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Swords and Sorcery

For the combination table-top and role-playing game by SPI, see Swords & Sorcery (SPI). For the video game, see Swords and Sorcery (video game).

Swords and Sorcery
Cover of the first edition.
Swords and Sorcery-anthology.jpg
EditorL. Sprague de Camp
IllustratorVirgil Finlay
Cover artistVirgil Finlay
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy
PublisherPyramid Books
Publication date
1963
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages186
Followed byThe Spell of Seven

Swords and Sorcery is an anthology of fantasy short stories in the sword and sorcery subgenre, edited by L. Sprague de Camp and illustrated by Virgil Finlay. It was first published in paperback by Pyramid Books in 1963.[1][2] It was first sword and sorcery anthology ever assembled, and was followed by three additional such anthologies edited by de Camp.[1] It has also been translated into German.[1][2]

Summary

The book collects eight sword and sorcery tales by various authors, with an overall introduction by de Camp. The piece by Poul Anderson introduced his Cappen Varra character, later one of the foundational characters of the Thieves' World shared world anthologies edited by Robert Asprin and Lynn Abbey.

Contents

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Laughlin, Charlotte; Daniel J. H. Levack (1983). De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography. San Francisco: Underwood/Miller. p. 114.
  2. ^ a b Swords and Sorcery title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database


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