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Copyright
HarperVoyager
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First published in Great Britain by HarperVoyager 2017
Copyright © 2017 by Gardner Dozois
Introduction © 2017 by Gardner Dozois
Individual story copyrights appear here
Cover design by Mike Topping © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2018
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The author of each individual story asserts their moral rights, including the right to be identified as the author of their work.
A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.
These stories are entirely works of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in them are the work of the authors’ imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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Source ISBN: 9780008274696
Ebook Edition © February 2018 ISBN: 9780008274726
Version: 2018-03-14
Copyright Acknowledgements
“The Best Man Wins” by K. J. Parker. Copyright © 2017 by Tom Holt (K. J. Parker).
“Her Father’s Sword” by Robin Hobb. Copyright © 2017 by Robin Hobb (Megan Lindholm).
“The Hidden Girl” by Ken Liu. Copyright © 2017 by Ken Liu.
“The Sword of Destiny” by Matthew Hughes. Copyright © 2017 by Matthew Hughes.
“‘I Am a Handsome Man,’ Said Apollo Crow” by Kate Elliott. Copyright © 2017 by Alis Rasmussen (Kate Elliott).
“The Triumph of Virtue” by Walter Jon Williams. Copyright © 2017 by Walter Jon Williams.
“The Mocking Tower” by Daniel Abraham. Copyright © 2017 by Daniel Abraham.
“Hrunting” by C. J. Cherryh. Copyright © 2017 by C. J. Cherryh.
“A Long, Cold Trail” by Garth Nix. Copyright © 2017 by Garth Nix.
Dedication
For George R.R. Martin, Fritz Leiber, Jack Vance, Robert E. Howard, C. L. Moore, Leigh Brackett, L. Sprague de Camp, Roger Zelazny, and all the other authors who ever wielded an imaginary sword, and for Kay McCauley, Anne Groell, and Sean Swanwick, for helping me bring this to you.
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Copyright Acknowledgements
Dedication
Introduction by Gardner Dozois
The Best Man Wins by K. J. Parker
Her Father’s Sword by Robin Hobb
The Hidden Girl by Ken Liu
The Sword of Destiny by Matthew Hughes
“I Am a Handsome Man,” Said Apollo Crow by Kate Elliott
The Triumph of Virtue by Walter Jon Williams
The Mocking Tower by Daniel Abraham
Hrunting by C. J. Cherryh
A Long, Cold Trail by Garth Nix
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