Sword & Sorcery Bibliography Part 1: 1963-1965

If you were a reader in 1963 who decided you wanted to read every bit of sword & sorcery literature available, these thirty-two items would have been your options in 1963, 1964, and 1965. Additions and corrections are solicited. Most of these are readable at archive.org or the Luminist Archive.

An earlier version of this post featured only twenty items. The twelve new items are listed both in the chronological bibliography and seperately as a post script.

Thanks to the community of readers for continuing to offer suggestions.

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1963

1. Science Fantasy [Volume 20, Number 58, April 1963] edited by John Carnell (2/6d, 112 pp+, digest, cover: [photo] by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Ltd)

p. 2 • The Greater Conqueror • Michael Moorcock • novella

2. The Unknown • D.R. Benson, editor • anthology [1st ed., Pyramid R-851, April 1963] (50¢, 192pp, pb, cover artist John Schoenherr)

p. 85 • “The Bleak Shore” [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] • short story • Fritz Leiber • first appeared in Unknown Fantasy Fiction [Volume 4 Number 3, November 1940]

3. Fantastic Stories of Imagination [Volume 12 Number 5, May 1963] edited by Cele Goldsmith (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Vernon Kramer illustrating “Devils in the Walls”)

p. 6 • “Devils in the Walls” [Brak] • John Jakes • short story; illustrated by Vernon Kramer

p. 21 • “The Cloud of Hate” [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] • Fritz Leiber • short story; illustrated by Leo R. Summers

4. Science Fantasy [Volume 20, Number 59, June 1963] edited by John Carnell (2/6d, 112 pp+, digest, cover by Gerald Quinn)

p. 2 • Dead God’s Homecoming [Elric] • Michael Moorcock • novella

5. Fantastic Stories of Imagination [Volume 12 Number 8, August 1963] edited by Cele Goldsmith (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Vernon Kramer illustrating “Bazaar of the Bizarre”)

p. 6 • “Bazaar of the Bizarre” [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] • Fritz Leiber • novelette; illustrated by George Schelling

6. Science Fantasy [Volume 21, Number 61, October 1963] edited by John Carnell (3/-, 112pp+, digest, cover [photo] by Columbia Pictures)

p. 2 • Black Sword’s Brother [Elric] • Michael Moorcock • novella

7. Fantastic Stories of Imagination [Volume 12 Number 11, November 1963] edited by Cele Goldsmith (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Alex Schomburg)

p. 68 • Witch of the Four Winds [Part 1 of 2; Brak] • John Jakes • novel; illustrated by Virgil Finlay

8. Fantastic Stories of Imagination [Volume 12 Number 12, December 1963] edited by Cele Goldsmith (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Paul F. Wenzel)

p. 71 • Witch of the Four Winds [Part 2 of 2; Brak] • John Jakes • novel; illustrated by Virgil Finlay

9. Swords & Sorcery: Stories of Heroic Fantasy • edited by L. Sprague de Camp • reprint anthology [1st ed., Pyramid R-950, December 1963] (50¢, 186pp, pb, cover artist Virgil Finlay)

p. 7 • Introduction: Heroic Fantasy • essay • L. Sprague de Camp

p. 11 • “The Valor of Cappen Varra” [Cappen Varra] • Poul Anderson • short story •  first appeared in Fantastic Universe [Volume 7 Number 1, January 1957]

p. 27 • “Distressing Tale of Thangobrind the Jeweller” • short story • first appeared in The Sketch [Volume 73 Number 937, January 11, 1911]

p. 33 • “Shadows in the Moonlight” [Conan] • Robert E. Howard • novelette •  first appeared in Weird Tales [Volume 23 Number 4, April 1934]

p. 67 • “The Citadel of Darkness” [Prince Raynor] Henry Kuttner • novelette • first appeared in Strange Stories [Volume 2 Number 1, August 1938]

p. 97 • “When the Sea King's Away” [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] • Fritz Leiber • novelette •  variant of “When the Sea-King's Away,” first appeared in Fantastic Science Fiction Stories [Volume 9 Number 5, May 1960]

p. 123 • “The Doom That Came to Sarnath” [Dream Cycle] H. P. Lovecraft • short story •  first appeared in The Scot [Number 44, June 1920]

p. 133 • “Hellsgarde” • [Jirel of Joiry] C. L. Moore • novelette •  first appeared in Weird Tales [Volume 33 Number 4, April 1939]

p. 169 • “The Testament of Athammaus” [Hyperborea] Clark Ashton Smith • short story • first appeared in Weird Tales [Volume 20 Number 4, October 1932]

10. Witch World [Witch World] • Andre Norton • novel • [1st ed, Ace Books F-197, 1963] (¢40, 222 pp, pb, cover and interior artist Jack Gaughan)

1964

11. Fantastic Stories of Imagination [Volume 13 Number 1, January 1964] edited by Cele Goldsmith (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Ed Emshwiller illustrating The Lords of Quarmall)

p. 6 • The Lords of Quarmall, Part 1 of 2 [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] • Fritz Leiber & Harry Fischer • novella; illustrated by Ed Emshwiller

12. Science Fantasy [Volume 21, Number 63, February 1964] edited by John Carnell (3/-, 112pp+, digest, cover by J. Cawthorn)

p. 35 • Sad Giant’s Shield [Elric] • Michael Moorcock • novella

13. Fantastic Stories of Imagination [Volume 13 Number 2, February 1964] edited by Cele Goldsmith (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Ed Emshwiller illustrating The Lords of Quarmall)

p. 52 • The Lords of Quarmall, Part 2 of 2 [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] • Fritz Leiber & Harry Fischer • novella; illustrated by Ed Emshwiller

14. Science Fantasy [Volume 22, Number 64, April 1964] edited by John Carnell (3/-, 124pp+, digest)

p. 2 • Doomed Lord’s Passing [Elric] • Michael Moorcock • novella

15. Fantastic Stories of Imagination [Volume 13 Number 5, May 1964] edited by Cele Goldsmith (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Ed Emshwiller illustrating Adept’s Gambit)

p. 6 • Adept's Gambit [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] • Fritz Leiber • novella; illustrated by Ed Emshwiller • first appeared in Night's Black Agents, collection by Fritz Leiber, Jr., Arkham House, 1947

16. Fantastic Stories of Imagination [Volume 12 Number 8, August 1964] edited by Cele G. Lalli (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Ed Emshwiller illustrating When the Idols Walked)

p. 6 • When the Idols Walked, Part 1 of 2 [Brak] • John Jakes • novel; illustrated by Ed Emshwiller

17. The Reign of Wizardry • Jack Williamson • novel [1st ed. thus, Lancer 72-761, 1964] (50¢, 142pp, pb, cover artist Frank Frazetta) • first appeared as a serial in Unknown Fantasy Fiction [Volume 3 Number 1, March 1940; Volume 3 Number 2, April 1940; and Volume 3 Number 3, May 1940]

18. Fantastic Stories of Imagination [Volume 13 Number 9, September 1964] edited by Cele G. Lalli (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Robert Adragna)

p. 50 • When the Idols Walked, Part 2 of 2 [Brak] • John Jakes • novel; illustrated by Ed Emshwiller

19. Web of the Witch World [Witch World] • Andre Norton • novel • [1st ed, Ace Books F-263, 1964] (¢40, 192 pp, pb, cover and interior artist Jack Gaughan)

1965

20. Fantastic Stories of Imagination [Volume 14 Number 1, January 1965] edited by Cele G. Lalli (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Ed Emshwiller illustrating “The Girl in the Gem”)

p. 6 • “The Girl in the Gem” [Brak] · John Jakes · short story; illustrated by Ed Emshwiller 

21. Fantastic Stories of Imagination [Volume 14 Number 2, February 1965] edited by Cele G. Lalli (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Heidi Coquette)

p. 49 • “Passage to Dilfar” [Dilvish] • Roger Zelazny • short story

22. Fantastic Stories of Imagination [Volume 14 Number 3, March 1965] edited by Cele G. Lalli (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Gray Morrow illustrating “The Pillars of Chambalor”)

p. 6 • “The Pillars of Chambalor” [Brak] • John Jakes • short story; illustrated by Gray Morrow

23. Fantastic Stories of Imagination [Volume 14 Number 4, April 1965] edited by Cele G. Lalli (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Gray Morrow)

p. 101 • “The Silk of Shaitan” [Brak] • John Jakes • short story

24. The Spell of Seven • edited by L. Sprague de Camp • anthology [1st ed., Pyramid R-1192, June 1965] (50¢, 192pp, pb, cover and interior artist Virgil Finlay)

p. 7 • Introduction: Wizards and Warriors • essay • L. Sprague de Camp

p. 13 • “Bazaar of the Bizarre” [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] • Fritz Leiber • novelette • first appeared in Fantastic Stories of the Imagination [Volume 12 Number 8, August 1963]

p. 41 • “The Dark Eidolon” [Zothique] Clark Ashton Smith • novelette • first appeared in Weird Tales [Volume 25 Number 1, January 1935]

p. 71 • “The Hoard of the Gibbelins” • Lord Dunsany • short story •  first appeared in The Sketch [Volume 73 Number 939, January 25, 1911]

p. 79 • “The Hungry Hercynian” [Pusadian] • L. Sprague de Camp • novelette • first appeared in Universe Science Fiction [Number 3, December 1953]

p. 109 • “Kings in Darkness” [Elric] • James Cawthorn and Michael Moorcock [as by Michael Moorcock] • novelette • first appeared in Science Fantasy [Volume 18 Number 54, August 1962]

p. 141 • “Mazirian the Magician” [Dying Earth] • Jack Vance • short story • first appeared in The Dying Earth, collection by Jack Vance [1950]

p. 161 • “Shadows in Zamboula” [Conan] • Robert E. Howard • novelette • first appeared in Weird Tales [Volume 26 Number 5, November 1935]

25. Fantastic Stories of Imagination [Volume 14 Number 6, June 1965] edited by Cele G. Lalli (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Gray Morrow)

p. 5 • “Thelinde’s Song” [Dilvish] • Roger Zelazny • short story

26. Magazine of Horror [Volume 2 Number 3, June 1965] edited by Robert A. W. Lowndes (50¢, 132pp, digest s/s, cover by Fred Wolters)

p. 28 • “Skulls in the Stars” [Solomon Kane] • Robert E. Howard • short story • first appeared in Weird Tales [Volume 13 Number 1, January 1929]

27. Fantastic [Volume 15 Number 1, September 1965] edited by Joseph Ross (50¢, 164pp, digest, cover by Frank R. Paul)

p. 6 • Stardock [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] • Fritz Leiber • novella

28. The Wizard of Lemuria [Thongor #1] • Lin Carter • novel • [1st ed, Ace Books F-336, 1965] (¢40, 127pp, pb, cover artist Gray Morrow)

29. Fantastic [Volume 15 Number 2, November 1965] edited by Joseph Ross (50¢, 164pp, digest, cover by Julian S. Krupa)

p. 108 • “The Eye of Tandyla” [Pusadian] • L. Sprague de Camp • novelette • first appeared in Fantastic Adventures [Volume 13 Number 5, May 1951] 

30. The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction [Volume 29 Number 6, December 1965] edited by Edward L. Ferman (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Bert Tanner)

p. 108 • “The Overworld” [Cugel; Dying Earth] • Jack Vance • novelette

31. Three Against the Witch World [Witch World] • Andre Norton • novel • [1st ed thus, Ace Books F-332, 1965] (¢40, 189 pp, pb, cover and interior artist Jack Gaughan)

32. Year of the Unicorn [Witch World] • Andre Norton • novel • [1st ed, Ace Books F-357, 1965] (¢40, 224 pp, pb, cover and interior artist Jack Gaughan)

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Additions of 8th March 2025:

Science Fantasy [Volume 20, Number 58, April 1963] edited by John Carnell (2/6d, 112 pp+, digest, cover: [photo] by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Ltd)

p. 2 • The Greater Conqueror • Michael Moorcock • novella

The Unknown • edited by D.R. Benson • reprint anthology [1st ed., Pyramid R-851, April 1963] (50¢, 192pp, pb, cover artist John Schoenherr)

p. 85 • “The Bleak Shore” [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] • Fritz Leiber • short story • first appeared in Unknown Fantasy Fiction [Volume 4 Number 3, November 1940]

Science Fantasy [Volume 20, Number 59, June 1963] edited by John Carnell (2/6d, 112 pp+, digest, cover by Gerald Quinn)

p. 2 • Dead God’s Homecoming [Elric] • Michael Moorcock • novella

Science Fantasy [Volume 21, Number 61, October 1963] edited by John Carnell (3/-, 112pp+, digest, cover [photo] by Columbia Pictures)

p. 2 • Black Sword’s Brother [Elric] • Michael Moorcock • novella

Witch World [Witch World] • Andre Norton • novel • [1st ed, Ace Books F-197, 1963] (¢40, 222 pp, pb, cover and interior artist Jack Gaughan)

Science Fantasy [Volume 21, Number 63, February 1964] edited by John Carnell (3/-, 112pp+, digest, cover by J. Cawthorn)

p. 35 • Sad Giant’s Shield [Elric] • Michael Moorcock • novella

Science Fantasy [Volume 22, Number 64, April 1964] edited by John Carnell (3/-, 124pp+, digest)

p. 2 • Doomed Lord’s Passing [Elric] • Michael Moorcock • novella

Web of the Witch World [Witch World] • Andre Norton • novel • [1st ed, Ace Books F-263, 1964] (¢40, 192 pp, pb, cover and interior artist Jack Gaughan)

Magazine of Horror [Volume 2 Number 3, June 1965] edited by Robert A. W. Lowndes (50¢, 132pp, digest s/s, cover by Fred Wolters)

p. 28 • “Skulls in the Stars” [Solomon Kane] • Robert E. Howard • short story • first appeared in Weird Tales [Volume 13 Number 1, January 1929]

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction [Volume 29 Number 6, December 1965] edited by Edward L. Ferman (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Bert Tanner)

p. 108 • “The Overworld” [Cugel; Dying Earth] • Jack Vance • novelette

Three Against the Witch World [Witch World] • Andre Norton • novel • [1st ed thus, Ace Books F-332, 1965] (¢40, 189 pp, pb, cover and interior artist Jack Gaughan)

Year of the Unicorn [Witch World] • Andre Norton • novel • [1st ed, Ace Books F-357, 1965] (¢40, 224 pp, pb, cover and interior artist Jack Gaughan)