Renegade Swords II is an anthology of fantasy short stories in the sword and sorcery subgenre, edited by D. M. Ritzlin. It was first published in trade paperback and ebook by DMR Books in February 2021.[1][2][3]
 Cover of first edition | |
| Editor | D. M. Ritzlin |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Brian LeBlanc |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Renegade Swords |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | DMR Books |
Publication date | 2021 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) and ebook |
| Pages | 192 |
| ISBN | 978-1-7358982-5-4 |
| Preceded by | Renegade Swords |
| Followed by | Renegade Swords III |
Summary edit
The book collects eight classic sword and sorcery short stories and novelettes, including Michael Moorcock's two tales of Rackhir the Red Archer and two stories of Fal the Reiver by Keith Taylor.[2]
Contents edit
- "The Roaming Forest" (from Cross Plains Universe: Texans Celebrate Robert E. Howard, 2006) (Michael Moorcock)
- "To Rescue Tanelorn" (from Science Fantasy v. 19, no. 56, Dec. 1962) (Michael Moorcock)
- "Marchers of Valhalla" (from Marchers of Valhalla, 1972) (Robert E. Howard)
- "Killer" (from Midnight Sun no. 1, 1974) (David Drake and Karl Edward Wagner)
- "The Unlawful Hunter" (from Weird Tales v. 50, no. 1, Spring 1988) (Keith Taylor)
- "The Haunting of Mara" (from Weird Tales v. 50, no. 3, Fall 1988) (Keith Taylor)
- "The Pool of the Stone God" (from The American Weekly, Sep. 23, 1923) (A. Merritt)
- "Stoneskin" (from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fictionv. 66, no. 6, Jun. 1984) (John Morressy)
Notes edit
- ^ Renegade Swords II title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^ a b Ritzlin, D. M. "Renegade Swords II to Include Stories by Michael Moorcock, Robert E. Howard, Karl Edward Wagner" (publication announcement), Feb. 15, 2021.
- ^ Entry for book on Amazon.com