Swords Against Darkness V Explained

Swords Against Darkness V
Editor:	Andrew J. Offutt
Cover Artist:	Luis Bermejo
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Series:	Swords Against Darkness
Genre:	Fantasy short stories
Publisher:	Zebra Books
Release Date:	1979
Media Type:	Print (paperback)
Pages:	288
Isbn:	0-89083-550-0
Congress:	PN6071.F25
Preceded By:	Swords Against Darkness IV

Swords Against Darkness V is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Andrew J. Offutt, the fifth and last in a series of five anthologies of the same name. It was first published in paperback by Zebra Books in November 1979, and later reprinted by the same publisher; a Canadian reprint was issued by General Paperbacks in 1981.

Summary

The book collects twelve short stories and novelettes by various fantasy authors, together with a foreword by Offutt.

Contents

• "Foreword to the Fifth Volume of Swords Against Darkness" (Andrew J. Offutt)
• "The Mouths of Light" (Ramsey Campbell)
• "Perfidious Amber" (Tanith Lee)
• "Awake, Awake, Ye Northern Winds" (Simon Green)
• "Rats" (Robert Fester)
• "The Forging" (Robin Kincaid)
• "Hungry Grass" (Keith Taylor)
• "The Tale of the Cat, the Mouse, the Sorcerer, and the Children" (Edward DeGeorge)
• "Golden Vanity" (James Anderson)
• "The Castle of Kites and Crows" (Darrell Schweitzer)
• "The Scream of the Rose" (Paul McGuire)
• "Joni" (Gordon Linzner)
• "Druin's Heritage" (Richard K. Lyon)

Awards

The book was nominated, together with the preceding volume, for the 1980 Balrog Award for Best Collection/Anthology.