Swords and Sorcery is an anthology of fantasy short stories in the sword and sorcery subgenre, edited by L. Sprague de Camp and illustrated by Virgil Finlay. It was first published in paperback by Pyramid Books in 1963,[1][2] but most of the stories were originally from 1930s pulp magazines. This was first sword and sorcery anthology ever assembled, and was followed by three additional such anthologies edited by de Camp.[1] It has also been translated into German.[1][2]

Swords and Sorcery
Cover of the first edition.
EditorL. Sprague de Camp
IllustratorVirgil Finlay
Cover artistVirgil Finlay
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy
PublisherPyramid Books
Publication date
1963
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages186
Followed byThe Spell of Seven 

Summary

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The book collects eight sword and sorcery tales by various authors, with an overall introduction by de Camp. The piece by Poul Anderson introduced his Cappen Varra character, later one of the foundational characters of the Thieves' World shared world anthologies edited by Robert Asprin and Lynn Abbey.

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Laughlin, Charlotte; Daniel J. H. Levack (1983). De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography. San Francisco: Underwood/Miller. p. 114.
  2. ^ a b Swords and Sorcery title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database