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Swords Against Darkness III
''Swords Against Darkness III'' is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Andrew J. Offutt, the third in a series of five anthologies of the same name. It was first published in paperback by Zebra Books in March 1978. Summary The book collects thirteen short stories and novelettes, one poem and one essay by various fantasy authors, together with a foreword by Offutt. Contents *"Foreword" (Andrew J. Offutt) *"The Pit of Wings" (Ramsey Campbell) *"The Sword of Spartacus" (Richard L. Tierney) *"Servitude" ( Wayne Hooks) *"Descales' Skull" ( David C. Smith) *"In the Balance" (Tanith Lee) *"Tower of Darkness" ( David Madison) *"The Mantichore" (David Drake) *"Revenant" (poem) ( Kathleen Resch) *"Rite of Kings" ( Jon DeCles) *"The Mating Web" (Robert E. Vardeman) *"The Guest of Dzinganji" (Manly Wade Wellman) *"The Hag" (Darrell Schweitzer) *"A Kingdom Won" ( Geo W. Proctor) *"Swordslinger" ( M. A. Washil) *"On Thud and Blunder" (essay) (Poul Anderson) Reception The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. For e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Madison
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
