Это уникальный сборник, представляющий все грани жанра "меча и магии", зародившегося на стыке высокого эпического фэнтези и гангстерского боевика. Как правило, главный герой - солдат удачи, наемник или авантюрист. Много холодного оружия и горячих красоток, хитроумного колдовства и простодушной жажды наживы, ограбленных сокровищниц и разозленных этим драконов, веселых попоек и сражений не на жизнь, а на смерть. Наиболее яркие герои этого жанра не только сами по многу лет не сходят со страниц и экранов, но служат источником вдохновения для новых произведений.

An entire story, originally appeared in the Flashing Swords E-Zine Annual. Unfortunately the publisher, Pitch-Black, has since gone out of business not, I hope, as a result of publishing a Morlock story. A somewhat different version of this story is appeared this year in The Return of the Sword, from the revivified Flashing Swords Press. But I decided to leave this version up here, in part because it has already been reviewed by the (I think) discerning Francophonic S&S fan Fabien Lyraud, who describes Morlock as a "hybride reussi de Conan et de Sherlock Holmes," and adds, "On se rend compte qu'avec la sword and sorcery on peut creer des histoires complexes avec des situations simples. En...

Wuruyaaria: city of werewolves, whose raiders range over the dying northlands, capturing human beings for slaves or meat. Wuruyaaria: where a lone immortal maker wages a secret war against the Strange Gods of the Coranians. Wuruyaaria: a democracy where some are more equal than others, and a faction of outcast werewolves is determined to change the balance of power in a long, bloody election year. Their plans are laid; the challenges known; the risks accepted. But all schemes will shatter in the clash between two threats few had foreseen and none had fully understood: a monster from the north on a mission to poison the world, and a stranger from the south named Morlock Ambrosius.

Legends spar in Enge's episodic fantasy, narrated by an ensemble cast in achingly precise prose. Immediately following the events of Blood of Ambrose (2009), the crooked-backed enchanter Morlock departs into exile on his horse, Velox. When a stone beast ambushes the strange pair and Velox disappears, Morlock goes in search of his horse and finds a long-lost figure from his past who desperately needs his aid. So begins Morlock's long, meandering journey, narrated by those he befriends on the way. The supporting characters all initially regard the dispassionate wizard with awe, but as they gradually discover his flaws, they learn some delightfully compelling psychological facts about their...

“Blood of Ambrose is slick, weaving a dark tale of despair and death as our heroes struggle to save their kingdom and, as the book moves forward, the entire continent as a darker and far more dangerous adversary is revealed. Enge’s style is more show than tell and for Blood of Ambrose this works magically as the Two Cities of the Ontilian Empire seem to breathe life throughout the pages….It seemed too soon when I reached the end, so well had Enge penned this barbaric and epic tale. I fully understand now why the book was recently nominated for Best Fantasy Book of the Year.” —Shiny book Review

A truly breathtaking new anthology edited by Jonathan Strahan and Lou Anders, Swords & Dark Magic offers stunning new tales of sword and sorcery action, romance, and dark adventure written by some of the most respected, bestselling fantasy writers working today—from Joe Abercrombie to Gene Wolfe. An all-new Elric novella from the legendary Michael Moorcock and a new visit to Majipoor courtesy of the inimitable Robert Silverberg are just two of the treasures offered in Swords & Dark Magic—a fantasy lover’s dream. Seventeen original tales of sword and sorcery penned by masters old and new Elric…the Black Company…Majipoor. For years, these have been some of the names that have...