Newepicfantasyinthegrandtradition--includinganever-before-publishedSongofIceandFirestorybyGeorgeR.R.Martin!Fantasyfictionhasproducedsomeofthemostunforgettableheroeseverconjuredontothepage:RobertE.Howard’sConantheBarbarian,MichaelMoorcock’sElricofMelnibon矇,FritzLeiber’sFafhrdandtheGrayMouser.Classiccharacterslikethesemadeswordandsorceryastorytellingsensation,acornerstoneoffantasyfiction--andaninspirationforanewgenerationofwriters,spinningtheirownoutsizetalesofmagicandswashbucklingadventure.Now,inTheBookofSwords,acclaimededitorandbestsellingauthorGardnerDozoispresentsanall-newanthologyoforiginalepictalesbyastellarcastofaward-winningmodernmasters--manyofthemsetintheirauthors’best-lovedworlds.Jointoday’sfinesttellersoffantastictales,includingGeorgeR.R.Martin,K.J.Parker,RobinHobb,ScottLynch,KenLiu,C.J.Cherryh,DanielAbraham,LavieTidhar,EllenKushner,andmoreonaction-packedjourneysintotheouterrealmsofdarkenchantmentandintrepidderring-do,featuringastunningassortmentoffearlessswordsmenandwarriorwomenwhofacedowndangeranddeathateveryturnwithcourage,cunning,andcoldsteel.FEATURINGSIXTEENALL-NEWSTORIES:“TheBestManWins“byK.J.Parker“HerFather’sSword“byRobinHobb“TheHiddenGirl“byKenLiu“TheSwordofDestiny“byMatthewHughes“’IAmaHandsomeMan,’SaidApolloCrow“byKateElliott“TheTriumphofVirtue“byWalterJonWilliams“TheMockingTower“byDanielAbraham“Hrunting“byC.J.Cherryh“ALong,ColdTrail“byGarthNix“WhenIWasaHighwayman“byEllenKushner“TheSmokeofGoldIsGlory“byScottLynch“TheColgridConundrum“byRichLarson“TheKing’sEvil“byElizabethBear“Waterfalling“byLavieTidhar“TheSwordTyraste“byCeceliaHolland“TheSonsoftheDragon“byGeorgeR.R.MartinAndanintroductionbyGardnerDozois“Whenfinewriterandexperteditor[Gardner]Dozoisbeckons,authorsdeliver--andthissurelywillbeoneoftheyear’sessentialanthologies.“--KirkusReviews(starredreview)
