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20th Century Sword & Sorcery Anthologies

Following is a list of 103 anthologies from the first sword & sorcery specific book, Swords and Sorceries: An Anthology of Heroic Fantasy, edited by L. Sprague de Camp for Pyramid Books in December 1963, through The Last Continent: New Tales of Zothique, edited by John Pelan for ShadowLands Press in August 1999. I am 99% sure that I have included all of the sword & sorcery-specific anthologies. I have also included more general anthologies that include sword & sorcery content, for which I've included the stories included. I am about 85% sure I caught all those. I got the data for this from the Internet Speculative Fiction Database.


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20th Century Sword & Sorcery Anthologies
plus general anthologies that contain sword & Sorcery

1.     Swords & Sorcery: Stories of Heroic Fantasy, anthology edited by L. Sprague de Camp, December 1963, Pyramid Books, 186 pp, ¢50

2.     The Spell of Seven, anthology edited by L. Sprague de Camp, June 1965, Pyramid Books, 192 pp, ¢50

3.     The Fantastic Swordsmen, anthology edited by L. Sprague de Camp, May 1967, Pyramid Books, 204 pp, ¢50

4.     The 2nd Avon Fantasy Reader, anthology edited by George Emsberger and Donald A. Wolheim, February 1969, Avon, 173 pp, ¢50
       Includes “The Blonde Goddess of Bal-Sagoth,” (variant title of “The Gods of Bal-
       Sagoth”), novelette by Robert E. Howard (Turlogh O’Brien)

5.     The Mighty Barbarians: Great Sword and Sorcery Heroes, anthology edited by Hans Stefan Santesson, 1969, Lancer Books, 221 pp, ¢75

6.     Swords Against Tomorrow, anthology edited by Robert Hoskins, August 1970, Signet/New American Library, 176 pp, ¢75

7.     The Magic of Atlantis, anthology edited by Lin Carter, Lancer Books, November 1970, 191 pp, ¢75

8.     The Mighty Swordsmen, anthology edited by Hans Stefan Santesson, December 1970, Lancer Books, 256 pp, ¢75

9.     Warlocks and Warriors, anthology edited by L. Sprague de Camp, January 1971, Berkley Medallion, 255 pp, ¢75

10.  Nebula Award Stories Six, anthology edited by Clifford D. Simak, December 1971, 204 pp, $5.95
       Includes Ill Met in Lankhmar, novella by Fritz Leiber (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser)

11.  Warlocks and Warriors, anthology edited by Douglas Hill, 1971, Mayflower, 159 pp, 25p

12.  Flashing Swords! #1 (Flashing Swords #1), anthology edited by Lin Carter, July 1973, Dell, 266 pp, ¢95

13.  Flashing Swords! #2 (Flashing Swords #2), anthology edited by Lin Carter, September 1973, Dell, 268 pp, ¢95

14.  The Year's Best Fantasy Stories (Year’s Best Fantasy Stories #1), anthology edited by Lin Carter, October 1975 DAW Books, 175 pp, $1.25

15.  Kingdoms of Sorcery, anthology edited by Lin Carter, January 1976, Doubleday, 218 pp, $6.95 (never released in paperback)

16.  Flashing Swords! #3 (Flashing Swords #3), anthology edited by Lin Carter, August 1976, Dell, 272 pp, $1.25

17.  The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 2 (Year’s Best Fantasy Stories #2), anthology edited by Lin Carter, August 1976, DAW Books, 192 pp, $1.25

18.  Realms of Wizardry, anthology edited by Lin Carter, 1976, Doubleday, 269 pp, $7.95 (never released in paperback)

19.  Swords Against Darkness (Swords Against Darkness #1), anthology edited by Andrew J. Offutt, February 1977, Zebra Books, 288 pp, $1.95

20.  Savage Heroes: Tales of Sorcery and Black Magic, anthology edited by Eric Pendragon, February 1977, Star, 190 pp, 60p

21.  Swords Against Darkness II (Swords Against Darkness #2), anthology edited by Andrew J. Offutt, September 1977, Zebra Books, 284 pp, $1.95

22.  Flashing Swords! #4: Barbarians and Black Magicians (Flashing Swords #4), anthology edited by Lin Carter, November 1977, Dell, 272 pp, $1.50

23.  The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 3 (Year’s Best Fantasy Stories #3), anthology edited by Lin Carter, November 1977, DAW Books, 237 pp, $1.50

24.  The Hugo Winners, Volume Three, anthology edited by Isaac Asimov, December 1977, Doubleday, 603 pp, $4.50
      Includes Ill Met in Lankhmar,  novella by Fritz Leiber (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser)

25.  Swords Against Darkness III (Swords Against Darkness #3), anthology edited by Andrew J. Offutt, March 1978, Zebra Books, 288 pp, $1.95

26.  The Unknown, anthology edited by D.R. Bensen, August 1978, Jove/HBJ, 192 pp, $1.75
      Includes “Bleak Shore,” short story by Fritz Leiber (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser)

27.  The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 4 (Year’s Best Fantasy Stories #4), anthology edited by Lin Carter, December 1978, DAW Books, 208 pp, $1.75

28.  The Fantastic Imagination II, anthology edited by Robert H. Boyer and Kenneth J. Zahorski, Avon, 307 pp., $2.50
      Includes “Jirel Meets Magic,” novelette by C.L. Moore (Jirel)

29.  Weird Tales, Vol. 1, anthology edited by Peter Haining, 1978, Sphere, 238 pp, 85p
      Includes “Beyond the Phoenix,” short story by Henry Kuttner (Elak)

30.  Heroic Fantasy, anthology edited by Gerald W. Page and Hank Reinhardt, April 1979, DAW Books, 320 pp, $1.95

31.  Swords Against Darkness IV (Swords Against Darkness #4), anthology edited by Andrew J. Offutt, September 1979, Zebra Books, 272 pp, $2.25

32.  Thieves' World, (Thieves’ World #1), anthology edited by Robert Lynn Asprin, October 1979, Ace Books, 308 pp, $1.95

33.  Swords Against Darkness V (Swords Against Darkness #5), anthology edited by Andrew J. Offutt, November 1979, Zebra Books, 288 pp, $2.25

34.  Amazons! (Amazons #1), anthology edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson, December 1979, DAW Books, 206 pp, $2.25

35.  The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 5 (Year’s Best Fantasy Stories #5), anthology edited by Lin Carter, January 1980, DAW Books, 204 pp, $1.95

36.  Dragontales, anthology edited by Kim Mohan, August 1980, Dragon Publishing, 78 pp, $3.00

37.  The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 6 (Year’s Best Fantasy Stories #6), anthology edited by Lin Carter, November 1980, DAW Books, 191 pp, $1.95

38.  Tales From the Vulgar Unicorn, (Thieves’ World #1), anthology edited by Robert Lynn Asprin, November 1980, Ace Books, 299 pp, $2.25

39.  Fantasy Annual III, anthology edited by Terry Carr, May 1981, Timescape/Pocketbooks, 291 pp, $2.95
      Contains “The Things That Are Gods,” novelette by John Brunner (Traveller in
      Black)

40.  Shadows of Sanctuary, (Thieves’ World #3), anthology edited by Robert Lynn Asprin, October 1981, Ace Books, 338 pp, $2.50

41.  Demons and Daggers (Flashing Swords #5), anthology edited by Lin Carter, December 1981, Dell, 250 pp, $2.50

42.  Hecate's Cauldron, an anthology edited by Susan M. Schwartz, February 1982, DAW Books, 256 pp, $2.95
      Contains “The Harmonious Battle,” short story by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
      (Tomoe Gozen)
      Contains “Ishigbi,” short story by Charles R. Saunders (Nyumbani Universe)

43.  Amazons II (Amazons #2), anthology edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson, June 1982, DAW Books, 239 pp, $2.95

44.  Storm Season, (Thieves’ World #4), anthology edited by Robert Lynn Asprin, October 1982, Ace Books, 305 pp, $2.95

45.  Heroic Visions (Heroic Visions #1), anthology edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson, March 1983, Ace Fantasy Books, 214 pp, $2.75

46.  The Face of Chaos, (Thieves’ World #5), anthology edited by Lynn Abbey and Robert Lynn Asprin, October 1983, Ace Fantasy Books, 242 pp, $2.95

47.  Sword and Sorceress, (Sword and Sorceress #1), anthology edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, May 1984, DAW Books, 255 pp, $2.95

48.  13 Short Fantasy Novels, anthology edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, and Charles G. Waugh, August 1984, Greenwood House/Crown, 612 pp, $?
      Includes The Gate of Flying Knives, novella by Poul Anderson (Thieves’ World)
      Includes Red Nails, novella by Robert E. Howard (Conan),
      Includes Storm in a Bottle, novella by John Jakes (Brak the Barbarian)
      Includes Ill Met in Lankhmar, novella by Fritz Leiber (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser)
      Includes The Lands Beyond This World, novella by Michael Moorcock (Elric)
      Includes Spider Silk, novella by Andre Norton (Witch World)
      Includes Guyal of Sfere, novella by Jack Vance (The Dying Earth)
      Includes Tower of Ice, novella by Roger Zelazny (Dilvish)

49.  Wings of Omen, (Thieves’ World #6), anthology edited by Lynn Abbey and Robert Lynn Asprin, November 1984, Ace Fantasy Books, 277 pp, $2.95

50.  Barbarians, (Barbarians #1), anthology edited by Robert Adams, Martin H. Greenberg, and Charles G. Waugh, January 1986, Signet/NAL, 368 pp, $3.95

51.  Sword and Sorceress II: An Anthology of Heroic Fantasy (Sword and Sorceress #2), anthology edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, May 1985, DAW Books, 287 pp, $2.95

52.  Spells, anthology edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, and Charles G. Waugh, May 1985, Signet/NAL, 350 pp, $3.95
      Includes The Snow Women, novella by Fritz Leiber (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser)
      Includes Toads of Grimmerdale, novella by Andre Norton (Witch World)

53.  The Dead of Winter, (Thieves’ World #7), anthology edited by Lynn Abbey and Robert Lynn Asprin, November 1985, Ace Fantasy Books, 273 pp, $2.95

54.  The Soul of the City, (Thieves’ World #8), anthology edited by Lynn Abbey and Robert Lynn Asprin, January 1986, Ace Fantasy Books, 242 pp, $2.95

55.  Heroic Visions II (Heroic Visions #2), anthology edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson, July 1986, Ace Fantasy Books, 206 pp, $2.95

56.  The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. IV, anthology edited by Terry Carr, July 1986, Avon, 434 pp, $4.95
      Includes Ill Met in Lankhmar, novella by Fritz Leiber (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser)

57.  Sword and Sorceress III, (Sword and Sorceress #3), anthology edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, July 1986, DAW Books, 285 pp, $3.95

58.  Blood Ties, (Thieves’ World #9), anthology edited by Lynn Abbey and Robert Lynn Asprin, August 1986, Ace Fantasy Books, 238 pp, $2.95

59.  Sorcerers!, anthology edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois, October 1986, Ace Fantasy Books, 244 pp, $2.95
      Includes “The Bleak Shore,” short story by Fritz Leiber, (Fafhrd and the Gray
      Mouser)

60.  Echoes of Valor, (Echoes of Valor #1), anthology edited by Karl Edward Wagner, February 1987, Tor, 286 pp, $2.95

61.  Sword and Sorceress IV, (Sword and Sorceress #4), anthology edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, July 1987, DAW Books, 285 pp, $3.50

62.  Tales of the Witch World, anthology edited by Andre Norton, September 1987, Tor, 343 pp, $15.95

63.  Aftermath, (Thieves’ World #10), anthology edited by Lynn Abbey and Robert Lynn Asprin, November 1987, Ace Books, 238 pp, $2.95

64.  Barbarians II, (Barbarians #2), edited by Pamela Crippen Adams, Robert Adams, and Martin H. Greenberg, February 1988, Signet/NAL, 364 pp, $3.95

65.  Sword and Sorceress V, (Sword and Sorceress #5), anthology edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, August 1988, DAW Books, 285 pp, $3.50

66.  Uneasy Alliances, (Thieves’ World #11), anthology edited by Lynn Abbey and Robert Lynn Asprin, August 1988, Ace Books, 258 pp, $3.50

67.  Unknown Worlds: Tales from Beyond, anthology edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Isaac Asimov, 1988, 517 pp, $9.98
      Includes “Two Sought Adventure,” novelette and “The Bleak Shore,” short story
      by Fritz Leiber (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser)

68.  Tales of the Witch World 1, anthology edited by Andre Norton, February 1989, Tor, 343 pp, $5.99

69.  Tales of the Witch World 2, anthology edited by Andre Norton, August 1989, Tor, 376 pp, $3.95

70.  Stealer’s Sky, (Thieves’ World #12), anthology edited by Lynn Abbey and Robert Lynn Asprin, December 1989, Ace Books, 258 pp, $3.50

71.  The Eternal City, anthology edited by David Drake, Martin H. Greenberg, and Charles G. Waugh, January 1990, BAEN, 280 pp, $3.50
Includes “Kings of the Night,” short story by Robert E. Howard (Bran Mak Morn)

72.  Sword and Sorceress VI, (Sword and Sorceress #6), anthology edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, June 1990, DAW Books, 286 pp, $4.50

73.  Tales of the Witch World 3, anthology edited by Andre Norton, July 1990, Tor, ? pp, $18.95

74.  Sword and Sorceress VII, (Sword and Sorceress #7), anthology edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, December 1990, DAW Books, 288 pp, $4.50

75.  Four From Witch World, edited by Andre Norton, January 1991, Tor, 272 pp, $2.95

76.  Echoes of Valor II, (Echoes of Valor #2), anthology edited by Karl Edward Wagner, February 1991, Tor, 274 pp, $3.95

77.  Echoes of Valor III, (Echoes of Valor #3), anthology edited by Karl Edward Wagner, September 1991, Tor, 374 pp, $3.99

78.  Sword and Sorceress VIII, (Sword and Sorceress #8), anthology edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, September 1991, DAW Books, 285 pp, $4.50

79.  Grand Master’s Choice, anthology edited by Andrew Norton, Tor, 355 pp, $3.99
      Includes “Lean Times in Lankhmar,” novelette by Fritz Leiber (Fafhrd and the
      Gray Mouser)
      Includes Toads of Grimmerdale, novella by Andre Norton (Witch World)

80.  Sword and Sorceress IX, (Sword and Sorceress #9), anthology edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, April 1992, DAW Books, 299 pp, $4.50

81.  Sword and Sorceress X, (Sword and Sorceress #10), anthology edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, June 1993, DAW Books, 285 pp, $4.99

82.  Flight of Vengeance, anthology edited by P.M. Griffin, Andre Norton, and Mary H. Schaub, June 1994, Tor, 383 pp, $4.99

83.  Michael Moorcock's Elric: Tales of the White Wolf, anthology edited by Richard Gilliam and Edward Kramer, November 1994, White Wolf publishing, 384 pp, $19.99

84.  Sword and Sorceress XI: An Anthology of Heroic Fantasy, (Sword and Sorceress #11), anthology edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, August 1994, DAW Books, 304 pp, $4.99

85.  Nebula Award-Winning Novella, anthology edited by Martin H. Greenberg, 1994, $8.95
      Includes Ill Met in Lankhmar, novella by Fritz Leiber (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser)

86.  Sword and Sorceress XII, (Sword and Sorceress #12), anthology edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, July 1995, DAW Books, 347 pp, $4.99

87.  Chicks in Chainmail, anthology edited by Esther Freisner, September 1995, Baen Books, 341 pp, $5.99

88.  Fantasy Stories, anthology edited by Diana Wynn Jones, September 1995, Kingfisher, 255 pp, ?
    Includes “Ully the Piper,” short story by Andre Nortong (Witch World)

89.  Sword and Sorceress XIII, (Sword and Sorceress #13), anthology edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, July 1996, DAW Books, 350 pp, $5.99

90.  Michael Moorcock's Pawn of Chaos: Tales of the Eternal Champion, anthology edited by Edward E. Kramer, December 1996, White Wolf Publishing, 400 pp, $14.99

91.  Weird Tales, anthology edited by edited by Marvin Kaye and Saralee Kaye, 1996, 582 pp, ?
     Includes “Skull in the Stars,” short story by Robert E. Howard, (Solomon Kane)

92.  Sword and Sorceress XIV, (Sword and Sorceress #14), anthology edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, March 1997, DAW Books, 348 pp, $5.99

93.  Modern Classics of Fantasy, anthology edited by Gardner Dozois, March 1997, St. Martin’s Press/SFBC, 647 pp, $14.98
     Includes Scylla’s Daughter, novella by Fritz Leiber (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser)

94.  Treasures of Fantasy, anthology edited by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Reiss, June 1997, HarperPrism, 401 pp, $14.00
     Includes Storm in a Bottle, by John Jakes (Brak the Barbarian)

95.  Space Opera, anthology edited by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarbourough, 1997, DAW Books, 400 pp, $5.99
     Includes short story “To Drive the Cold Winter Away,” by Marion Zimmer Bradley,
     (Lythande)

96.  Sword and Sorceress XV, (Sword and Sorceress #15), anthology edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, January 1998, DAW Books, 314 pp, $5.99

97.  A Magic Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic, anthology edited by Margaret Weiss, January 1998, Apect/Warner Books, 421 pp, $13.00
     Includes “Mazirian the Magician,” short story by Jack Vance (Dying Earth)
     Includes “Bazarre of the Bizarre,” novelette by Fritz Leiber (Fafhrd and the Gray
     Mouser)
     Includes “The Walker Behind,” short story by Marion Zimmer Bradley (Lythande)

98.  Did You Say Chicks?, anthology edited by Esther Friesner, February 1998, Baen Books, 309 pp, $5.99

99.  Fantasy Stories, anthology edited by Diana Wynn Jones, April 1998, Kingfisher, 255 pp, ?
     Includes “Ully the Piper,” short story by Andre Norton (Witch World)

100.         Chicks ‘n Chained Males, anthology edited by Esther Freisner, May 1999, Baen Books, 313 pp, $6.99

101.         Sword and Sorceress XVI, (Sword and Sorceress #16), anthology edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, June 1999, DAW Books, 306 pp, $6.99

102.         The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume One, anthology edited by David Hartwell (credited to Frederick Pohl on cover), June 1999, Tor, 384 pp, $24.99
     Includes “The Mer Sher,” novelette by Fritz Leiber, (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser)

103.         The Last Continent: New Tales of Zothique, anthology edited by John Pelan, August 1999, ShadowLands Press, 440 pp, $60.00

 

 



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