Swords Against Darkness by Paula Guran (big collection of sword and sorcery short stories across times)

Mighty-thewed barbarians… vengeful lords of chaos… desolate devil-haunted ruins… carnage-soaked battlefields… forbidden spells of great power… All these you will find in the works of authors of heroic fantasy as well as heavy metal musicians. But modern fantasy has been Read more

Vran the Chaos-Warped is a man who will never break an oath or drop a grudge. When he discovers the despicable wizard Foad Misjak has committed the most foul of crimes against the population of Nilztiria, he swears to slay Read more