Swords Against Darkness III

Swords Against Darkness III

Cover of the first edition.
Editor	Andrew J. Offutt
Cover artist	Greg Theakston
Language	English
Series	Swords Against Darkness
Genre	Fantasy
Publisher	Zebra Books
Publication date	1978
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	288
ISBN	0-89083-339-7
OCLC	3929169
Preceded by	Swords Against Darkness II
Followed by	Swords Against Darkness IV

Swords Against Darkness III is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Andrew J. Offutt, the third in a series of five anthologies of the same name. It was first published in paperback by Zebra Books in March 1978.[1]

Summary

The book collects thirteen short stories and novelettes, one poem and one essay by various fantasy authors, together with a foreword by Offutt.

Contents

• "Foreword" (Andrew J. Offutt)
• "The Pit of Wings" (Ramsey Campbell)
• "The Sword of Spartacus" (Richard L. Tierney)
• "Servitude" (Wayne Hooks)
• "Descales' Skull" (David C. Smith)
• "In the Balance" (Tanith Lee)
• "Tower of Darkness" (David Madison)
• "The Mantichore" (David Drake)
• "Revenant" (poem) (Kathleen Resch)
• "Rite of Kings" (Jon DeCles)
• "The Mating Web" (Robert E. Vardeman)
• "The Guest of Dzinganji" (Manly Wade Wellman)
• "The Hag" (Darrell Schweitzer)
• "A Kingdom Won" (Geo W. Proctor)
• "Swordslinger" (M. A. Washil)
• "On Thud and Blunder" (essay) (Poul Anderson)

Reception

The anthology was reviewed by Darrell Schweitzer in Science Fiction Review, July 1978, Mark Mansell in Science Fiction Review, November/December 1978, and Lin Carter in The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 5 (1980).[1]

Awards

The book placed tenth in the 1979 Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology.[1]

References

1. Swords Against Darkness III title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database