''Swords Against Darkness II'' is an
anthology
In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs, or related fiction/non-fiction excerpts by different authors. There are also thematic and g ...
of
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, ...
stories, edited by
Andrew J. Offutt, the second in a series of five anthologies of the same name. It was first published in paperback by
Zebra Books in September 1977.
Summary
The book collects eight short stories and novelettes by various fantasy authors, with an introductory essay by Offutt.
Contents
*"Call It What You Will" (
Andrew J. Offutt)
*"Sword of Unbelief" (
Andre Norton
Andre Alice Norton (born Alice Mary Norton, February 17, 1912 – March 17, 2005) was an American writer of science fiction and fantasy, who also wrote works of historical and contemporary fiction. She wrote primarily under the pen na ...
)
*"The Changer of Names" (
Ramsey Campbell
Ramsey Campbell (born 4 January 1946) is an English horror fiction writer, editor and critic who has been writing for well over fifty years. He is the author of over 30 novels and hundreds of short stories, many of them winners of literary awa ...
)
*"The Dweller in the Temple" (
Manly Wade Wellman
Manly Wade Wellman (May 21, 1903 – April 5, 1986) was an American writer. While his science fiction and fantasy stories appeared in such pulps as '' Astounding Stories'', '' Startling Stories'', ''Unknown'' and '' Strange Stories'', Wellman i ...
)
*"The Coming of Age in Zamora" (
David M. Harris)
*"The Scroll of Thoth" (
Richard L. Tierney)
*"Odds Against the Gods" (
Tanith Lee
Tanith Lee (19 September 1947 – 24 May 2015) was a British science fiction and fantasy writer. She wrote more than 90 novels and 300 short stories, and was the winner of multiple World Fantasy Society Derleth Awards, the World Fantasy Lifetime ...
)
*"On Skellig Michael" (
Dennis More)
*"Last Quest" (
Andrew J. Offutt)
References
1977 anthologies
Fantasy anthologies
Zebra Books books
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