The Book of Swords

I've been reading various anthologies by Gardner Dozois since I was about 9 years old. He has a well deserved reputation as one of the best editors in modern fantasy. I was thrilled with this collection of sword and sorcery stories.

I have to admit that I didn't read all of the stories in this collection. I'm holding off on the Robin Hobb story until I finally get around to reading her books.

My favorite stories in this collection are “The best man wins” by KJ Parker, “The Mocking Tower” by Daniel Abraham, and “The Smoke of Gold is Glory” by Scott Lynch. I'm a fan of rogues and mentors and trick endings.