H. P. L ...
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*"
The Hills of the Dead" (
Robert E. Howard)
*"
Thunder in the Dawn" (
Henry Kuttner)
*"
Thieves' House" (
Fritz Leiber
Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. ( ; December 24, 1910 – September 5, 1992) was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright, and chess expert. With writers such as Rober ...
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*"
Black God's Kiss" (
C. L. Moore)
*"
Chu-Bu and Sheemish
Chu-Bu and Sheemish are characters in a short story of the same name by Lord Dunsany. The tale was first published in '' The Book of Wonder'' (1912).
Plot summary
An unnamed narrator tells the following story: Chu-Bu is the accustomed resident i ...
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Lord Dunsany)
*"
The Master of the Crabs" (
Clark Ashton Smith)
*"The Valley of the Spiders" (