Covering Covers: Swords & Dark Magic

 

Over at a Dribble of Ink, Aidan is showing off, praising, promoting, acknowledging that the cover for the 2010 Swords & Dark Magic anthology has been released. I don't normally post covers Im not impressed with but this is an anthology I'm really looking forward to. To be fair, it's not a terrible cover but it's definitely not as strong as it could be.

I think this is a case where the anthology has so much potential that to give it a great cover would be unfair to other books.I mean take a look at the ToC

• Introduction: Check Your Dark Lord at the Door" - Lou Anders & Jonathan Strahan
• "Goats of Glory" - Steven Erikson
• "Tides Elba: A Tale of the Black Company" - Glen Cook
• "Bloodsport" - Gene Wolfe
• "The Singing Spear" - James Enge
• "A Wizard of Wiscezan" - C.J. Cherryh
• "A Rich Full Week" - K. J. Parker
• "A Suitable Present for a Sorcerous Puppet" - Garth Nix
• "Red Pearls: An Elric Story" - Michael Moorcock
• "The Deification of Dal Bamore" - Tim Lebbon
• "Dark Times at the Midnight Market" - Robert Silverberg
• "The Undefiled" - Greg Keyes
• "Hew the Tint Master" - Michael Shea
• "In the Stacks" - Scott Lynch
• "Two Lions, A Witch, and the War-Robe" - Tanith Lee
• "The Sea Troll's Daughter" - Caitlin R Kiernan
• "Thieves of Daring" - Bill Willingham
• "The Fool Jobs" - Joe Abercrombie 

I believe Subterranean Press is also doing a limited edition. I think I might be keeping an eye for that edition. As long as it comes out in a timely fashion.