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Seventeen original tales of sword and sorcery penned by masters old and new

Elric . . . the Black Company . . . Majipoor. For years, these have been some of the names that have captured the hearts of generations of readers and embodied the sword and sorcery genre. And now some of the most beloved and bestselling fantasy writers working today deliver stunning all-new sword...more

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Published June 22nd 2010 by Harper Voyager (first published 2010)

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Dec 18, 2011 Stephen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: signed-first-or-limited-edition, ebooks, dark-and-gritty, 2006-2010, short-fiction, fantasy, anthologies, sub-press-limited-edition

A decidedly non-Tolkienesque collection of sorcery, swords and morally challenged ~~heroes~~ characters roughly moving through bleak, dreary landscapes and encountering death, violence and other sordid nastiness.This is MY kind of fantasy (i.e., the unkind variety).

Within these unhallowed pages, you will find no hairy-footed hobbits smoking pipe-weed; no pompous, effeminate Elves residing in trees and baking bread; and no melancholy kings proclaiming in Shakespearean patois.

You must look elsewhere...more

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Nov 25, 2011 Steve rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: sci-fi-and-fantasy

At 517 pages, Swords & Dark Magic is quite a load, even as an anthology. I confess, there were a number of these that I grew impatient with and just skipped. I either didn't like the tone or approach, and/or felt that I'd been there and done that story-wise. It's interesting looking at the reviews for this book, since a number of reviewers, ones I really respect, are all over the place as far as what they like. So maybe this collection is more a success than I thought, since folks did find w...more

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Aug 23, 2010 Felicia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: short-stories, fantasy

I really enjoy sword and sorcery, and some of my favorite authors contributed to this anthology, so it's win all over.

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Jan 24, 2011 Mark rated it 3 of 5 stars

When the back of the cover says ‘Seventeen Original Tales of Sword and Sorcery penned by Masters Old and New’ and then goes on to mention Glen Cook and the Black Company, Michael Moorcock and Elric, Steven Erikson and Malazan, Gene Wolfe, Robert Silverberg and Majipoor, KJ Parker, Scott Lynch, Joe Abercrombie and others, most readers would need little persuading to pick this one up.

Furthermore, when the two editors are known as a couple of the best in the business currently, you would expect a h...more When the back of the cover says ‘Seventeen Original Tales of Sword and Sorcery penned by Masters Old and New’ and then goes on to mention Glen Cook and the Black Company, Michael Moorcock and Elric, Steven Erikson and Malazan, Gene Wolfe, Robert Silverberg and Majipoor, KJ Parker, Scott Lynch, Joe Abercrombie and others, most readers would need little persuading to pick this one up.

Furthermore, when the two editors are known as a couple of the best in the business currently, you would expect a healthy selection of the best tales from the best.

Consequently, the beginning boded well. Their introduction to Sword and Sorcery is well written and informative, pointing out the origins of the subgenre and the current re-emergence of interest in it.

So far, so good. However, having eagerly sat down to read the actual stories, it was a different reaction. The first three stories in the collection – by Erikson, Cook and Wolfe respectively - were extremely disappointing, to the point where I seriously thought I had made a major mistake in reading it.

However, the fourth, by James Enge, was an improvement and the next by stalwart CJ Cherryh began to make me feel happier. Things started to look better. KJ Parker’s tale was a joy and Moorcock’s Elric was a triumph. Halfway through the book I was feeling much happier, though there were still stories that left me unimpressed. By the end I was glad I had read it, though it was not the triumph of the genre I had hoped it was going to be when I started.

The nature of story collections is that there are bound to be stories that you like better than others. Usually though I can say whether I liked the collection or not. Silverberg’s Legends, for example, published in 1998, and its sequel Legends II (2003) had the same intent as this, to showcase the best Fantasy and had some unusual yet interesting choices that made me read more of some authors I had not read.

Here, with the same aim, there were no authors I had not encountered before and all of whom previously I would’ve said were good, but the overriding cumulative impression in the end here is much less positive.

What worried me most is that this book was not the book I had hoped would be definitive. I was hoping that this was the one that would allow me to say to others, ‘Here you are. This is the book that tells you why I read Fantasy. It is a collection of great stories from some of the best writers in the field today. Read it and you will want to read more.’ It should’ve been, but isn’t.

There are stories there I liked, for a variety of reasons. It was wonderful to revisit old favourites such as Elric and Majipoor, it was also great to read tales from some of the new – Scott Lynch’s tale of a magical library gone awry was great, so too Joe Abercrombie’s The Fool Jobs (which augurs well for the new book soon) – but there were far too many that, despite me wanting to like them, left me feeling at the end that I had wasted my time.

A curate’s egg then, and, for me, a disappointingly uneven read. There is a lot to like, but you may not find the journey totally acceptable.

Having said that, Rob Bedford reviewing for the Sacramento/ San Francisco Book Review liked it.

Think this may be one that divides readers. I’m going to be interested in reading what others think.(less)

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Oct 18, 2012 Wealhtheow rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

A collection of sword and sorcery stories. Mostly written by dudes, and mostly uninspired or poorly written. They're all quite stylized: these are clearly authors who have either developed their authorial voices or are aping other, very distinct voices.

I kinda enjoyed:
Steven Erikson, "Goats of Glory": A pitiful village is excited by the approach of a ragtag band of soldiers, but fully expects them all to die when they announce they'll be sleeping in the nearby haunted ruins. The combat writing...more

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Aug 26, 2012 Kai Mundwiler rated it 4 of 5 stars

Let me preface something. I didn't read every short story in the book.

I read Scott Lynch's "In the Stacks" and only read that. I don't feel bad about it at all. I'm going to read more at a later date but at this point I just needed to get some unread Scott Lynch into my system (that and I needed a quick story after my last book took way too long).

This shouldn't come as any surprise but Scott Lynch is good. Whether it's in novel form with the Gentleman Bastard, science fiction with the Queen of t...more

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Jun 15, 2011 Joshua Simon rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

"Goats of Glory," Steven Erikson. Fun over the top tale that was much different from his usual work.

"Tides Elba: A Tale of the Black Company," Glen Cook. Good stuff but granted I'm a huge fan of Cook. The story may not be enjoyable for those not familiar with The Black Company.

"Bloodsport," Gene Wolfe. A lot of potential that in my mind never panned out.

"The Singing Spear," James Enge. Good stuff...has me wanting to read more by the author.

"A Wizard of Wiscezan," C.J. Cherryh. Blah. Didn't fini...more

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Sep 26, 2010 lisa rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mine-mine-mine

one of these days, i will stop buying anthologies just because they have a story by one or two authors i love, because i very rarely find much else in them. (until recently, i would just read the stories by the author(s) i knew and ignore the rest. at least i'm attempting all of them now.)

i bought this anthology for scott lynch's story, which did not disappoint. "in the stacks" was fun and exciting and left me wanting more of that universe.

the other stories i enjoyed were "a suitable present for...more

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Aug 20, 2010 Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: anthologies-and-collections, fantasy-fiction, cover-pretty-white-girl, cover-skin-sells-stories

Overall this had some decent stories. I'd say the ones I enjoyed the most were the ones by Scott Lynch and Tanith Lee.

Stephen Erikson, "Goats of Glory" - couldn't get into it, skipped.

Glen Cook, "Tides Elba" - not bad although I felt like not ever having read any of the Black Company books was a slight hindrance. Very testosterone-oriented.

Gene Wolfe, "Bloodsport" - interesting concept, the writing was kind of ... heavy, bordering on turgid?

James Enge, "The Singing Spear" - was okay. The story i...more

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Jul 31, 2010 Terence rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fantasy readers wanting a good anthology

Recommended to Terence by: GR Friend's review (Stefan)

Shelves: short-story-collections, sf-fantasy

Overall a very solid anthology. Only two stories would I consider not worth my time - Silverberg's "Dark Times at the Midnight Market" and Willingham's "Thieves of Daring" - and some were very good.

"Goats of Glory," Steven Erikson. I'm an Erikson groupie so he'd have to stumble pretty badly to get a bad review from me. The story revolves around the moral compromises a village makes to survive, and the demon-fighting skills of Captain Skint and her company. Nothing profound but an entertaining st...more

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Aug 18, 2010 Joshua rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: anthologies, sci-fi-and-fantasy

A nice collection of modern sword and sorcery stories, with some new stories by old staples in the sub-genre. I would pay full price just for the new Michael Moorcock Elric story inside- my god that just blew me away and just brought back such fond memories of reading stories about the albino prince- but there were also some other standout stories. I especially enjoyed Garth Nix's A Suitable Present for a Sorcerous Puppet, about a young hero, a hot nun and the hero's mystical puppet. James Enge'...more

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Jul 21, 2010 Katharine rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: anthologies-collections, read-2010, recommended, favourites

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. As I read each novella, I'll update this review with my thoughts on each part individually, so I can rate and discuss accordingly.

Goats of Glory - Steven Erikson - Three and a half stars out of five.

Not that I didn't like this... I just didn't love it. Oh, it's well written and entertaining, but there was a lack of description - you couldn't really visualise it happening... and it took a while for the five soldiers's names to sink in - they weren't really introduced well.
It was still good though...more

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Jul 12, 2011 Claire rated it 2 of 5 stars

Grabbed this via Chris, and I essentially have to concurr with her review. The Scott Lynch story about student magician/librarians was EXCELLENT and I enjoyed it a whole lot, and I also really enjoyed the Tanith Lee story (although it felt like an excerpt from a story that should have been a lot longer), but overall, wow, did NOT like this anthology much at all. The quality wasn't as high as I would've expected from some of those names, there was far too much torture porn and/or non-consensual s...more

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Oct 09, 2012 Julia Dvorin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

I have always loved fantasy adventure (hell, I write it!), so I felt like this book was a great idea and I was looking forward to reading it. However, my enjoyment waxed and waned, mostly because not all of these sword-and-sorcery subtypes are my cuppa tea. I appreciate that the editors were trying to put together a nice cross section of S&S stories, but personally I don't love the dark, gritty military/torture stories (I'm more of a classic Lieber fan). Some of these stories are really grea...more

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Sep 14, 2011 Traci rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

I feel for the most part that the sword and sorcery genre is dead and has been replaced by dark fantasy. Although there are moments in this collection to find hope.
How do you rate an anthology? As a whole? By average? On the best? There are always great, good, bad, and horrible in such collections. Do you punish the good? Reward the bad?

Okay enough. The stories I really enjoyed:

James Enge's The Singing Spear might not be great but it came the closest in my opinion of capturing the s&s spirit...more

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Jun 23, 2010 Stefan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: short-story-collection, fantasy, anthology, www-fantasyliterature-com-review

Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword and Sorcery is an excellent new anthology of original short fantasy fiction, featuring an impressive mixture of established genre masters and newer, highly talented authors. The book’s introduction, by editors Lou Anders and Jonathan Strahan, does an excellent job defining the sword & sorcery sub-genre and placing it in its historical context. This is an interesting read for anyone who wants to learn more about the history of the genre and doesn’t have...more Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword and Sorcery is an excellent new anthology of original short fantasy fiction, featuring an impressive mixture of established genre masters and newer, highly talented authors. The book’s introduction, by editors Lou Anders and Jonathan Strahan, does an excellent job defining the sword & sorcery sub-genre and placing it in its historical context. This is an interesting read for anyone who wants to learn more about the history of the genre and doesn’t have a copy of John Clute and John Grant’s The Encyclopedia of Fantasy handy, but the main value of any anthology lies in the stories, and in that area it doesn’t disappoint in the slightest.

Most of the stories in Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword and Sorcery are good, several are great, and even the few less successful entries are still interesting and well worth the time spent to read them, often because they are less impressive stories by otherwise very impressive and famous authors, such as Steven Erikson, Glen Cook and Gene Wolfe. If those authors had brought their top game to the table here, this anthology would be nothing less than a must-own, but as it is, it’s still an excellent collection.

Here are a few of my favorite stories, in order of their appearance in the anthology:

* K.J. Parker’s “ A Rich Full Week” has to be one of the strangest zombie tales ever, and definitely features the most reasonable undead you’ll ever find. I enjoyed the way this story put a new, metaphorical twist on the traditional “zombies eating brains,” as well as its smart-alec main character.
* Michael Moorcock’s “Red Pearls”. Put plainly and simply, if you are a fan of the seminal ELRIC OF MELNIBONÉ series, you must read this story. It adds an (as far as I know) entirely new side to the novels’ world, and even though it’s not the strongest story in the anthology, for that reason alone it’s a must-read for fans.
* Tim Lebbon’s “The Deification of Dal Bamore” is a dark and disturbing story of religion and magic. It’s is an excellent teaser for the author’s forthcoming novel, Echo City, which shares its setting.
* Robert Silverberg’s “Dark Times at the Midnight Market” (set in the MAJIPOOR universe) is an old-fashioned and utterly charming tale about the effects of a love potion. The ending is a bit predictable, but what comes before has a Jack Vance-like charm I really enjoyed.
* Greg Keyes’ “The Undefiled” offers a dark, mysterious view on godhood and possession, and is one of the most intriguing stories in the anthology.
* Michael Shea’s “Hew the Tintmaster” is listed as a “fully authorized new Cugel the Clever adventure,” and if you’re at all familiar with Cugel, that’s probably enough to get you very excited. When Michael Shea describes his main character (Bront the Inexorable) as having “shoulders as muscled as a titanoplod’s thigh,” and has Cugel introduce himself as an “itinerant entrepreneur,” you know that Jack Vance’s famous character is in very good hands here. This is probably my favorite story in the anthology, although...
* ... Scott Lynch’s “In the Stacks” is a very close competitor. If (like me) you were hoping for Locke Lamora, you’ll be disappointed, but fortunately “In the Stacks” is just as entertaining as the author’s GENTLEMAN BASTARDS novels. This story, about students venturing into a magical library that resembles a significantly less friendly version of Terry Pratchett’s Unseen University library, is simply a blast to read.
* Caitlin R. Kiernan’s “The Sea Troll’s Daughter” is a beautifully told story and maybe the purest actual “sword & sorcery” tale in the anthology.
* Joe Abercrombie’s “The Fool Jobs” is a perfectly entertaining, smoothly told story that ends the anthology on a high note. If (like me) you haven’t had the chance to try the author’s novels yet, you’ll probably feel very motivated to do so, especially after this story’s hilarious ending.

If you happen to have any friends who are under the impression that all fantasy is elfy-welfy, gauzy, long-winded fluff, this showcase of tight, gritty, hard-edged and occasionally very funny fantasy fiction is a great way to rectify their misapprehensions. It’s also a great anthology to get started with some of the genre’s major authors and find out about newer, noteworthy writers. Despite a few disappointing entries by otherwise excellent authors, the overall quality of Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword and Sorcery is very high. Recommended.(less)

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Oct 25, 2010 Brian rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, short-fiction-collection

I enjoyed all but 4 of the 17 stories, which given my track record with darker fantasy is pretty good. I especially enjoyed Goats of Glory, Wizard in Wiscezan, and In the Stacks. A few of the authors, like Cherryh and Cook and Wolfe, I'd read before. Wolfe's never been one of my favorites though, and I prefer Cook's Garrett Files series to the Black Company stuff. The best part of the book for me was discovering some new authors like Erikson, Lynch, and Abercrombie. Erikson had been on my look-a...more

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Jul 25, 2011 Brandon rated it 4 of 5 stars

I wasn't sure how to rate this one. And yes, it took me a long time (1 month!) to get through this book. I guess it's difficult for me to stay on task when I don't have a full story (this book is a compilation of short stories from many leading fantasy authors).

For me, there were some winners (stories by Steven Erikson, Glen Cook, James Enge, K. J. Parker, Scott Lynch, Joe Abercrombie) and some losers (Gene Wolfe...pretty boring, and Michael Moorcock...the only story I couldn't push myself throu...more

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May 03, 2013 Ned Leffingwell rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was an entertaining mix of short stories. The quality varied, but there were more good stories that mediocre stories. My favorites were the first one because it started the book with a bang, the one about the students who had to return books to the magical library, and the story about the man who made magical artifacts. I would recommend this book to anyone who plays fantasy role-playing games, as there are tons of ideas in here to use for adventures. I am definitely going to use the librar...more

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Aug 29, 2010 Pepper Thorn rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

If you love Sword and Sorcery then you MUST have this book. If you like Sword and Sorcery then you will love this book. If you sometimes enjoy Sword and Sorcery then you will enjoy this book. There is a story in this volume for anyone who reads genre fiction, from a magical library to iconic Elric from the master himself, Michael Moorcock. Swords and Dark Magic contains some of the most beautiful, lyrical writing I have read. It easily keeps company with the giants of the genere, especially sinc...more

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Jan 26, 2011 Kerry rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Fantasy fans are sure to find something to enjoy here, whether it be more of their favorite author, an expansion of an existing storyline, or just the basic discovery of a new genre author. The likes of Joe Abercrombie, Garth Nix and Bill Willingham intersperse with names such as Michael Moorcock, Robert Silverberg and Gene Wolfe to bring readers a little bit of action, a little bit of magic, and a lot of swordplay.

Read my full review at Bookgasm

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Apr 10, 2012 Catherine Evans rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A mixed bag, as any short story collection is naturally going to be. Some contributors (Joe Abercrombie, K. J. Parker, Scott Lynch, Steven Erikson) provide the succintly written, character driven stories that make modern sword and sorcery fun. By contrast, the contributions of the old masters who've been included - Glen Cook and Michael Moorcock, for whom I've never really managed to develop a soft spot - just reminded me how far this sub genre has come from the days of purple prose and cliched,...more

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May 15, 2012 Alex Ristea rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: anthology, trade-paperback, fantasy, library

As is the case with most short story anthologies, not all of the stories will blow you away. But from reading other reviews I've found it's really a matter of personal preference. Here, Lou Anders and Jonathan Strahan present a collection of tales of "small stakes and high action" with a morally ambiguous protagonist. It's been the trend in Fantasy to blur the lines between good and evil, and I relished the opportunity to read about good guys who do questionable things, and villans who can have...more

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Mar 31, 2012 Karen Ireland-Phillips rated it 4 of 5 stars

I admit that I bought this book last year for the C. J. Cherryh story, which I promptly read and enjoyed before setting the volume on my “to be read” shelf. Since I enjoyed “Naked City” so much, I thought I’d pull this out to see what I made of it. [return]The stories partake of a much older form of science fiction, but don’t lack for invention. Some use humor – “Goats of Glory”, Steven Erickson and a light entry by Tanith Lee , “Two Lions, A Witch, and the War-Robe”. The sad consequences of con...more

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May 08, 2013 Chris rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Originally picked this up just for Abercombie's tale; read it then and put the book on the shelf. Now going through all of them as I actually know who most of thse authors are nowadays. Mixed with good and boring alike, the standouts have to be Abercombie, Lynch, Silverberg and Erikson. Cover art depicts a scene from Kiernan's Sea Troll story. Brief synopsis of each tale follows:

Goats of Glory
Steven Erikson
A small band of demon fighters enter a town. The townsfolk expect them to be killed like a...more

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Jul 03, 2011 Tristax rated it 4 of 5 stars

Swords & Dark Magic (S&DM from here on out) in an anthology released back in June of 2010. It contains seventeen original tales from authors ranging from the ever gritty Abercrombie to genre definers such as Michael Moorcock. Marketing it as “The New Sword and Sorcery”, it’s editors (Jonathan Strahan and Lou Anders) were a little misleading as there’s nothing really new here. It’s also missing too many of the young guns currently shaping the genre (Patrick Rothfuss, Peter V. Brett and Br...more

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Dec 30, 2010 Adrienne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, short-stories, owned

While I haven't read all the stories in this anthology, I've read most. The rest lost my interest partway through for whatever reason - either they weren't very good or they weren't what I was looking for at the time. I do plan on going back and reading the remainders at some point, especially as they'd be a nice quick read in between longer books. But anyway. The ones I enjoyed the most were:

- "Tides Elba" (Glen Cook): Of course I enjoyed this. It's a Black Company story with Croaker as the nar...more

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Apr 01, 2012 Paweł rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Nigdy nie czytałem żadnej antologii, ogólnie rzadko sięgam po opowiadania preferując dłuższe formy. "Miecze i mroczna magia" przedstawiana jest jako zbiór dojrzałych i mrocznych opowieści fantasy, czyli takich jakie lubię. W praktyce mamy do czynienia z kupą słabych tekstów napisanych przez zdziadziałych autorów o średniej wieku 60, którzy może kiedyś i byli tuzami gatunku, ale dzisiaj powinni już przejść na emeryturę. Tzw. "gritu" za dużo tu nie ma, niby czasem ktoś tam ginie, ale to taka racze...more

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Sep 01, 2010 Mieneke rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, fantasy

Normally I’m not much of an anthology reader, I own the Legends collection published around 2000 and I have all the Valdemar anthologies, but that’s pretty much it. Why? I don’t know really. I had so many full-length novels I wanted to read, that I never really made an effort to explore anthologies and short stories. But when I read about Swords & Dark Magic edited by Jonathan Strahan and Lou Anders and its star-studded line up of authors, I knew I wanted to read it. With some of my favourit...more

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Aug 22, 2010 Ryan Mac rated it 4 of 5 stars

I will openly admit that the only reason that I picked up this book was for Joe Abercrombie's short story. After I read his story The Fool Jobs (very good--this guy knows how to write a fight scene with interesting and funny characters), I thought that I should check out the other authors--many that I have never heard of.

"Goats of Glory" by Steven Erikson
The story starts off very slow, with five mercenaries riding into a little town, looking for rest. Lots of action but I don't think I will be...more

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