Mythic tales, legends and lore are part of every human culture. From the quests of Greek myth, to China's Journey to the West, from India's Mahabharata to the Anglo-Saxon Beowulf, our histories resound with the clang of swords, and the struggle of heroes and heroines against dark forces and foul sorcery.

In the 20th century, Robert E Howard, among others, pioneered modern mythologies which have become known as Sword and Sorcery. This anthology continues that tradition, with eleven new sizzling S&S tales from the pens of the Innsmouth Writing Circle.

The yarns within feature a cast of lucky thieves, avenging barbarians, bold swordswomen, and temple plunderers, not to mention sorcerers, necromancers, priests and a range of horrors that would freeze the blood of all but the bravest warrior.

So don your chain mail shirt, hoist high your battle-axe, let loose a war cry, and join us in the days of High Adventure....

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

THE HORN OF TUR - H.R.Laurence

TO TAME A DEMON - Lyndon Perry

FEAST OF FOOLS - Robert Poyton

THE ROTTING GODDESS - B Harlan Crawford

THE COLOUR OF DECAY - Ashley Dioses

THE LUCKY THIEF - Tim Mendees

WIND - Russell Smeaton

THE HAUNTER OF THE CATACOMBS - Gavin Chappell

SKYFALL - Glynn Owen Barrass

THE GUIDE, THE GENERAL AND THE PRIEST - Shelley de Cruz

ONE SWORD AGAINST THE GLUTTONOUS GODS -Lee Clark Zumpe