title: Swords Against Darkness V
text: # Swords Against Darkness V
  
  Swords Against Darkness V is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Andrew J. Offutt. It was first published in paperback by Zebra Books in November 1979.
  
  ## Summary
  
  The book collects twelve short stories and novelettes by various fantasy authors, together with a foreword by Offutt.
  
  ## Contents
  
  * "Foreword to the Fifth Volume of Swords Against Darkness" (Andrew J. Offutt)
  * "The Mouths of Light" (Ramsey Campbell)
  * "Perfidious Amber" (Tanith Lee)
  * "Awake, Awake, Ye Northern Winds" (Simon Green)
  * "Rats" (Robert Fester)
  * "The Forging" (Robin Kincaid)
  * "Hungry Grass" (Keith Taylor)
  * "The Tale of the Cat, the Mouse, the Sorcerer, and the Children" (Edward DeGeorge)
  * "Golden Vanity" (James Anderson)
  * "The Castle of Kites and Crows" (Darrell Schweitzer)
  * "The Scream of the Rose" (Paul McGuire)
  * "Joni" (Gordon Linzner)
  * "Druin's Heritage" (Richard K. Lyon)
  