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First Edition, First Printing. "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, 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. 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." Includes the following titles: "Introduction: Heroic Fantasy" (L. Sprague de Camp); "The Valor of Cappen Varra" (Poul Anderson); "The Distressing Tale of Thangobrind the Jeweler" (Lord Dunsany); "Shadows in the Moonlight" (Robert E. Howard); "The Citadel of Darkness" (Henry K
- Format: Paperback
- Author: De Camp, L. Sprague (Editor)
- Condition: Very Good
- Publisher: Pyramid Books
- Publication Year: 1963