''Renegade Swords II'' is an

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fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...

short stories in the

sword and sorcery Sword and sorcery (S&S), or heroic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy characterized by sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent adventures. Elements of Romance (love), romance, Magic (fantasy), magic, and the supernatural are also ...

subgenre, edited by D. M. Ritzlin. It was first published in trade paperback and ebook by

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in February 2021.Ritzlin, D. M.
Renegade Swords II to Include Stories by Michael Moorcock, Robert E. Howard, Karl Edward Wagner
(publication announcement), Feb. 15, 2021.Entry for book on Amazon.com
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The book collects eight classic sword and sorcery short stories and novelettes, including Michael Moorcock's two tales of Rackhir the Red Archer and two stories of Fal the Reiver by Keith Taylor.

*"The Roaming Forest" (from ''Cross Plains Universe: Texans Celebrate Robert E. Howard'', 2006) (

Michael Moorcock Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is an English writer, particularly of science fiction and fantasy, who has published a number of well-received literary novels as well as comic thrillers, graphic novels and non-fiction. He has wo ...

) *"To Rescue Tanelorn" (from ''

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'' v. 19, no. 56, Dec. 1962) (

) *"Marchers of Valhalla" (from '' Marchers of Valhalla'', 1972) (

Robert E. Howard Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 – June 11, 1936) was an American writer who wrote pulp magazine, pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He created the character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sor ...

) *"Killer" (from ''Midnight Sun'' no. 1, 1974) (

David Drake David A. Drake (September 24, 1945 – December 10, 2023) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy literature. A Vietnam War veteran, he worked as a lawyer before becoming a writer in the military science fiction genre. Biography ...

and

Karl Edward Wagner Karl Edward Wagner (12 December 1945 – 14 October 1994) was an American writer, poet, editor, and publisher of horror, science fiction, and heroic fantasy, who was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and originally trained as a psychiatrist. He wr ...

) *"The Unlawful Hunter" (from ''

Weird Tales ''Weird Tales'' is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine founded by J. C. Henneberger and J. M. Lansinger in late 1922. The first issue, dated March 1923, appeared on newsstands February 18. The first editor, Edwin Baird, printe ...

'' v. 50, no. 1, Spring 1988) ( Keith Taylor) *"The Haunting of Mara" (from ''

'' v. 50, no. 3, Fall 1988) ( Keith Taylor) *"The Pool of the Stone God" (from ''

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'', Sep. 23, 1923) (

A. Merritt Abraham Grace Merritt (January 20, 1884 – August 21, 1943) – known by his byline, A. Merritt – was an American Sunday magazine editor and a writer of fantastic fiction. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame inducted him in 1999, ...

) *"Stoneskin" (from ''

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy fiction magazine, fantasy and science-fiction magazine, first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence E. Spivak, Lawrence Spiv ...

''v. 66, no. 6, Jun. 1984) (

John Morressy John Morressy (December 8, 1930 – March 20, 2006) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer and a professor of English at Franklin Pierce College. He died at Sullivan, New Hampshire where he lived. Bibliography Novels * ''The Blac ...

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