Barbarians and Black Magicians — Lin Carter

CLASHES OF SPIRIT AND OF SWORD!

Welcome to five incredible dreamworlds, where the noblest of heroes go forth to battle nightmares and phantasmagoria. Here, in realms of deepest enchantment, the true masters of Sword and Sorcery work their most amazing magic -- and pitch their boldest battles yet.

Here Jack Vance delights us with a tale of Cugel the Clever, who duels with the Wizard of Dreams -- not for honor, but for gold. John Jakes pits Brak the Barbarian against his most evil opponent yet in Ool, the eunuch magus. Poul Anderson continues his saga of the merfolk and the Vikings, as Tauno and Eyjan face a spirit-possessed killer tupliak. Michael Moorcock presents another dimension-defying adventure in the quest of Elric of Melnibone. And Katherine Kurtz enthralls with a story of knightly honor and magic among the Deryni…