Lin Carter's Flashing Swords! 8 Explained

Lin Carter's Flashing Swords! #8
Editor:	Robert M. Price
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Series:	Flashing Swords!
Publisher:	Cushing Publishing
Release Date:	2023
Media Type:	Print (paperback)
Pages:	190
Isbn:	979-8988957584
Preceded By:	Lin Carter's Flashing Swords! #7

Lin Carter's Flashing Swords! #8 is an anthology of fantasy stories in the sword and sorcery subgenre, edited by Robert M. Price. It was first published in trade paperback and ebook by Cushing Publishing in December 2023.^{[1] [2]}

Summary

The book collects eleven stories by eight authors, together with an introduction by the editor; the Hinkle piece is a graphic novella. The stories feature sword and sorcery protagonists Thongor of Valkarth, Simon of Gitta, Duar the Accursed, Ki-Gor, White Lord of the Jungle, Kothar of the Magic Sword, Boscastle the Huguenot swordsman, Elak of Atlantis, Tara of the Twilight, Ansell of the Dreamlands, Varla of Valkarth, and Tonga of Lost Lemuria.^[2] The Hinkle piece is a graphic novella.

Contents

• "Introduction: The Past Returns with a Vengeance" (Robert M. Price)
• "A Witch King is Born" (Michael A. Turton)
• "The Love of the Sea" (Lin Carter) (from Risque Stories no. 2, October 1984)
• "Thongor on Callisto" (Robert M. Price)
• "Manticora" (Glynn Owen Barrass)
• "Dark Continent" (Wayne Judge)
• "The Garden of Xylom Phom" (Glen M. Usher)
• "The Tomb of the Titan" (Robert M. Price)
• "Black Snow" (Pierre Comtois)
• "Demon's Lover" (Wayne Judge)
• "The City Without Name" (Glen M. Usher)
• "Gladiator Days" (Clayton Hinkle)

Notes and References

1. Lin Carter's Flashing Swords! #8 - title listing on Amazon.com.
2. Robert M. Price - author listing at Cushing Publishing website.