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Sword and sorcery stories take place in a fictional world where magic exists. The setting can be an Earth in the mythical past or distant future, an imaginary other world or an alien planet. Sometimes sword and sorcery stories are influenced by horror, dark fantasy or science fiction. Sword and sorcery, however, does not seek to give a ...
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.
Kane is a fictional character created by American author Karl Edward Wagner in a series of three novels and about 20 short stories published between 1970 and 1985. Most Kane tales are sword and sorcery with strong elements of gothic horror and set in a grim, pre-medieval world which is nonetheless ancient and rich in history.
Articles related to the genre of sword and sorcery, a subgenre of fantasy characterized by sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent adventures. An element of romance is often present, as is an element of magic and the supernatural.
The eleven tales that make up Return to Nevèrÿon are set before the dawn of history. Nevèrÿon (pronounced "Ne-VER-y-on" according to the preface to Tales of Nevèrÿon) is the fictional land the stories are set in, a name derived from the aristocratic neighborhood of Neveryóna (pronounced "Ne-ver-y-O-na") in the capital city Kolhari.
The Sword and Sorceress series is a series of fantasy anthologies originally edited by American writer Marion Zimmer Bradley, and originally published by DAW Books.As she explained in the foreword to the first volume, she created the anthology to redress the lack of strong female protagonists in the subgenre of sword and sorcery.
Quest for the Mighty Sword (1990) (Ator 4) Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back (1990) Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991) Deathstalker IV: Match of Titans (1991) Wizards of the Demon Sword (1991) [2] Army of Darkness (1992) Quest of the Delta Knights (1993) The NeverEnding Story III (1994) Yamato Takeru (1994) First Knight ...
Imaro is a sword and sorcery novel written by Charles R. Saunders, and published by DAW Books in 1981. It may have been one of the first forays into the sword and sorcery genre by a black author. [1] Saunders wrote and had published two more books in the series, The Quest for Cush in 1984 and The Trail of Bohu in 1985. [2]