{"product_id":"the-book-of-swords","title":"The Book of Swords","description":"\u003cb\u003eNew epic fantasy in the grand tradition—including a never-before-published Song of Ice and Fire story by George R. R. Martin!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fantasy fiction has produced some of the most unforgettable heroes ever conjured onto the page: Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian, Michael Moorcock’s Elric of Melniboné, Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Classic characters like these made sword and sorcery a storytelling sensation, a cornerstone of fantasy fiction—and an inspiration for a new generation of writers, spinning their own outsize tales of magic and swashbuckling adventure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Now, in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBook of Swords\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed editor and bestselling author Gardner Dozois presents an all-new anthology of original epic tales by a stellar cast of award-winning modern masters—many of them set in their authors’ best-loved worlds. Join today’s finest tellers of fantastic tales, including George R. R. Martin, K. J. Parker, Robin Hobb, Scott Lynch, Ken Liu, C. J. Cherryh, Daniel Abraham, Lavie Tidhar, Ellen Kushner, and more on action-packed journeys into the outer realms of dark enchantment and intrepid derring-do, featuring a stunning assortment of fearless swordsmen and warrior women who face down danger and death at every turn with courage, cunning, and cold steel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFEATURING SIXTEEN ALL-NEW STORIES:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The Best Man Wins” by K. J. Parker\u003cbr\u003e “Her Father’s Sword” by Robin Hobb\u003cbr\u003e “The Hidden Girl” by Ken Liu\u003cbr\u003e “The Sword of Destiny” by Matthew Hughes\u003cbr\u003e “‘I Am a Handsome Man,’ Said Apollo Crow” by Kate Elliott\u003cbr\u003e “The Triumph of Virtue” by Walter Jon Williams\u003cbr\u003e “The Mocking Tower” by Daniel Abraham\u003cbr\u003e “Hrunting” by C. J. Cherryh\u003cbr\u003e “A Long, Cold Trail” by Garth Nix\u003cbr\u003e “When I Was a Highwayman” by Ellen Kushner\u003cbr\u003e “The Smoke of Gold Is Glory” by Scott Lynch\u003cbr\u003e “The Colgrid Conundrum” by Rich Larson\u003cbr\u003e “The King’s Evil” by Elizabeth Bear\u003cbr\u003e “Waterfalling” by Lavie Tidhar         \u003cbr\u003e “The Sword Tyraste” by Cecelia Holland\u003cbr\u003e “The Sons of the Dragon” by George R. R. Martin\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnd an introduction by Gardner Dozois\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“When fine writer and expert editor [Gardner] Dozois beckons, authors deliver—and this surely will be one of the year’s essential anthologies.”—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47628104761599,"sku":"*R0018271*","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/6846953482330.jpg?v=1764959385","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/the-book-of-swords","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}