Flashing Swords! 5: Demons and Daggers

Flashing Swords! #5: Demons and Daggers is an American anthology of fantasy stories, edited by American writer Lin Carter. It was first published in hardcover by Nelson Doubleday in December 1981 as a selection in its Science Fiction Book Club, and in paperback by Dell Books simultaneously.[1]

Flashing Swords! #5: Demons and Daggers
First hardback edition.
EditorLin Carter
Cover artistRon Miller (hardcover)
Richard Corben (paperback)
LanguageEnglish
SeriesFlashing Swords!
GenreFantasy
PublisherNelson Doubleday
Publication date
1981
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pagesviii, 184
Preceded byFlashing Swords! #4: Barbarians and Black Magicians 
Followed byLin Carter's Flashing Swords! #6 

Summary

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The book collects five heroic fantasy novelettes by members of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA), an informal literary group of fantasy authors active from the 1960s to the 1980s, of which Carter was also a member and guiding force, together with a general introduction and introductions to the individual stories by the editor.

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Awards

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The book placed fifth in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology.[1]

Reception

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The anthology was reviewed by Jeff Frane in Locus no. 253, February 1982, and Michael E. Stamm in Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review no. 4, May 1982.[1]

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