Jack Vance is a titan in the fields of both fantasy and sci-fi adventure. Works like The Dying Earth, “The Dragon Masters” and “The Last Castle” are still considered classics.

A. Merritt was a legend of pulp fiction. Virgil Finlay was one of the greatest pulp artists. The paths of their careers crossed in 1937, which resulted in a collaboration that would endure even beyond the death of Merritt.

After two weeks of announcing the contents of Renegade Swords IV, it’s time to reveal the cover!

“The Honor of a King” is one a historical adventure tale, telling of a violent encounter between Danes and Frisians and the far-reaching consequences of their desire for revenge.

Bell’s use of alliteration, rhyming, and arcane verbiage makes “The Land of Lur” read more like a prose poem than a traditional tale.

Today’s Renegade Swords IV announcement is P. Schuyler Miller’s prehistoric adventure tale, “The People of the Arrow,” originally published in Amazing Stories in 1935.