Defining Sword and Sorcery by Howard Andrew Jones

[Periklis, Fafhrd (Emeritus)]

"Those who have only a passing familiarity with fantasy fiction are apt to use the terms "fantasy" and "sword and sorcery" as though they are interchangeable. While sword and sorcery is certainly a type of fantasy fiction (as a sports car is a type of automobile), the label sword and sorcery was proposed by Fritz Leiber to distinguish the genre from other fantasy."
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[Periklis, Fafhrd (Emeritus)]

The Sword and Sorcery Article Page:
Sword and Sorcery: The Genre,
Sword and Sorcery: The History,
Sword and Sorcery: Series and Characters.