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Swords Against Darkness IV

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Swords Against Darkness IV
Cover of the first edition.
EditorAndrew J. Offutt
Cover artistLuis Bermejo
LanguageEnglish
SeriesSwords Against Darkness
GenreFantasy short stories
PublisherZebra Books
Publication date
1979
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages272
ISBN0-89083-539-X
OCLC6245015
Preceded bySwords Against Darkness III 
Followed bySwords Against Darkness V 

Swords Against Darkness IV is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Andrew J. Offutt, the fourth in a series of five anthologies of the same name. It was first published in paperback by Zebra Books in September 1979, and reprinted by the same publisher in 1981; a Canadian reprint was issued by General Paperbacks, also in 1981.[1]

Summary

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The book collects eleven short stories and novelettes and one essay by various fantasy authors, together with a foreword in two parts and a "special word" by Offutt.

Contents

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Reception

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The anthology was reviewed by David Dvorkin in Science Fiction & Fantasy Review, November 1979, Orson Scott Card in Science Fiction Review, February 1980, and Lin Carter in The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 6 (1980).[1]

Awards

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The book was nominated, together with the succeeding volume, for the 1980 Balrog Award for Best Collection/Anthology.[1]

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