The Book of Swords edited by Gardner Dozois

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The Book of Swords
Cover of The Book of Swords edited by Gardner Dozois
Author(s) Gardner Dozois (editor)
Published October 10, 2017
Publisher Bantam Books
Genre(s) Fantasy
Age group Adult


The Book of Swords by edited by Gardner Dozois, and contributed to by K.J. Parker, Robin Hobb, Ken Liu, Matthew Hughes, Kate Elliott, Walter Jon Williams, Daniel Abraham, C.J. Cherryh, Garth Nix, Ellen Kushner, Scott Lynch, Rich Larson, Elizabeth Bear, Lavie Tidhar, Cecelia Holland, and George R.R. Martin is an anthology of adult fantasy short stories, originally published on October 10, 2017. It is part of the Gorel of Goliris series.

It contains the following short stories:

  • The Best Man Wins by K.J. Parker
  • Her Father’s Sword by Robin Hobb (Part of the The Realm of the Elderlings)
  • The Hidden Girl by Ken Liu
  • The Sword of Destiny by Matthew Hughes (Part 3 in the Baldemar series)
  • "I Am a Handsome Man", Said Apollo Crow by Kate Elliott (Part of the Spiritwalker series)
  • The Triumph of Virtue by Walter Jon Williams (Part 1.5 in the Quillifer series)
  • The Mocking Tower by Daniel Abraham
  • Hrunting by C.J. Cherryh
  • A Long, Cold Trail by Garth Nix (Part 7 in the Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz series)
  • When I Was a Highwayman by Ellen Kushner
  • The Smoke of Gold Is Glory by Scott Lynch
  • The Colgrid Conundrum by Rich Larson
  • The King’s Evil by Elizabeth Bear
  • Waterfalling by Lavie Tidhar
  • The Sword Tyraste by Cecelia Holland
  • The Sons of the Dragon by George R.R. Martin (Part of the A Song of Ice and Fire series)

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