Swords Against Darkness V
# Swords Against Darkness V

Swords Against Darkness V is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Andrew J. Offutt. It was first published in paperback by Zebra Books in November 1979.

## Summary

The book collects twelve short stories and novelettes by various fantasy authors, together with a foreword by Offutt.

## Contents

* "Foreword to the Fifth Volume of Swords Against Darkness" (Andrew J. Offutt)
* "The Mouths of Light" (Ramsey Campbell)
* "Perfidious Amber" (Tanith Lee)
* "Awake, Awake, Ye Northern Winds" (Simon Green)
* "Rats" (Robert Fester)
* "The Forging" (Robin Kincaid)
* "Hungry Grass" (Keith Taylor)
* "The Tale of the Cat, the Mouse, the Sorcerer, and the Children" (Edward DeGeorge)
* "Golden Vanity" (James Anderson)
* "The Castle of Kites and Crows" (Darrell Schweitzer)
* "The Scream of the Rose" (Paul McGuire)
* "Joni" (Gordon Linzner)
* "Druin's Heritage" (Richard K. Lyon)
