Swords Against Darkness IV

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Swords Against Darkness IV
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Cover of the first edition.
Editor Andrew J. Offutt
Cover artist Luis Bermejo
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesSwords Against Darkness
Genre Fantasy short stories
Publisher Zebra Books
Publication date
1979
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages272
ISBN 0-89083-539-X
OCLC 6245015
Preceded by Swords Against Darkness III  
Followed by Swords 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]

Contents

Summary

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.

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Reception

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

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

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