Best of
Sword-And-Sorcery

2009

The Legend of Drizzt Boxed Set, Books 11-13


R.A. Salvatore - 2009
    Then Wulfgar, mentally shattered by years of torture in the hellish Abyss, falls low in the streets of Calimport so low the great warhammer Aegis-fang is stolen from him. And in the final novel, the companions are reunited in a quest for Aegis-fang, and peace for their barbarian friend.This new slipcase edition collects the final three volumes in the thirteen-book Legend of Drizzt®: The Silent Blade, The Spine of the World, and Sea of Swords.

Conan's Brethren


Robert E. Howard - 2009
    Howard (1906-36) is best known for his stories about Conan the Barbarian. However, Howard was a prolific writer of fantasy, horror, historical adventure, Westerns, detective, sports stories, true confessions and other genre fiction. During his short career, he created a number of memorable characters in the pages of Weird Tales and other pulp magazines, including the the vengeful Puritan swashbuckler Solomon Kane, King Kull of Valusia, and the Pictish chieftain Bran Mak Morn.This companion volume to The Complete Chronicles of Conan contains stories featuring Conan's brothers-in-arms, from Howard's very first professionally published story, through the exploits of Kane, Kull, and the Picts, to a number of Oriental adventures, an early draft of a Conan story, and a posthumously published space opera in the style of Edgar Rice Burroughs.Compiled and with a historical afterword by Stephen Jones, and lavishly illustrated by Les Edwards, this is a volume that no Robert E. Howard fan will want to miss.

Sword and Sorceress 24


Elisabeth Waters - 2009
    Authors who have appeared within the pages of Sword and Sorceress represent the full spectrum of some of the brightest talent working today -- from C.J. Cherryh, Charles de Lint, and Emma Bull . . . to Deborah J. Ross, Diana L. Paxson, and Laurell K. Hamilton.We are proud to continue the classic and vibrant feminist tradition with this twenty-fourth volume of new magical adventures edited by Elisabeth Waters, secretary and co-editor to Mrs. Bradley.Here are seventeen original stories of remarkable women of power, swashbuckling and magic, spells and duels, arcane sorcery and fabled heroism, written by familiar word-weavers of excitement and adventure, and bright newcomers who are sure to become favorites.Enter a wondrous universe . . .Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword and SorceressSword and Sorceress 24 includes stories by Deborah J. Ross, Helen E. Davis, Elisabeth Waters & Michael Spence, Brenta Blevins, K.D. Wentworth, Teresa Howard, Catherine Soto, Josepha Sherman, Cate McBride, Cynthia Ward, Jonathan Moeller, Dave Smeds, Therese Arkenberg, Michael H. Payne, Annclaire Livoti, Julia H. West, and Melissa Mead.

Rage of the Behemoth: An Anthology of Heroic Adventure


Jason M. WaltzBruce Durham - 2009
    Deadly foes since the dawn of time. Where Man dares to tread, Beast has gone before. Where Beast has made its lair, Man brazenly stakes his claim. Domination is the prize. Most often in the bitter battles of bared steel and fang it is the valor of one warrior or a single powerful deed that rallies the day. Yet only the day, for another monstrous foe rises across that next ridge or in that dark night. The Beasts adopt many forms and Man comes to each in different mien: on bended knee to worship some as gods - or fear as slavering demons; upon the back of mighty steeds and waging war most divine - or defiant; in cautious companionship befriending some few - or learning to let live. Walk again the primal worlds of Lovecraft's ancient behemoths and Burroughs' untamed jungles; of London's wild North and Howard's dangerous creations. Only the brave should delve within these tales, should dare to follow close behind each warrior, for it is solely in the facing of our most awesome fears that heroes are truly made.

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Marv Breig - 2009
    

Tales Of The Norse Gods


Ron Hanna - 2009
    Odin, Thor, Loki, Baldur, Hel... Names that ring down through the ages! The legendary deeds of the Lords of Asgard have inspired awe, fear, and unflinching bravery for centuries! Now they live again in this exciting collection of tales from some of the best of the New Breed of pulp fictioneers: Everette Bell, Kevin P. Breen, Robert Morganbesser, and Barry Reese take you once again to the realms of Fantasy and Adventure that have thrilled fans of fantastic fiction for generations! So, verily, sit back with a comely wench and a flagon of your best mead, and thrill to Tales of the Norse Gods! Cover art by Nick Neocleous. Interior art by Robert Sankner and Clayton Hinkle.