Swords and Sorcerers: Stories from the World of Fantasy and Adventure

. Thunder's Mouth Press, $16.95 (338pp) ISBN 978-1-56025-415-7

Swords and Sorcerers: Stories from the World of Fantasy and Adventure, edited by Clint Willis, offers 19 chapters or excerpts from longer works as well as individual tales by a wide range of classic and modern authors, including Lord Dunsany, T.H. White, J.M. Barrie and Bernard Cornwell. Those familiar only with Tolkien and Harry Potter will discover a rich literary tradition in these pages.

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