The Fantastic Swordsmen
 Cover of the first editionm | |
| Editor | L. Sprague de Camp |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Jack Gaughan |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Pyramid Books |
Publication date | 1967 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 204 |
| Preceded by | The Spell of Seven |
| Followed by | Warlocks and Warriors |
The Fantastic Swordsmen is a 1967 anthology of fantasy short stories in the sword and sorcery subgenre, edited by American writer L. Sprague de Camp. It was first published in paperback by Pyramid Books.[1][2] It was the third such anthology assembled by de Camp, following his earlier Swords and Sorcery (1963) and The Spell of Seven (1965). It has also been translated into German.[1][2]
The book collects eight sword and sorcery tales by various authors, with an overall introduction by de Camp.
Contents
- "Tellers of Tales" (introduction) (L. Sprague de Camp)
- "Black Lotus" (Robert Bloch)
- "The Fortress Unvanquishable Save for Sacnoth" (Lord Dunsany)
- "Drums of Tombalku" (Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp)
- "The Girl in the Gem" (John Jakes)
- "Dragon Moon" (Henry Kuttner)
- "The Other Gods" (H. P. Lovecraft)
- "The Singing Citadel" (Michael Moorcock)
- "The Tower" (Luigi de Pascalis, originally in Italian, translated by L. Sprague de Camp)
References
- ^ a b Laughlin, Charlotte; Daniel J. H. Levack (1983). De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography. San Francisco: Underwood/Miller. p. 113.
- ^ a b The Fantastic Swordsmen title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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