Feast of Fools and Other Tales — Robert Poyton

Mythic tales, legends and lore are part of every human culture. From the quests of Greek myth, to China's Journey to the West, from India's Mahabharata to the Anglo-Saxon Beowulf, our histories resound with the clang of swords, and the struggle of heroes and heroines against dark forces and foul sorcery.

In the 20th century, Robert E Howard, among others, pioneered modern mythologies which have become known as Sword and Sorcery. This anthology continues that tradition, with eleven new sizzling S&S tales from the pens of the Innsmouth Writing Circle.

The yarns within feature a cast of lucky thieves, avenging barbarians, bold swordswomen, and temple plunderers, not to mention sorcerers, necromancers, priests and a range of horrors that would freeze the blood of all but the bravest warrior.

So don your chain mail shirt, hoist high your battle-axe, let loose a war cry, and join us in the days of High Adventure....

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

THE HORN OF TUR - H.R.Laurence

TO TAME A DEMON - Lyndon Perry

FEAST OF FOOLS   - Robert Poyton

THE ROTTING GODDESS   - B Harlan Crawford

THE COLOUR OF DECAY  - Ashley Dioses

THE LUCKY THIEF    - Tim Mendees

WIND - Russell Smeaton

THE HAUNTER OF THE CATACOMBS - Gavin Chappell

SKYFALL  - Glynn Owen Barrass

THE GUIDE, THE GENERAL AND THE PRIEST - Shelley de Cruz

ONE SWORD AGAINST THE GLUTTONOUS GODS -Lee Clark Zumpe