Renegade Swords III 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 March 2022.[1][2][3]

Renegade Swords III
Cover of first edition
EditorD. M. Ritzlin
Cover artistBrian LeBlanc
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesRenegade Swords
GenreFantasy
PublisherDMR Books
Publication date
2022
Media typePrint (paperback) and ebook
Pages194
ISBN978-1-956173-02-4
Preceded byRenegade Swords II 

Summary edit

The book collects six classic sword and sorcery stories and novellas that, "like the previous volumes in the series, ... have unfairly gone neglected or unnoticed," none of them having previously been reprinted since their original publication.[4]

Contents edit

  • "A Ship of Monstrous Fortune" (from Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror no. 8, 2003) (Adrian Cole)
  • "Handar the Red" (from Tarzan Adventures, v. 7, nos. 40-42, Jan. 1958) (James Cawthorn)
  • "Magic's Price" (from Weird Tales, Winter 1989/1990) (Lars Walker)
  • "Quest of the Veil" (from Shanadu, 1953) (Gene DeWeese)
  • "The Fire-Born" (from Shanadu, 1953) (W. Paul Ganley)
  • "The Black Tower" (from Shanadu, 1953) (Brian McNaughton and Robert E. Briney)

Notes edit

  1. ^ Renegade Swords III title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
  2. ^ Ritzlin, D. M. "Renegade Swords III"
  3. ^ Ritzlin, D. M. "Renegade Swords III and More Coming in 2022" (announcement), DMR Blog, Feb. 7, 2022
  4. ^ Renegade Swords III, back cover.