Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Book of Blades | 2022 | J.M. Clarke | Buy |
| 2 | A Book of Blades: Volume II | 2023 | J.M. Clarke | Buy |
A Book of Blades (2022) and its second volume (2023) bring together sword and sorcery short fiction in the tradition of Robert E. Howard and Fritz Leiber — fast-moving, action-driven fantasy with heroes, monsters, and sharp swords. J.M. Clarke is both a contributor and the driving force behind the anthology.
For readers of Clarke’s longer series who want to sample his shorter fiction, or who simply love the sword and sorcery genre in compact form, both volumes provide a good concentration of the style. The two-volume anthology rounds out Clarke’s output as both a novelist and an editor with taste for the genre’s pulp roots.